The East Texas Food Bank and all Resource Centers will be closed Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th in observance of Good Friday.

Hunger Blog

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“We appreciate everything that you have done to help us.”

“I got up this morning about 3:30 a.m. and made it here at 4:18 a.m. to be second in line,” Rosie recently told us when we met her at an emergency food distribution. Being an early riser, it was no problem for her and her friendly personality to be in line
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Volunteers help fight hunger and feed hope during COVID-19 pandemic

Volunteers are an essential part to helping the East Texas Food Bank continue our mission of “fighting hunger and feeding hope in East Texas”.  They have played a much more vital role recently as we have been distributing even more food due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everyone
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“We feel like someone cares here.”

For the past three months, the East Texas Food Bank has held drive-thru distributions in cities all over our 26 county service area.  The distributions were developed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and we saw an immediate, increased demand for families affected by job loss, school closures and
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Summer Food Program continues to serve meals despite COVID-19

Did you know that 1 in 3 East Texas children are facing hunger this summer? The East Texas Food Bank’s Summer Food Program is underway at 21 sites throughout our East Texas service area to help feed those hungry children. The program serves children under 18 during the time when
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East Texas Food Bank, T.L.L. Temple Foundation address food insecurity in deep East Texas

The T.L.L. Temple Foundation has awarded the East Texas Food Bank a 1.89 million dollar grant to launch the Deep East Texas Food Security Initiative on July 1. Over the next several years, the initiative will address four key focus areas: Partner Agency Development and Capacity Building Increased Fresh Produce Distribution
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Our Message To You

Our country and our communities are facing a perfect storm of social issues. The East Texas Food Bank’s mission is to fight hunger and feed hope across our 26 East Texas counties – regardless of our clients’ race, national origin, religious creed, gender identity, disability or political beliefs. Our core
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