TAFB Blog

Earlier this year, Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) has participated in multiple Days of Action with Feeding Texas to help increase Texans' access to SNAP, or the [...] Read more

Tarrant Area Food Bank Will Continue to Mask, Glove, and Socially Distance

March 3, 2021

News

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday, March 2, that some statewide COVID-19 mandates will be lifted as of March 10, 2021. Vaccines are being distributed throughout [...] Read more

How to Get Food Assistance After the Texas Winter Storm

February 25, 2021

Uncategorized

Tarrant Area Food Bank’s warehouse supplies food to over 350 Partner Agencies across a 13-county span. After necessary closures during the February week of winter weather, we [...] Read more

Help Us Increase SNAP Benefits for Older Adults

February 24, 2021

Advocate, Learn

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is a safety net program designed to assure that low-income individuals and families can still have [...] Read more

Healthy Eating for Older Adults

February 23, 2021

Nutrition

Healthy eating and staying hydrated are as important when we age as they are when we are younger. Keeping our muscles, bones and joints stronger through healthy [...] Read more

Food Available at Warming Shelters in Fort Worth Until 7 p.m. Tonight

February 16, 2021

Learn

Fort Worth residents: If you're experiencing power outages, warming centers are open to the public until 7:00 pm this evening. TAFB is providing limited quantities of emergency [...] Read more

STOP THE CUT to the Texan Surplus Agriculture Grant

January 27, 2021

Advocate, Learn

Last October, Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) shared the importance of the Surplus Agricultural Products Grant that salvages surplus crops and products and reallocates them to local [...] Read more

The Healthy Pantry Project: 5 Ways Our Partner Agencies Are Improving Healthy Options

January 15, 2021

Nutrition

Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) Partner Agencies are nothing short of incredible! They have pivoted multiple times to continue safely distributing food in an unprecedented time. In [...] Read more

From Hungry to Hunger Hero: TAFB Employee Chris’s Story

January 7, 2021

Inspire

At Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB), the dedication that our staff members have to fighting hunger is derived from the fact that several of them have their […]

Fill Your Small Holiday Celebrations with Flavor and Fun

November 23, 2020

Learn

As we move into the holiday season, celebrating safely while still enjoying ourselves is on the top of everyone’s minds. For many, traditional large family-and-friend gatherings are [...] Read more

The Vehicle Asset Test Prevents Hungry Texans from Getting SNAP Benefits