The video at the top of this story is past coverage from a previous food distribution event from Central Texas Food Bank and Austin Pets Alive! in November.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas Food Bank and Austin Pets Alive! will host a drive-up food distribution the day after Christmas.

According to a press release from APA!, anyone living in Austin or Travis County is welcome to drive up for food for the people and pets in their households. It said the two nonprofits will have enough food for around 250 households.

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The distribution will take place Friday, Dec. 26, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Delco Activity Center at 4601 Pecan Brook Dr., Austin, TX 78724.

A spokesperson for APA! noted pets do not need to be present to receive pet food.

“This food distribution in Travis County underscores the enduring partnership between CTFB and APA!, providing essential nourishment and safeguarding the well-being of people and pets,” the release said.

The event comes just weeks after a similar drive during the Thanksgiving holiday, where the food bank reported serving an estimated 750 households.

“Hunger doesn’t take a holiday and neither do we,” Sari Vatske, president and CEO of Central Texas Food Bank, said at the time. “Every turkey distributed represents the belief that no table should remain empty during the holidays.”

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Earlier this year, a pause in SNAP benefits and other challenges related to a lengthy government shutdown created additional need in Central Texas, food bank leadership reported. Plus, Vatske told KXAN in November that food insecurity was already on the rise in Central Texas, prior to the shutdown. She said the numbers have hit a 10-year high, including during the pandemic.

“People were dipping into their savings. They were maxing out credit cards,” Vatske said in a previous interview. “We are now serving over 610,000 food insecure individuals throughout 21 counties, and we’ve seen those numbers double over the past month or so, as people recover from the shutdown and prepare for the holiday season.”

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