OUR PROGRAMS
Agency Feeding Network:
NTFB works closely with more than
200 food pantries, soup kitchens,
shelters and other facilities to
ensure that we get nutritious food
and social services to those who
need it.
Child Programs:
We work with schools and social
service programs in our 13-county
service area to distribute and serve
nutritious foods to kids in need throughout
the school year and the summer months.
Mobile Pantry:
This market on wheels brings fresh produce and other healthy
foods to areas of high-need including rural and urban locations
across our 13-county service area.
The sad reality is that one in
four kids in North Texas live in a
food insecure household.
Mobile Pantry Program Expands Services
With more fresh produce available last year, the
North Texas Food Bank expanded the Mobile Pantry
Program, bringing food distribution sites to the
hard-to-reach places that need it the most. Our Mobile
Pantry trucks currently serve an estimated 9,000
families per year, operating at 52 sites across six
North Texas counties – with plans to expand to all
13 counties in the coming year.
Disaster Relief:
Through the Mass Care Task Force, NTFB helps respond to the
needs of area neighbors following a major disaster.
NTFB Responds to Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey resulted in mass devastation to the
Texas Coast and unprecedented flooding in the Houston
area. As a member of the Mass Care Task Force (MCTF),
the North Texas Food Bank provided food and beverages
to evacuees and supported the transportation and
storage of other critical resources. Overall, NTFB provided
more than 120,000 pounds of food to those impacted
by Hurricane Harvey and were also able to provide
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits for 500 families impacted by the disaster.
NTFB provided ready to eat foods, snacks and beverages to Hurricane
Harvey evacuees housed at local shelters in addition to helping evacuees
apply for Disaster SNAP benefits to receive food assistance.
Annual Report FY 2018
North Texas Food Bank
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