An event-planning company that received one of the largest federal contracts to provide produce, meat and dairy to hungry families has yet to deliver the much-needed boxes to food banks across the Southwest
, if not fabricated. The USDA did not respond to the specific concerns raised by the investigation. The firm did not respond to POLITICO’s requests for comment.about CRE8AD8 last week in a letter to USDA asking for an “investigation of the awards process and subsequent execution by all awardees.
San Antonio Food Bank is actively working with CRE8AD8 in the hopes that the company can deliver on its promises. “We hope that they’re successful because our families desperately need the food,” Cooper said.“Where is it going? All I know is that it’s a lot of money and we haven’t really seen that much yet," Cooper said.
Right now, so many families are lining up at distribution sites that the food bank burns through truckloads quickly. The current pace is 70 truckloads per week.
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