BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The 30th annual KBTX Food for Families drive is on Wednesday, Dec. 3. The KBTX team will spend 15 hours collecting food and monetary donations to help feed neighbors across the Brazos Valley.

KBTX partners with the Brazos Valley Food Bank for the campaign each year. We spoke with the food bank’s executive director, Theresa Mangapora, about the items most urgently needed and the increasing demand at local food pantries.

A last look at the shelves at the Brazos Valley Food Bank ahead of the KBTX Food For Families Food Drive set for Wednesday, Dec. 3 (kbtx)

According to Mangapora, half of the people benefiting from food at local food pantries are children under 18, and another large share are senior citizens.

The food bank says visits to local food pantries have do

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