2025-26 TASC State Service Project
TASC Rocks Against Hunger!

The Why -
The State Project is needed because: 

• Throughout Texas, 1 in every 6 families face food insecurity (Feeding Texas)

• In Texas, 1 in every 4 children goes to bed hungry, which is over 2 million children every day (Feeding Texas)

• Texas has the second-highest food insecurity population in the nation (Feeding Texas)

• 5.1 million Texans are at risk for hunger (Feeding Texas)

• Within a year, the rate of food insecurity in Texas has risen from 16.4% to 17.6% (Feeding Texas)

• Texas has the highest rate of senior food insecurity in the nation with 13.6% of Texan seniors at risk for hunger (Feeding Texas)

• More than 3.4 million Texans receive SNAP benefits (Every Texan)

• Over 3 million students are estimated to qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches (Statista) 

• Over 2 million individuals in Texas experience low access to healthy food sources (UTHealthSchool of Public Health)

• Over 4 million people receive food and resources from the Feeding Texas network of food banks (Feeding Texas)

• Texas food banks are reporting significant strain and facing challenges to provided enough resources to those who face food insecurity (The Texas Tribune)

Report Goals:

• At least 1,000 projects designed to combat food insecurity or hunger in Texas.

• At least 750 councils will partner with local community organizations (food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, etc.).

• At least 75,000 service hours dedicated to projects that help serve, educate, and advocate individuals on all things food insecurity.

• At least 1000 social media posts tagging @tasc_stuco and using #TASCFeedsTX, which will share resources, projects, and awareness related to the state service project.

• At least $300,000 in goods and money donated to partnered local advocacy centers and shelters.

• At least 300,000 people reached through education efforts. This is considered by counting or measuring the number of people educated through programs/organizations/projects (ex., the number of attendees at a seminar, open house presentations, advisory lessons, and the number of people reached through social media).

State Service Project Ideas