Facts
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 hungry today.
- 80,000 – Households that are served by the East Texas Food Bank.
- 240,910 – Hungry people (adults & children) in our 26 county service area, according to the Feeding America Map The Meal Gap.
- 75,370 – Hungry children in our 26 county service area, according to the Feeding America Map The Meal Gap.