{"id":380974,"date":"2026-07-21T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380974\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:15:12","slug":"salvation-army-expands-hill-country-feeding-as-texas-flood-survivors-return-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/380974\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvation Army expands Hill Country feeding as Texas flood survivors return home"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO – As residents begin returning to flood-damaged homes across the Texas Hill Country, The Salvation Army says it is expanding feeding and relief operations in Kerr, Uvalde and surrounding counties following recent flooding.<\/p>\n

In a news release issued July 20, 2026, The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services said initial damage assessments by state emergency management officials across 13 counties identified hundreds of homes with major or minor damage. The release also said 59 counties have now been included in the governor\u2019s disaster declaration.<\/p>\n

To meet growing needs, The Salvation Army said it has increased community feeding operations and deployed additional mobile feeding units to serve residents, cleanup crews and first responders in communities impacted by flooding. Feeding operations are also continuing at evacuation shelters and community sites throughout the Hill Country.<\/p>\n

RELATED | Gov. Greg Abbott provides flood recovery update in Kerrville as cleanup begins<\/a><\/p>\n

In Kerr County, The Salvation Army said it is partnering with Mercy Chefs to provide meals for affected residents and response personnel. Mobile feeding teams served communities in Comfort, Center Point, Hunt and Bumble Bee on Sunday.<\/p>\n

In Uvalde, The Salvation Army said it served its first hot meals Sunday through a feeding operation in partnership with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. The SBTC field kitchen prepared 1,200 meals Sunday and is expected to increase production in the coming days, according to the release. The Salvation Army said four mobile feeding units served throughout Uvalde and Zavala counties in Uvalde, Knippa, Sabinal and Batesville.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe generosity of our volunteers, donors and partners allows us to continue meeting critical needs across the Hill Country,\u201d said Kathleen Kouns, EDS incident commander. \u201cAs families begin the difficult process of cleanup and recovery, The Salvation Army remains committed to providing meals, practical assistance, emotional support and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED | Flood cleanup continues in Uvalde as majority of shelter occupants find housing<\/a><\/p>\n

The Salvation Army said it continues supporting shelter operations at the Uvalde County Fairplex, where meals and hydration are being provided daily to shelter residents.<\/p>\n

The organization said it plans to provide meals and refreshments at additional locations Monday, including:<\/p>\n

Ingram Fire Department, 215 TX-39, IngramUvalde Civic Center, 340 E. Main St., UvaldePrivate Road 4330, UvaldeKnippa Volunteer Fire Department, Avenue G and Main Street, KnippaZavala County Nutrition Center, 210 Highway 57, BatesvilleA roaming unit in Crystal City<\/p>\n

Since operations began, The Salvation Army said it has served 3,881 meals, 2,640 drinks and 2,114 snacks. The release said EDS teams have also distributed thousands of relief supplies to flood survivors across the affected area.<\/p>\n

Those wishing to support The Salvation Army\u2019s disaster relief efforts can donate at helpsalvationarmy.org or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY. More information, including details about becoming a disaster volunteer, is available at SalArmyEDS.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO – As residents begin returning to flood-damaged homes across the Texas Hill Country, The Salvation Army…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-380974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}