Currently, about 35% of the food North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) distributes consists of fresh produce, funded in part by USDA funds.

Government Relations Officer Clarissa Clarke passes pallets of food destined for a school pantry in the warehouse at the North Texas ... past few years, more people have turned to food banks ...

That equates to 2.5 million meals for families across North Texas ... help schools and food banks pay for food sourced from local farmers, respectively. Julie Butner, president and CEO of Tarrant ...

Community needs are up at the food pantry he operates as federal funding cuts, coupled with inflationary increases, are affecting North Texans. Downer, president ... to 20 Texas food banks.

North Texas food providers are scrambling to find a way to fill a $9.2 million funding gap following cuts in March to two U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that bought food from local farmers.

Tarrant Area Food Bank employee Michael Kelly brings out a pallet of food while working to load distribution trucks on May 27, 2021, in Fort Worth. Now, without the support of two major federal ...