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The Vehicle Asset Test Prevents Hungry Texans from Getting SNAP Benefits
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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