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BASTROP COUNTY — The Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry is urging community members to plan ahead and offer support as rising food prices, reduced federal assistance and looming supply shortages strain local hunger relief efforts.
In the first five months of 2025, the pantry has served more than 3,000 residents—a modest but steady increase over last year and the third consecutive year of rising need. Officials say the sharp cost of groceries and reduced access to federal resources have deepened food insecurity across rural areas of Bastrop County.
“Our rural community is facing challenges on all sides,” said Executive Director Tresha Silva. “We are not just seeing more people in need—we are seeing deeper levels of hunger as families struggle with inflation, reduced federal assistance, and now, the very real threat of food shortages this summer.”
