When the winter storm hit, Texans raised millions of dollars for each other
Texas Tribune
Tags: People experiencing homelessness in Dallas receive a hot meal from volunteers with Harvest Project Food Rescue in the aftermath of last week s winter storm. The group distributes rescued produce to food-insecure communities in Dallas and expanded its operations to provide blankets, meals, warm clothes and water during the storm.
Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune
When the massive winter storm hit Texas last week, University of Texas at Austin student Sam Miles noticed that there seemed to be a lot of need expressed on social media that got lost “in the void” because there wasn’t a centralized system for keeping track of requests.
Twins D Aunjanee and L Aunjanee Carriere loaded meals onto a bus for distribution in Dallas by The Harvest Project Food Rescue. The group distributed rescued produce to food-insecure communities in Dallas and expanded its operations to provide blankets, meals, warm clothes and water during the storm. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune
When the massive winter storm hit Texas last week, University of Texas at Austin student Sam Miles noticed that there seemed to be a lot of need expressed on social media that got lost “in the void” because there wasn’t a centralized system for keeping track of requests.