By Jeff Smith, NTFB | Contributor As the federal government shutdown continues, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is preparing for a growing demand for food assistance across the region. The organization is working closely with its network of more than 500 food pantries and community partners to ensure families…
The North Texas Food Bank will host its 21st annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, presented by Kroger, on February 27 at their distribution center in Plano, the Perot Family Campus. In addition to soup and other bowl-friendly fare from 20 North Texas restaurants, attendees can select a handcrafted bowl from some…
By Barbara Glass Size matters. Walking around the new North Texas Food Bank in Plano (ntfb.org) is an experience in wide open space. Several volunteer groups are working on projects in one huge space, sorting and packing, adjoined to warehouses as big as city blocks. A walk through this airy,…
Getting paid to work is great, but there’s something about giving back that is vastly rewarding. As high school students in the Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program finished their first weeks on the job (and look forward to that much-anticipated paycheck), Mayor Harry LaRosiliere made sure they didn’t forget a…
By Elizabeth Lenart Nominated by The North Texas Food Bank, the “Mistlecrew” earns the 2018 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award at Dallas’ National Philanthropy Day Celebration. Over the past four years, the mighty Mistlecrew – Stella Wrubel, 12, Quinn Graves, 13, Trevor Godkin, 13, Isabella Dickason, 13 – has put…
by Alicia Wanek Many would have a hard time believing that hunger is an issue in North Texas. The North Texas Food Bank knows better. Right now there are more than 800,000 people across their 13-county service area who are food in-secure – meaning they don’t always know where their…