Jacqueline Scott shuffled into the Dove Springs Recreation Center early Tuesday morning. She got in line, along with more than 300 others, and waited to pick out bags of fresh produce, eggs, milk and other pantry staples the Central Texas Food Bank was giving out.
Scott relies on the food bank to supplement what’s in her fridge and pantry. But this month, she’s having to lean on the organization more than usual. Scott said she was supposed to receive her food benefits from theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Nov. 1, but that day came and went. She normally receives $56 a month.
“We didn’t get them on the first, and we don’t know when we’re going to get them,” she said. “Every little bit helps. It might not be a lot, but it’s a lot to me.”…