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

• 20,900,000 – Meals provided to hungry East Texans in FY2018.
• 6th – Texas ranks sixth in child food insecurity, according to the Feeding America.
• 26 – Number of counties in East Texas we serve.
• 200 – Number of partners and feeding programs we provide food for.
• 473,000 – East Texans who are “at-risk of hunger”, according to the American Communities Survey.
  • 1 in 4 – East Texas children are food insecure.
  • 1 in 5 – East Texas adults are food insecure.
• 82,000 – Households that are served by the East Texas Food Bank.