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Everyone needs nutritious food to thrive. Yet, tens of millions of people in the United States―including 1 in 6 individuals and 1 in 4 children across our 13-county service area―face hunger.
Join Tarrant Area Food Bank in our efforts to alleviate hunger. Your voice, actions, and commitment will help ensure every community has the food they need to thrive.
Every action―big or small―is one step closer to an America where no one is hungry. Join our network of Hunger Heroes in advocating for policy solutions that alleviate hunger in our community. Learn more about our policy priorities and ways that you can take action to urge our lawmakers to fight hunger and feed hope.
TAFB Announces Solutions to Alleviate Hunger Ahead of the 88th Legislative Session
The Tarrant Area Food Bank and its sister food banks across the Feeding Texas Network are calling on our state legislative lawmakers to support legislation that will strengthen our food and agriculture system, improve access to healthy food for neighbors facing hunger, and address root causes of hunger in Texas.
Texas has the second-highest rate of food insecurity in the nation. To address this urgent issue, Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is advancing legislative priorities aimed at reducing hunger and improving nutrition. As a member of Feeding Texas—a network of 20 food banks serving all 254 counties—and in partnership with the Texas Food Policy Roundtable (TFPR), a group of over 80 organizations committed to ending hunger, TAFB is working to ensure that our neighbors have access to nutritious food. To increase access to food and improve health outcomes, the Texas Legislature should:
Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) is also focusing on two local strategic priorities that impact our neighbors facing food insecurity across its 13-county service area. Through listening sessions with partner agencies, community stakeholders, and neighbors facing food insecurity, TAFB has identified these key solutions to tackle these challenges. In collaboration with local partners, TAFB has prioritized these strategies as solutions that can significantly reduce hunger and improve community well-being. Texas lawmakers can play a critical role in this effort by supporting legislation to:
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The Tarrant Area Food Bank and its sister food banks across the Feeding America Network are calling on our federal lawmakers to pass a strong Farm Bill and FY2024 Appropriations Bill that will help our farmers and our neighbors facing hunger.
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