NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK

IN FY23, NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK (NTFB) DISTRIBUTED ROUGHLY 144 MILLION MEALS THROUGH A DIVERSE NETWORK OF ABOUT 500 FEEDING PARTNERS THAT PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICES, HELPING NEIGHBORS IN NEED FIND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND MAKE A LASTING CHANGE TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING BARRIERS TO FOOD SECURITY. GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD PRODUCTS, FUNDS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROGRAMS OF THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK. THESE PROGRAMS BENEFIT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEEDING AND EDUCATION LOCATIONS IN 13 NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES, INCLUDING FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS. THESE FEEDING PARTNERS RECEIVE FOOD FROM THE FOOD BANK AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO NORTH TEXANS IN NEED THROUGH THEIR PANTRY AND ON-SITE MEAL PROGRAMS.

THE FIRST COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (KNOWN LOCALLY AS PEOPLE AND NUTRITION, OR PAN) PROVIDES MONTHLY FOOD PACKAGES TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS WHO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. IN 2023, ROUGHLY 8,200 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED MONTHLY AN ESTIMATED 32 POUNDS OF USDA COMMODITIES AT 65 PAN DISTRIBUTION SITES IN DALLAS, COLLIN, DELTA, DENTON, ELLIS, FANNIN, GRAYSON, HOPKINS, HUNT, KAUFMAN, LAMAR AND NAVARRO COUNTIES. PAN IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NTFB. IN FY23, NTFB PROVIDED ACCESS TO 2.5 MILLION MEALS THROUGH THE CSFP PROGRAM.