Our Mission Statement

The East Texas Food Bank exists to fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas.

Our Vision

Our vision is a hunger-free East Texas.

By The Numbers

• 21,300,000 – Meals provided to hungry East Texans in FY2019.
• 5th – Texas ranks fifth in child food insecurity rate, according to the Feeding America Map The Meal Gap study
• 1st – Texas ranks first in the number of children who are food insecure, according to the Feeding America Map The Meal Gap study
• 26 – Number of counties in East Texas we serve.
• 200 – Number of partners and feeding programs we provide food for.
• 240,910 – East Texans who are “food insecure”, according to the Feeding America Map The Meal Gap.
  • 1 in 5 East Texans, including 1 in 4 children, are food insecure today.
• 80,000 – Households that are served by the East Texas Food Bank.