For the 17th year, the Hays County Food Bank will provide holiday meal boxes filled with foods needed to make a festive and nutritious homecooked Thanksgiving meal.
The boxes will include a frozen turkey and ingredients for traditional Thanksgiving side dishes. Qualifying households may sign up at turkeys. haysfoodbank.org to reserve their meal box while supplies last.
In order to qualify for this program, a household must meet one of the following requirements. For example, the household income should be at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level. Another criteria is participation in a qualifying government assistance program such as SNAP, Medicaid or the National School Lunch Program. A family may show that they are experiencing a temporary food emergency is one other qualifying criteria.








