Local Families Are Grateful for Your Partnership !
Deici loves her three children — Angel , 4 , David , 2 , and little Fatima , 1 — more than anything . She does her best to make sure they have the tools they need to succeed , like providing engaging activities and healthy food .
Her husband , Jesus , supports the family as a construction worker . He and Deici are smart shoppers and do a good job making their budget stretch . But , with three growing children and slow work with the uncertain spring weather , the couple has faced struggles lately .
We met Deici on a visit to Metrocrest Services , one of the North Texas Food Bank ’ s Partner Agencies in Farmers Branch . Metrocrest ’ s food pantry offers nutritious foods , including fresh fruits and vegetables , in a recently improved refrigerated shopping area much like a grocery store . These improvements , which are part of the North Texas Food Bank ’ s 10-year plan to distribute 92 million meals by 2025 , were made possible thanks to ClubCorp ’ s generous support of the Stop Hunger Build Hope capital campaign .
As Deici looked through Metrocrest ’ s full shelves of healthy groceries , she chatted about how helpful the food pantry has been for her family since a friend told her about it last year .
“ Thank you very much .”
Deici says she only stops by the pantry when her financial situation becomes dire . We met
Deici and her children , David and Fatima , pick up healthy groceries from Metrocrest Services
her toward the end of the month , and she told us the family was almost out of money .
Living paycheck to paycheck is especially challenging when caring for young children . Deici and Jesus want to make sure Angel , David and Fatima are well cared for — but it ’ s incredibly stressful when they can ’ t always cover their basic needs .
That ’ s why they ’ re so grateful to have your support . Deici was able to fill her cart with all kinds of fresh , healthy food — including eggplant , pears , bananas and lean meat — which will keep her kids full and happy . Little Angel starts kindergarten this fall , and with your help , he ’ ll begin the school year ready to learn . His mom was excited to take a moment to share her thanks for your generosity .
“ Thank you very much for your donations ,” Deici says . “[ Your support ] is helping a lot of families .”
When you give to North Texas Food Bank , you bring hope to so many neighbors . Thank you for fighting hunger with us !
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