Food Bank Programs
We have many programs that offer assistance to the people of the Big County.
On the first and third Tuesday of each month, the Food Bank
distributes 60 boxes of food to a rapidly growing segment of the
population that fall through the cracks of the system.
Our Outreach Coordinator helps increase enrollment through application assistance in 13 Texas counties.
On Friday afternoons these children pick up an ordinary backpack
filled with kid-friendly foods. On Monday morning, they return the
backpack to be filled again for the next weekend.
There are a number of staple items that are rarely donated, yet are
always requested by our agencies. In early, 2005 the Food
Bank began purchasing several of these items at wholesale prices
and passing the cost on to the agencies.
The Food Bank of West Central Texas provides food to a service area of
over 12,000 square miles. Some of our member agencies must travel 90
to 100 miles to pick up their order. This is a huge problem because of
the cost of fuel, the lack of vehnciles or trailers to haul lare
quantities of food, and the shortage of manpower.
The staff at the Food Bank of West Central Texas developed a program a
few years ago to distribute excess bread and produced instead of
tossing it in the trash. On the last Friday of every month, the
employees open the doors to the Public.
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