North Texas Food Bank

North Texas Food Bank
Founded1982
FoundersLiz Minyard, Kathryn Walt Hall, Jo Curtis and Lorraine Griffin Kircher.
TypeHunger Relief
Location
  • 3677 Mapleshade Lane, Plano, TX 75075
Websitewww.ntfb.org
Member of Feeding America

The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a social benefit organization located in Plano, Texas. The organization distributes donated, purchased and prepared foods through a network of nearly 1,000 feeding programs and 400 Partner Agencies in 13 North Texas counties.

History

The North Texas Food Bank was established in 1982 by Liz Minyard (prior owner of the Minyard's Food Stores chain), Kathryn Hall, Jo Curtis and Lorraine Griffin Kircher. Their goal was to address the critical issue of hunger in North Texas by securing donations of surplus unmarketable, but wholesome, foods and grocery products for distribution through a network of charitable organizations in 13 North Texas counties: Dallas, Denton, Collin, Fannin, Rockwall, Hunt, Grayson, Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro, Lamar, Delta and Hopkins. In the first year of operation, the Food Bank distributed 400,000 pounds of food.[1]

13 counties serviced by the North Texas Food Bank.
13 counties serviced by the North Texas Food Bank.

The North Texas Food Bank is a certified member of Feeding America, and based on distribution North Texas Food Bank is ranked 8th nationally among Feeding America food banks.[2]

Since 1982, NTFB claims to have distributed more than half a billion pounds of food.[3]

Operations

The North Texas Food Bank allocates all donations by using only 6% of all resources for fundraising and administrative costs which allows 94 cents of every dollar donated to reach the hungry.[4] Both donated and purchased product are stored in their main warehouse location in Plano, the Perot Family Campus, which they moved into in September 2018.

An estimated 31,000 individuals volunteer their time at NTFB each year.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History". NTFB. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. ^ "Marketing Model Campaign of the Year Award goes to North Texas Food Bank". Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  3. ^ a b "Parking".
  4. ^ "North Texas Food Bank". Charity Navigator.
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