WHO WE  ARE

Our Vision

Communities free of hunger.

Our Mission

To eliminate hunger in Fort Worth and 13 surrounding counties by providing food, education
and other resources to a network of partner charities and their communities.

Our Affiliations

Not to be confused with other food banks in Fort Worth, Tarrant Area Food Bank is a member of Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest—The Nation’s Food Bank Network). This national network of more than 200 nonprofit food banks serves all 50 states.  We also belong to the Texas Food Bank Network, which coordinates sharing of food donations and other resources among the 18 member food banks.

Our History

Chartered by the State of Texas in December 1981, Tarrant Area Food Bank began distributing food in October of the following year. Three months later, at the end of 1982, the Food Bank had distributed donated food to 50 charities in Fort Worth. Since then, with the help of thousands of volunteers and 300 partner charities, Tarrant Area Food Bank has distributed more than 263 million pounds of food and household products.

In the late 1990s, we began implementing programs to complement our food distribution program. We now offer nutrition education to individuals and families receiving food assistance, two different feeding programs for children and free culinary job training for low-income adults, as well as assistance to individuals and families in applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) and related benefits.