One of San Antonio Food Bank partnerships is with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Texas Second Chance Program. The Texas Second Chance Program is a 6 month (100 hour) program providing professional training in warehousing, inventory, and culinary skills coupled with the opportunity to gain certifications, licenses, and a sense of accomplishment.

This work-study program combines a classroom curriculum with a hands-on practicum. The course covers warehouse safety, first aid, shipping and receiving, storage and staging inventory control, and order selection of edible and non-edibles product. The primary module is introduction, inspection and use of all available types of material handling equipment. Successful completion gives the student a material handling equipment license and a sense of accomplishment.