Nearly $50,000 in emergency food grants are going to East Williamson County assistance agencies to offset rising grocery prices and feed hungry kids during the summer, officials announced.

The Greater Taylor Community Foundation received funding from the Austin-based St. David's Foundation to award the grants to six area distribution centers and food pantries, organizers said.

Food insecurity can be compounded when children are at home during the summer break and have limited access to schoolbased meal programs, organizers added.