Austin Bicycle Meals works to combat growing food insecurity

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AUSTIN - One in six people in the Austin area are currently experiencing food insecurity. As the problem persists, one organization is working to combat it, one bike ride at a time.

Austin Bicycle Meals

Claire Harbutt is the co-founder of Austin Bicycle Meals, an organization that partners with dedicated volunteers to deliver meals to people experiencing food insecurity.

By going straight to where the need is, the organization aims to alleviate challenges like a lack of transportation that can stop some from accessing meals from other support services in the city.

The group rides on Wednesdays and Saturdays, handing out an average of 150 meals each trip. But Harbutt says recently the rides have been growing shorter, as they run out of meals faster.

Rising food insecurity

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