Giving Is Up, But Need Still Growing For Food Pantries
PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – A West Plano food pantry is re-stocking the shelves after the community rallied to help meet a huge increase in demand brought on by the heatwave. “Our own electric bills have...
View Article‘Freak Accident’ Injures Woman At Local Food Pantry
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas couple trying to get food for their family was involved in a freak accident that sent a woman to the hospital. Ironically, police say her husband was responsible. A...
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County Workers Make $23,000 Food Bank Donation
A $23,000 food donation from the Tarrant County Employee Food Drive is unloaded at the Tarrant Area Food Bank. (credit: KRLD/Chuck Schechner) FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Tarrant Area Food Bank got a...
View ArticleDemand At Community Food Bank Much Greater Than Previous Years
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Volunteers at the Community Food Bank off Riverside in Fort Worth showed up to hand out turkeys Monday. But they were greeted with a huge surprise. “Whoa!” exclaimed food bank...
View ArticleCustomers Line Wall Of North Texas Diner With Happy Thoughts
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – When you walk into the Cowtown Diner in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square, it’s hard not to notice a wall filled with happy tales. Hanging in the entryway are messages from...
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Donations Come At Crucial Time For Local Food Banks
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – More than half of food bank donations happen during the months of November and December. This past holiday season the North Texas Food Bank met their goals, but they’re now...
View ArticleThe Journey: From Food Bank To Grateful Tables
DALLAS (AP) – Jackie Eaton and Allison Anderson sit down to a spaghetti lunch in their Cedar Hill home. As the couple wait for their daughters to join them at the table, they say a grateful prayer for...
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North Texas Food Bank $1 Million Short Of Fundraising Goal
(credit: ntfb.org) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The fiscal year for the North Texas Food Bank is near and the organization says while there’s plenty to celebrate they are still $1,000,000 short of their...
View ArticleFood Bank Execs Want To Feed More Children
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – While the North Texas Food Bank’s Summer Food Service Program feeds about 2,000 children breakfast or lunch every weekday, executives say there are still thousands who aren’t in...
View ArticleTwo North Texas Companies Pitch In To Help Feed The Hungry
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – It was another display of North Texans’ huge hearts today, this time from two North Texas companies Both Texas Motor Speedway and Dean Foods encouraged their employees to...
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Think Orange To Fight Hunger
(credit: CBSDFW.COM) DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As the massive warehouse fill with music and volunteers, food bank staffers get a sorting party started. For 30 hours, volunteers, elected officials– and even...
View ArticleFood Bank Struggling To Pay $10K Electricity Bill
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – The line stretches almost around the building. Thursday morning is another typical day at Community Food Bank in Fort Worth, one of the oldest food pantries in North Texas....
View ArticleCar Dealership Steps Up To Pay Fort Worth Food Bank’s Bill
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The mood is much lighter at Community Food Bank in Fort Worth this weekend. Nearly everyone you run into is smiling and grateful that’s because the lights are on and they will...
View ArticleTarrant Area Food Bank Receive Special Gift For Holidays
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The countdown to Christmas is a time for giving. For local food banks, those gifts help feed the hungry over the holiday. CBS 11’s Jeff Ray went to the Tarrant Area Food Bank...
View ArticleOne-Third Of Texans Eligible For Food Stamps Not Getting Help
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An advocacy group says only two-thirds of Texans who may be eligible for food stamp assistance received the benefits in 2011. The report from the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN)...
View ArticleFrisco Non-Profit Fights Hunger, Homelessness In Collin County
FRISCO (KRLD) — Collin County has seen some of the most spectacular economic growth in North Texas, but the affluence in Frisco is not universal as many believe. Frisco Family Services — a non-profit...
View ArticleState Agriculture Program Has Texans Feeding Texans
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – One focus of the Texas Department of Agriculture is feeding the hungry. The department’s Texans Feeding Texans program awards grants to organizations to help offset the cost...
View ArticleShelves At Frisco Food Pantry Nearly Empty
FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) — The demand for food has increased in Frisco, but the supply is nearly gone. Frisco Family Services Food Pantry’s are looking to collect 60,000 pounds of food in October to...
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Community Joins Forces For Big Food Pantry Donation
(Photo via Frisco Family Services Food Pantry – Frisco, Texas) FRISCO (CBSDFW.COM) – The Frisco Family Services Food Pantry is the only such food bank in the Frisco area. So naturally, the facility...
View ArticleFood Bank Emergency After Freezer Breaks Down
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas program that feeds the poor is dealing with a crisis of their own. Fort Worth’s Community Food Bank feeds hundreds of families everyday. Thousands of pounds of...
View ArticleCancer Patient Donates Year’s Worth Of Pizza To Food Bank
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTHAMPTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man going through treatment for colon cancer won a pizza parlor’s raffle for a year’s worth of free pies and then donated...
View ArticleCeremonial Groundbreaking At New North Texas Food Bank Location
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – The North Texas Food Bank is kicking off a $55 million fundraising effort to expand operations. Organizers say you can stop hunger while...
View ArticleNorth Texas Food Banks Collaborate To Help Furloughed Federal Workers
MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) – Repercussions of the partial government shutdown are being felt across North Texas, with many furloughed workers turning to food banks to make ends meet. So many families are...
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Dallas County Community College Bringing Mobile Food Pantry To Campuses
DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – One in three community college students reportedly goes without food regularly, putting them in a category of being “food insecure,” or lacking consistent access to...
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Challenging Time For Food Charities In North Texas
FORT WORTH and NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Food charities in Tarrant County are beginning to feel the impact of empty store shelves, as donations from grocery stores dwindle even as...
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Coronavirus In Texas: North Texas Food Bank Employee Tests Positive
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The North Texas Food Bank said Tuesday one of its employees tested positive on Monday for COVID-19. This employee is a member of the transportation team at the Food Bank....
View ArticleCoronavirus In Texas: Community Agencies Answering The Call To Feed Those In...
RICHARDSON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Karen Richards slowed her small car to a stop Monday morning, in front of a drive-thru rerouted to a rear portion of an obscure Richardson office building. She knew...
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Thousands Take Part In Mass Food Giveaway In Dallas: ‘The Coronavirus Is...
Click here to see where people who weren’t able to pick up food at Fair Park on Thursday, can get food between now and the end of next week. DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An estimated 2,000 vehicles with...
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Coronavirus In Texas: Tarrant Area Food Bank Sees Need Double At Monthly...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Hundreds lined up in Fort Worth Friday for something many people take for granted during these challenging times: food. One day each month, the Tarrant Area Food Bank opens...
View ArticleHundreds Line Up For Free Food At North Texas Food Bank Mobile Pantry Locations
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On Wednesday hundreds of people practiced social distancing and lined up in their vehicles to get free food at two North Texas Food Bank mobile pantry locations. Volunteers...
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Thousands Line Up At Dallas Fair Park For North Texas Food Bank Mobile Giveaway
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – There will be much-needed relief for people struggling to feed their families today at Fair Park. The North Texas Food Bank and partner agencies are giving away boxes of food. The...
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‘We’ve Never Had A Volume This High’: Emergency Food Distribution Set For...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Tarrant Area Food Bank is getting ready for another emergency food distribution on Wednesday, July 8 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Globe Life Field in Arlington. They will be...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Causing Rising Levels Of Food Insecurity Across The U.S.
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBSNEWS.COM) – A report by the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University found that food insecurity had doubled overall and tripled among families with children due to...
View ArticleNorth Texas Food Bank Prepares For Its Biggest COVID-19 Distribution Event...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Hope in a box…that’s what the North Texas Food Bank is sharing this holiday season, as many families struggle to put food on the table due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the North...
View ArticleFood Distribution Events Across North Texas
Date Time Event Location 11.21.20 8:00 Massive Fort Worth Turkey Donation True Love Sanctuary 1911 Yuma Ave Fort Worth, TX 11.21.20 8:00 Minnie’s Food Pantry Thanksgiving Meals Minnie’s Food Pantry...
View ArticleNorth Texas School Feeding Students Minds & Stomachs By Maintaining A Grocery...
SANGER, Texas (CBSNEWS.COM) — It’s no secret that students can’t learn very well if they don’t have enough to eat. So a high school in North Texas has come up with an innovative solution to the...
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Food Bank Calls On Texas Legislators To Update Test That Penalizes Needy For...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is urging state legislators to address what they call an “outdated” policy that bars Texans from getting food assistance if they own more...
View ArticleTarrant Area Food Bank Hopes To Reach Even More As Mobile Market Hours Switch...
TARRANT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) — In 2020, the Tarrant Area Food Bank distributed some 50 million meals to families in need. Now the organization aims to reach even more families as fall approaches and...
View ArticleRising Food Prices Starting To Hit DFW Area Food Banks
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – DFW area food banks are starting to become concerned with the rising prices of food, mainly protein products. U.S. Government data shows beef is up 14 percent, pork is up 12...
View ArticleNorth Texas Food Bank Partnering For Thanksgiving Food Distribution At UNT...
PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) — The North Texas Food Bank is giving away thousands of meals ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. This year the distributions will be split in two parts. On Friday morning, November...
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