Tresha Silva, executive director of the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry, third from left, and city and county officials break ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Tresha Silva, executive director of the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry, speaks to the crowd as the food pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Community members applaud as the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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The program is seen as Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Tonda Owens speaks as the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Community members applaud as the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Dock Jackson and fellow community members bow their head in prayer as the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Kelly Manfredini, director of marketing and communications for Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry, speaks as the food pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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Community members applaud as the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry breaks ground on a new nutrition and education center Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The new facility will feature a grocery store where neighbor’s can “shop” for their own food and will be able to double the inventory capacity of the Food Pantry to 1 million pounds.
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