Contact: Kerrin Meyer, Program Coordinator
(512) 462-2555 ext. 506 or
toll-free in TX (800) 992-9767, ext. 506
Email:
hfth@tacaa.org Website:
www.tacaa.org/hunters.htm
Local meat processor offers easy way to donate
venison
With hunting season beginning, many hunters will
soon find their freezers packed with venison.
The Hunters for the Hungry program offers a
convenient way to donate extra venison to help
feed people in need. Interested hunters can
take legally harvested deer to a participating
meat processor, who will process and package the
meat for a nominal fee to cover basic costs.
Meat processors make arrangements with local
food assistance agencies to distribute the meat
to people in the community who need food. In
Eastland
County, donate deer at Rust Deer Plant in Cisco.
Most families in
Texas have an
abundance of food available, but for one in six
Texas households, food is not plentiful. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s report on
household food security ranks Texas as the most
food insecure state. Over 60 percent of
surveyed food assistance agencies reported an
increase in the number of people seeking food.
Hunters can answer that call.
Last hunting season, hunters donated nearly
180,000 pounds of meat through the Hunters for
the Hungry program through 86 participating meat
processors in 65 counties. In
Eastland
County, donations totaled 1,027 pounds last
season. Be part of the solution to hunger. For
a complete list of participating meat
processors, go to www.tacaa.org/hunters.htm
on-line or call during business hours Monday –
Friday at (800) 992-8767, extension 506.
This year, besides donations of game, Hunters
for the Hungry needs financial contributions.
The Texas Association of Community Action
Agencies, Inc., (TACAA) has administered Hunters
for the Hungry in
Texas with
federal Community Food and Nutrition Program
funds for years. Congress zeroed out this
funding stream, so Hunters for the Hungry must
generate $100,000 this fall in order to continue
operating through 2007. For more information on
how to help, call (800) 992-9767, extension 506,
or visit www.tacaa.org/hunters.htm.
Kerrin Meyer
Program Coordinator
Hunger Relief Programs
Texas Association of Community Action Agencies,
Inc.
2512 I.H. 35 South, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78704
(800) 992-9767 ext. 206
(512) 462-2555 ext. 206
(512) 462-2004 - FAX
www.tacaa.org