NORTHEAST AUSTIN
Free food distribution
Monday at Nelson Field
The Central Texas Food Bank will distribute free food using its mobile food pantries to help those who are facing increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Nelson Field, 7105 Berkman Drive.
Attendees will receive an assortment of food items depending on available supplies. To adhere to social distancing requirements, pickup will only be available to those in vehicles. No walk-ups will be allowed.
For more information: centraltexasfoodbank.org.
AUSTIN
Foundation seeking
grant applications
The Austin Community Foundation recently announced that it is seeking applications for the Women’s Fund, which provides grant funding to support the economic security of women in Central Texas.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 28.
The Women’s Fund plans to award 20 unrestricted, general operating grants totaling $400,000 to local organizations that work in housing, child care, education, women’s health and unintended pregnancy prevention.
For more information: Austincf.org/WomensFund.
GEORGETOWN
Feedback sought
on hazard plan
The city of Georgetown is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan and is seeking input from the community to help identify, analyze and prepare for potential hazards affecting residents.
The survey is open through Jan. 17.
The plan, which is updated every five years, aims to minimize or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from known hazards, like droughts, floods, tornadoes, wildfires and other major disasters.
Hazard mitigation efforts could include projects such as flood channel clearing, road and bridge design changes, property buy-outs, building code changes or public alert systems.
To take the survey in English: tinyurl.com/GTXHMP. To take the survey in Spanish: tinyurl.com/SGTXHMP.
LAKEWAY
Little Free Library
debuts on Monday
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to debut a new Little Free Library will take place at 2 p.m. Monday outside of the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek.
The library was repurposed out of an old ice cream freezer from the Lakeway Swim Center. The machine received no bids from the government surplus sales and could be discarded, and instead was turned into the library, which allows participants to take and leave books at no cost.
The Little Free Library is accepting donations, including at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
WWII VETERANS’ BIRTHDAYS
We print birthdays for World War II veterans from Central Texas on Sundays. Email the name, birth date and current hometown to [email protected].
American-Statesman staff
