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2016
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CTC Serve 2016!
September 11th, 2016
NON-PROFIT GUIDE: This packet is designed to help you know the hunger need in your community
and what organizations are in your area that your church can collaborate with
in order to combine your resources and produce the most good!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Important Information Regarding September 11th …………………………………….…2
About Texas Hunger Initiative……………………………………………………………………..3
Identifying Capacity in your Community: Gathering Data……………………………...8
Understanding the County Guide…………………………………………………………….…12
Information Regarding Non-Profits by County (In Alphabetical Order)……….14
Final Remarks…………………………………………………………………………………………..43
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
CTC Serve is a conference-wide, one-day mission opportunity in which the local
churches of the CTC are invited and encouraged to partner with their community and
other area United Methodist Churches to help those in need - not only for one day, but
until that need is relinquished.
The 2016 CTC Serve initiative will continue the momentum generated in 2015 and
focus on combating hunger - a large, systemic issue that affects every
community.
HOST CHURCHES: We are striving to be more intentional with our connections among our churches as well as better equip our churches to engage in hunger ministries therefore we will providing host sites. If your church is interested in becoming a host site, please look over the requirements and let Kaitlyn Frantz know by April 20th.
GRANT MONEY will be available. Applications for grants will be made available July 1st. Will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.
Register Online at www.ctcumc.org/ctcserve Resource Opportunities for Hunger Ministries Join us for this resourcing opportunity where we will be discovering more about how to help our communities in sustainable and long lasting hunger ministries. Topics to be covered include Community Assessments, Texas Hunger Initiative, Kids Against Hunger, Texas Food Bank Network, and more!!
o Fort Worth: Meadowbrook UMC; June 25th at 10:00 AM o Waco: Austin Avenue UMC; June 26th at 2:30 PM o Corsicana: St. Luke UMC; July 9th at 10 AM o Stephenville: Oakdale UMC; July 23rd at 10 AM
Register Online at www.ctcumc.org/ctcserve
Contact Kaitlyn Frantz, CTC Serve Intern
[email protected]; cell: 817-914-5024
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Texas Hunger Initiative Overview
The Texas Hunger Initiative (THI) is a capacity-building, collaborative project dedicated to developing and implementing strategies to end hunger through policy, education, research, community organizing and community development. THI convenes federal, state and local government stakeholders with nonprofits, faith communities and business leaders to create an efficient system of accountability that increases food security in Texas. Strategic Approach
THI believes that Texas has enough food to feed the people of Texas but that the system making food
accessible needs to be organized. It is working to end hunger by initiating collaboration, sharing
innovative ideas through research, and informing public policy in Texas and beyond.
Collaborative Research
Housed within Baylor University, THI is uniquely positioned to lead in research, utilizing the
University’s extensive academic network to measure and evaluate existing food programs in order to
improve them. Partnering with experts across the academic disciplines, THI’s research team is determined
to make research relating to food insecurity both collaborative and actionable. The research THI conducts
informs its policy and advocacy work, which in turn informs its programs and outreach, and the
effectiveness of its programs is continuously evaluated by this research. The reverse is also true, as THI’s
programs and outreach inform what research needs to be done and where policy education is needed.
Serving Across Texas
The Texas Hunger Initiative’s Central Office is housed in the Baylor University School of Social Work in
downtown Waco. THI also has 12 regional offices across the state that fight hunger on a local level in
Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen, San Angelo, San Antonio,
Tyler and Waco.
Community Engagement
Each of THI’s 12 regional offices engages in their communities in unique ways, but there are several key programs they all work with. In addition to helping communities organize Food Planning Associations to meet their needs, each office works to address child hunger year-round, to change systems to strengthen families. THI’s community engagement is described in more below. Much of it goes hand-in-hand with the work of an FPA and so it will be references throughout the Toolkit.
Addressing Child Hunger Year-Round
Expansion of the Summer Meals Program
For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, the summer months can stress tight food budgets. The USDA offers free meals to children age 18 and younger through the Summer Food Service Program to help alleviate some of this strain. THI recruits new Summer Meal sites, helps sites develop and enhances activities offered, and creatively works to increase participation at Summer Meals sites. To learn more about the Summer Meals Program or to find a site near you visit, www.summerfood.org.
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Expansion of the Afterschool Meals Program
The federal Afterschool Meals Program funds afterschool meals and snacks year-round. THI is working to expand participation to ensure that all children have access to afterschool meals. Expansion of the School Breakfast Program
THI reaches out to school districts across the state to discuss the importance of breakfast in the daily lives of students. Beyond that, we help school districts implement Universal School Breakfast programs and alternative breakfast delivery models such as Breakfast in the Classroom and Grab-and-Go Breakfast.
To learn more about the ways we are addressing child hunger and to get involved as an individual or an organization, contact Grace Norman, THI’s No Kid Hungry Campaign Manager, [email protected].
Changing Systems to Strengthen Families
Community Partner Recruitment Initiative (CPRI)
In an effort to make it easier and more efficient for Texans to apply for and manage their benefits, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is partnering with community-based organizations to help people learn how they can get the most out of the HHSC's benefits application and management website, YourTexasBenefits.com. How You Can Help
To support this effort, HHSC is building a statewide network of community-based organizations that can help people apply for and manage their HHSC benefits, including food, cash and medical assistance, online at HHSC’s YourTexasBenefits.com. This Community Partner Program (CPP) is a growing network of organizations trained and capable of teaching Texans how to put YourTexasBenefits.com to work for them. Community Partners represent a wide range of nonprofit, faith-based, local and statewide community groups. As a Community Partner, your organization can work with HHSC to decide what level of service you can provide to your community. HHSC provides online training and certifies Community Partner staff and volunteers that complete the training. Your organization would also receive reports from HHSC showing how many people you are helping. If you are interested in becoming a Community Partner, you can also go directly to the CPP interest form to apply to become a Community Partner or visit TexasCommunityPartnerProgram.com to learn more about the program.
If you are interested in becoming a partner, please fill out this interest form. http://bit.ly/cpp_interestform
To learn more about the program, visit TexasCommunityPartnerProgram.com. http://bit.ly/cpp_homepage
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Food Planning Associations (FPA)
For more than five years, THI has been a national leader in the movement to create and support local hunger coalitions or Food Planning Associations (FPAs): collaborations of organizations and individuals committed to making their communities food-secure through improved communication and coordination. What does an FPA do? THI convenes, trains, informs and supports Texans to assess local hunger, evaluate barriers to food security, and broaden access to the resident food system through short- and long-term planning. THI is working to recruit partners and help create access points to these benefits across the state. FPAs and hunger coalitions are a way for local communities to strategically assess the structure and procedures of food delivery systems in their community, identify resources and gaps, make decisions for change and implement action plans in order to provide healthy and nutritious food to an increased number of people. They can be formal or informal collaborations, coalitions, committees, task groups, or even some combination of all of these. Through FPAs, communities develop sustainable solutions to complex, contextualized issues.
Types of Work FPAs Engage In Programmatic Activities School nutrition programs
Summer
Breakfast
Afterschool
Backpack programs
SNAP outreach, education
WIC outreach, education
Farmers’ markets
Community gardens
Farm to school initiatives
Nutrition/cooking
education
Public policy advocacy
Data gathering
Community education
Social media campaigns
Coordinating volunteers
Regional summits
Thematic (or General) Activities Community development Networking Fundraising Strategic planning Developing reports
Food-Security Organizing Activities Policies and programs implemented to improve community food security address a diverse range of issues, including participation in and access to:
Federal food assistance programs, economic opportunity and job security
Community development and social cohesion
Ecologically sustainable agricultural production
farmland preservation economic viability of rural
communities direct food marketing diet-related health problems emergency food assistance
access
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THI work with Congregations The following map and chart reveals a snapshot of 3 communities in TX working to end hunger through THI support and congregational leadership.
San Angelo Lockhart Dallas FPA Name: Kids Eat Free program
Core Leadership: Community leaders and congregations including St. John’s Episcopal church
Focus: Working together to develop and coordinate a summer meals program
How: Congregations provide volunteers, space, and food by coordinating the lunch program based on each congregation’s resources and capacity, neighborhood location, and established relationships and networks.
Accomplishments: In July and August they operate meal sites at area churches and an apartment complex. Churches provide food and supplies, coordinate and lead activities at sites, distribute flyers about meal sites, or having Sunday school Classes and Youth Groups serve meals. They have served a total of 131,000 free summer meals in the last four years, collectively providing meals to more than 2,300 children and more than 400 family adults.
FPA Name: Lockhart FPA (Caldwell County Christian Ministries)
Core Leadership: Led by Caldwell County Christian ministries where multiple churches are members of the FPA, including First Baptist Lockhart Church and the Church of Christ
Focus: To continue to create a more food secure Lockhart.
How: Every year the FPA meets and plans for summer meals and secures volunteers to run summer meals sites. The local school district, Lockhart ISD, serves as the summer meal sponsor and the churches help operate 8 meals sites around the city.
Accomplishments: In 2014 they served over 16,000 meals. They have created a community garden, raised over $3,000 in funding for Summer Meals, started planning a backpack program and provided all volunteers and training for Summer Meals.
FPA Name: Dallas Coalition for Hunger Solutions; Faith Community Hunger Solutions
Core Leadership: 11 members, including the THI Dallas Regional Director, Children at Risk, Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD), the Dallas Baptist Association, the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, FEED 3, GROW North Texas, the North Texas Food Bank, The Senior Source, the Texas Hunger Initiative, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Leadership established 5 Action Teams (Child hunger, Senior Hunger, Faith Communities, Neighborhood Organizing and Urban Agriculture)
Focus: Encouraging church action and involvement in anti-hunger efforts
How: Nine interfaith organizations and congregations piloted the Family Garden Demonstration Project to address food insecurity among members in the community. One hundred and forty-eight GardenSoxx garden kits were distributed to 120 low-income families throughout the greater Dallas area.
Accomplishments: Developed Hunger Solutions Guide for the Faith Community
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Join our Network! The THI Network is a broad network of congregations, organizations and coalitions addressing hunger and poverty in communities. This network allows for sharing ideas, networking and connecting resources. A Toolkit is also provided to assist in organizing and hunger/poverty coalition-building work if desired. The purpose of this toolkit is to serve as a guide for groups and communities interested in developing a coalition to address hunger in their communities.
Our hope is that you will connect with us to receive support and to further our effort to unite the anti-
hunger efforts in Texas on the local and state level to eliminate food insecurity.
For more information contact:
Mallory Homeyer Herridge, LMSW, MDiv
Community Organizing Specialist
Texas Hunger Initiative Baylor University
Office: 254-710-6859 Cell: 254-366-0108 www.texashunger.org
THI results The results of our work in Texas are exciting!
We have recruited 3,000 new Summer Meals sites and more than 700 of these new sites are faith-based organizations and congregations.
This resulted in 6.5 million more summer meals served since 2009, bringing our total meals served to 24 million as of 2014.
An additional 60 million breakfasts have been served to children in Texas since 2010.
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Identifying Capacity in your Community
Gathering Community Data The following data sources are useful for gaining a better understanding of the need and service
provision in your community. From Census data on poverty and demographics to child hunger food
insecurity by county to the number and types of social services in your zip code, these sources will give
you the tools you need to begin the process of planning for strategic action.
Tell me the facts about my community!
American Factfinder: http://bit.ly/communityfacts Find facts about your community (age, poverty, business and industry, education, etc.). Click on the subjects listed on the left side of the page to see other interesting information about your geography. Click the links under "Popular tables for this Geography" to see tables containing other data for your community.
What groups exist in my community that address hunger and poverty?
Aunt Bertha: Aunt Bertha helps users find agencies, food, health, housing and employment programs based on their postal code. In just a few seconds, users can enter basic information and find programs relevant to their needs. Aunt Bertha simplifies the search and application process for social services. The app collects information on federal, state, county, city, neighborhood and nonprofit programs and puts it all in one place.
2-1-1 and 2-1-1 Texas:
2-1-1 Texas, a program of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, is committed to helping Texas citizens connect with services such as finding food or housing, child care, crisis counseling or substance abuse treatment. No matter where you live in Texas, you can dial 2-1-1 or (877) 541-7905 and find information about resources in your local community.
Is my state, county and community hungry? Show me the details!
Map the Meal Gap: http://bit.ly/mapthemeal Food insecurity statistics for the United States, your state and even your county.
SNAP Data (Participation, Retailers, etc.): http://www.data.gov/ What stores (retailers) accept SNAP in your area? The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Locator is designed to help recipients find SNAP local stores that welcome SNAP benefits. The tool is intended to offer assistance to program recipients, State eligibility workers, community organizations - such as food banks - and others providing assistance to those in need. SNAP Retail Locator tool will make it easier for SNAP participants, especially those who may be new and unfamiliar with the program, to gain access to food. The locator is available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailerlocator.htm
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Feeding Texas Hunger Atlas: http://bit.ly/hungeratlas The Texas Hunger Atlas details the extent of hunger in every Texas county and the
specific resources available locally to help families meet their food needs.
SNAPshot Texas: SNAPshot Texas provides a breakdown by zip code of SNAP eligibility,
actual participation and the number of eligible households who are not
participating in SNAP.
Healthy Food Access Portal will help you locate food deserts by giving you a report of a
location with information about food security & health indicators (obesity, etc.) http://healthyfoodaccess.org/get-started/research-your-community
Hunger by the Numbers: A Blueprint for Ending Hunger in Texas is a county by county
breakdown of hunger statistics and hunger resources across the state of Texas. All 254 Texas
counties received a hunger "scorecard." The report was released in September 2011 by the
Texas Hunger Initiative and the Texas Food Bank Network in partnership with First Choice
Power.
USDA Capacity Builder shows where Summer Meals and other Meals sites exist in your
community http://www.fns.usda.gov/capacitybuilder
KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the well-being of children in the United States. By providing high-quality data and trend analysis through its KIDS COUNT Data Center, the Foundation seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children — and to raise the visibility of children's issues through a nonpartisan, evidence-based lens.
What are Community Mapping Tools? Mapping can be a capacity-building tool for your organization, ministry or coalition by allowing you to create a visual for your targeted work or identified resources and needs. Learning to leverage publicly available data and online mapping resources helps to strategically identify areas of importance. In order to create a map tailored to the needs of your community, please refer to the resources below.
USDA capacity builder: http://www.fns.usda.gov/capacitybuilder This tool maps key landmarks in a community and overlays them with measures of food insecurity.
Food Desert Locator: http://bit.ly/fooddesertlocator o Create maps showing food access indicators by census tract using different measures
and indicators of supermarket accessibility; o View indicators of food access for selected subpopulations; and o Download census-tract-level data on food access measures.
Community Walk: http://www.communitywalk.com o Create personal, community and professional maps. o Show the map on a website or blog. o Add photos, videos, comments and more.
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What Food Bank serves my community? http://www.feedingtexas.org/about/
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What is a Community Assessment? Community assessments are a crucial part of organizing communities for change because it helps you gain a deeper understanding of your community including strengths, needs, culture, relationships, history, assets, social structure and conflicts. THI believes in emphasizing the strengths of each community and utilizing those strengths to discover creative solutions to the hunger needs of your community. Understanding your community in this way and educating others about what you discover will help better guide your next steps and conversations with stakeholders.
The following resources provided by Community Toolbox are great ‘how-to’ tools for assessing the
needs and resources of your community. It is important to note again that THI emphasizes the
importance of focusing on strengths while acknowledging the realities of need in your community.
How to Develop a Plan for Assessing Local Needs and Resources http://bit.ly/community_plan
How to Assess Community Needs and Resources http://bit.ly/community_assessment
Have questions?
Want Help?
Contact Us!
Mallory Homeyer Herridge, LMSW, MDiv
Community Organizing Specialist
Texas Hunger Initiative Baylor University Office: 254-710-6859 Cell: 254-366-0108 www.texashunger.org
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Understanding the County Guide:
County -Churches in the county-
What does hunger look like in my Community?
Poverty Rate o Refers to a family unit that has a yearly income, including social services,
that falls below the relative threshold which is “developed by reference to the actual expenditures (or income) of the population." (http://bit.ly/communityfacts)
Statewide and County Food Insecurity Rate o Refers to the USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an
active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. (http://bit.ly/mapthemeal)
Unmet Food Needs o Refers to the gap between the amount of food low-income residents need,
and what they can actually obtain. (http://hungeratlas.org) Food Desert Map
o Low income census tracts where a significant number or share of residents is more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest super market. (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-the-atlas.aspx)
Food Bank
Every county is assigned to one of the food banks a part of the Food Bank Network. They are great
resources to understanding more about how you can go forward with hunger ministries.
Get Connected with Hunger Alleviation Organizations in your Community:
The organizations in this list consist of food pantries, summer meals, work with children and adults,
and are places that are willing to take volunteers. If your church has an existing ministry that could
partner with one of these organizations, you may consider these places for collaboration as well.
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YOUR SURROUNDING AREA MAY BE IN NEED OF A NEW MINISTRY AND YOU COULD FULFILL
THAT NEED WITH STARTING IT! THE FOLLOWING ARE IDEAS OF PROGRAMS YOUR CHURCH
CAN ADOPT:
Family Garden Initiative is an organization that seeks to teach families how to provide food for themselves. Through the training and equipping local churches and social organizations, FGI and its partners empower children, adults and families to improve their nutrition through gardening in their own backyards. Website: http://familygardeninitiative.org/
Community Partner Program seeks to help people apply and receive SNAP benefits if they are unable to do so alone due to lack of internet or capabilities of filling out the form. Website: https://www.texascommunitypartnerprogram.com/ui/UI/HomePage.aspx
Cooking Matters is a 6 week program to help people learn how to cook cheaply and healthily. Inquire about this program at your local food bank or see website: http://cookingmatters.org/
Backpack Program can look different across school districts, but many school counselors and faith communities can join resources to feed children on free and reduced lunches over the weekend by sending food in backpacks home with them. Please contact either Dale Wilbanks at FUMC Joshua or Debbie Price at FUMC Grapevine to understand how this program works. Dale: [email protected]; Debby: [email protected] or 817-481-2559
Summer and Afterschool Meals For families who count on school breakfast and lunch, the summer months can stress tight food budgets. The USDA offers free meals to children age 18 and younger through the Summer Food Service Program to help alleviate some of this strain. THI recruits new Summer Meal sites, helps sites develop and enhances activities offered, and creatively works to increase participation at Summer Meals sites. The federal Afterschool Meals Program funds afterschool meals and snacks year-round. THI is working to expand participation to ensure that all children have access to afterschool meals. To learn more about how your church can lead or support these efforts in your community or to find a site near you visit, www.summerfood.org or contact Texas Hunger Initiative. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice purging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Contact Rev. Daniel Lizárraga, Texas Regional Organizer (based in San Antonio), e-mail: [email protected], tel. (210) 862-2835. http://www.bread.org/
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Bell County -Belton First, Foundation, Harker Heights, Holland, Kell’s Branch, Killeen First, Little River Moody Leon, Mt. Zion, Nolanville, Oak Park, Rogers, Salado, St. Andrew, St. James, St. Luke, St. Paul, Temple First, Troy- What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 14.9%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 20.9%
Unmet Food Needs: 22%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Get Connected with Hunger Alleviation Organizations in your Community: AgriLife (County Extension):
http://bell.agrilife.org/ Bell County Office: 254-933-5305
ACS Fort Hood Food Pantry Phone: 254-553-0493
ALCOG in Killeen Phone: 254-526-4598
Assembly of Prayer Food Pantry
Phone: 254-466-3432
Christ the King Catholic Church
Phone: 254-939-0806
Churches Touching Lives for Christ
Phone: 254-778-6885
Communities in Schools - Connections Programs Killeen
Phone: 254-554-2132 Destiny Food Pantry
Phone: 254-690-0856
Nolanville Food Pantry
Phone: 254-698-6820
First Baptist Church of Salado
Phone: 254-947-5465
Food Care Center in Killeen
Phone: 254-554-3400 Greater Christ Gospel
Phone: 254-466-1520
Hamilton – Manjang Mission House
Phone: 254-680-2272
Harker Heights Food Center
Phone: 254-768-2061
Helping Hands Ministries of Belton Area Phone: 254-939-7355
House of Mercy in Harker Heights Phone: 254-699-6920
Love of Christ
Phone: 254-774-8411
Open Arms UMC in Temple
Phone: 254-742-0650
Operation Phantom Support
Phone: 254-233-1441
Southside Church of Christ
Phone: 254-526-3041
St. Vincent de Paul – Temple
Phone: 254-773-7591
Taylors Valley Baptist Church
Phone: 254-939-0503
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Bosque County
-Cayote, Clifton, Crafills Gap First, Iredell First, Kopperl, Meridian, Mosheim, Valley Mills
First, Walnut Springs-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 14.3%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 16.9%
Unmet Food Needs: 26%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://bosque.agrilife.org/
Bosque County Office: 254-435-2331
Bosque Valley Food Pantry in Valley Mills
Phone: 254-932-6637
Clifton Food Pantry
Phone: 254-675-8824
Clifton Pantry Express
Phone: 254-253-0834
North Bosque Helping Hands Program in Meridian
Phone: 254-435-6926.
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Brown County -Bangs First, Blanket, Brownwood First, Central Brownwood, Early First, Emanuel Chapel,
Fisherman’s Chapel, Lake Brownwood First, May, Zephyr UMC-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 19.2%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 18.1%
Unmet Food Needs: 26%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://brown.agrilife.org/
Brown County Office: 325-646-
0386
Aldersgate Enrichment Center
Phone: 325-646-5608
The ARK
Phone: 325-643-2699
Bangs Food Pantry
Phone: 325-752-6748
Boys and Girls Club of Brown County,
Inc.
Phone: 325-641-2582
Brown County Veterans Service Office
Phone: 325-646-0035
Brownwood Public Library
Phone: 325-646-0155
Center for Life Resources
Phone: 325-646-9574
Christian Women’s Job Corps
Phone: 325-643-1788
Family Services Center, Inc.
Phone: 325-646-5939
Genesis Area Development
Phone: 325-643-1100
Heart of Texas Good Samaritan
Ministries, Inc.
Phone: 325-643-2273
Meals on Wheels of Brownwood and
Early
Phone: 325-784-5953
Midway Family Planning, Inc.
Phone: 325-646-8429
New Beginnings Church
Phone: 325-643-6089
The Salvation Army of Brownwood
Phone: 325-646-5369
St. John’s Episcopal Church of
Brownwood
Phone: 325-646-7482
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Callahan County
-Cross Plains First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 18.4%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 17.8%
Unmet Food Needs: 27%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://callahan.agrilife.org/
Callahan County Office: 325-854-5835
Bible Baptist Church
Phone: 325-893-5851
Callahan County Nutrition Project
Phone: 325-893-4556
Cross Plains Food Pantry
Phone: 254-725-7377
Cross Plains Senior Citizen Center
Phone: 254-725-6521
Eula United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Phone: 325-893-5794
The Haven
Phone: 325-893-3777
Mission of Miracles of Baird
Phone: 325-518-1951
Social Services - Cross Plains
Phone: 254-725-7330
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Coleman County
-Coleman First, Coleman Trinity, Gouldbusk, Novice, Santa Anna First, Valera-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 20.9%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 19.6%
Unmet Food Needs: 22%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://coleman.agrilife.org/
Coleman County Office: 325-625-4519
Central Texas Opportunities, Inc.
Phone: 325-625-4167
Coleman County Senior Center
Phone: 325-625-4779
Coleman County Veterans Service Office
Phone: 325-625-4249
Coleman Public Library
Phone: 325-625-3043
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Coleman
Phone: 325-625-9913
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Comanche County
-Comanche First, DeLeon First, Gustine, Lamkin, Morton Chapel-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 25.7%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 17.3%
Unmet Food Needs: 27%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://comanche.agrilife.org/
Comanche County Office: 325-854-5835
Comanche County Veterans Service Office
Phone: 325-356-3766
De Leon Ministerial Alliance
Phone: 254-893-3507
De Leon Mobile Food Pantry
Phone: 254-893-5895
De Leon Senior Citizens
Phone: 254-893-6311
The Salvation Army of Comanche
Phone: 325-673-2300
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Coryell County -Evant, Gatesville First, Grace, Oglesby, Pidcoke, Purmela-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 12.6%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 20.6%
Unmet Food Needs: 25%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://coryell.agrilife.org/
Coryell County Office: 254-865-2414
Baptist Benevolence Ministry
Phone: 254-542-6780
Church of Christ Food Closet - Copperas Cove
Phone: 254-547-3509
Cove House
Phone: 254-547-4673
Gatesville Care Center
Phone: 254-865-6736
Holy Family SVDP (My Brother’s House)
Phone: 254-547-3735
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Eastland County -Cisco First, Eastland First, Gorman First, Ranger First, Rising Star First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 20.7%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 18.7%
Unmet Food Needs: 28%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://eastland.agrilife.org/
Eastland County Office: 254-865-
2414
Cisco Food Pantry
Phone: 254-444-3020
Cisco Senior Nutrition Program
Phone: 254-488-8061
Daugherty Street Church of Christ
Service Center
Phone: 254-629-1040
Eastland Centennial Memorial Library
Phone: 254-629-2281
Eastland County Crisis Center, Inc.
Phone: 254-629-8229
Eastland County Food Pantry
Phone: 254-629-2132
Eastland County Open Door
Pregnancy Center
Phone: 254-442-3000
Eastland Senior Services
Phone: 254-629-1382
Eastside Baptist Church
Phone: 254-647-1478
First Baptist Church of Cisco
Phone: 254-442-1160
Gorman Mobile Food Pantry
Phone: 254-734-2977
Rising Star Mobile Food Pantry
Phone: 254-643-3423
River of Life Food Pantry
Phone: 254-629-1015
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Ellis County -Alliance of Faith, Bardwell, Bethel, Bristol, Britton, Ennis First, Ferris First, Ferris Heights,
Italy First, Maypearl, Midlothian First, Ovilla, Palmer First, Red Oak, Sardis, Trinity,
Waxahachie First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 12.0 %
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 15.8%
Unmet Food Needs: 24%
Food Bank: North Texas Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://ellis.agrilife.org/
Ellis County Office: 972-825-5175
Brown Street Church of Christ
Phone: 972-937-8855
Calvary Baptist Food Pantry
Phone: 972-775-8722
Ennis Golden Circle
Phone: 872-875-6101
Helping Hands of Ennis
Phone: 972-875-0218
Italy Ministerial Alliance
Phone: 972-483-7474
Manna House
Phone: 972-775-1800
Midlothian Senior Citizens
Phone: 972-775-6401
Waxahachie Care Services
Phone: 972-923-2273
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Erath County -Bluff Dale, Dublin First, Green’s Creek, Hannibal, Laurel Street, Morgan Mill, Oakdale,
Stephenville First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 23.9 %
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 19.3%
Unmet Food Needs: 27%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://erath.agrilife.org/
Erath County Office: 254-965-1472
Bluff Dale UMC
Phone: 254-728-3533
Pantry and More in Stephenville
Phone: 254-968-5575
Grace Place Foster’s Home for Children
Phone: 254-968-2143
Graham Street Church of Christ
Phone: 254-965-4510
H.O.P.E. Inc. Stephenville
Phone: 254-965-2700
Love Basket
Phone: 254-445-8081
Morgan Mill UMC
Phone: 254-595-1503
Oakdale UMC Community Garden
Phone: 254-968-8870
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Phone: 254-968-6949
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Falls County -Mooreville, Perry, Rosebud-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 21.9 %
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 21.1%
Unmet Food Needs: 26%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://falls.agrilife.org/
Falls County Office: 254-883-1410
Falls County Samaritan House
Phone: 254-883-6877
FBC Chilton
Phone: 254-256-3151
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Freestone County
-Lakeside, Wortham First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 17%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 19.7%
Unmet Food Needs: 27%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://freestone.agrilife.org/
Freestone County Office: 903-389-3436
Lord’s Community Storehouse
Phone: 254-739-5058
ROL Community Food Pantry
Phone: 903-389-5433
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Hamilton County -Hamilton First, Hico First, Lanham-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 12%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 17.3%
Unmet Food Needs: 28%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://hamilton.agrilife.org/
Hamilton County Office: 254-386-3919
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Hill County -Blum, Covington, Hillsboro First, Hubbard, Itasca, King Memorial, Line Street, Mt. Calm-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 19.5%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 18.6%
Unmet Food Needs: 27%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://hill.agrilife.org/
Hill County Office: 254-582-4022
Hillsboro Interfaith Ministries Food and Clothing Services
Phone: 254-580-2721
Hillsboro Senior Center
Phone: 254-582-9572
Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance
Phone: 254-964-3234
Presbyterian Children’s Home
Phone: 254-687-2302
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Hood County
-Acton, Cresson, Granbury First, Temple Hall, Tolar, Waples-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 11.7%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 16.5%
Unmet Food Needs: 22%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://hood.agrilife.org/
Hood County Office: 817-579-3280
Community Outreach Center of Granbury
Phone: 817-579-1521
First Christian Church
Phone: 817-573-5431
First United Methodist Church of Granbury
Phone: 817-573-5573
Granbury Church of Christ
Phone: 817-573-2613
Joseph’s Locker
Phone: 817-579-1446
Lakeside Baptist Church – Loaves and Fishes
Phone: 817-573-2094
Hood County Senior Center
Phone: 817-573-5533
Mission Granbury
Phone: 817-579-6866
People Helping People
Phone: 817-573-7801
Project 44
Phone: 817-313-6916
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Johnson County -Alvarado First, Burleson First, Cahill, Cleburne First, Godley, Grandview First, Joshua First,
St. Mark, Watts Chapel, Wesley Memorial-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 12.5%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 15.9%
Unmet Food Needs: 24%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://johnson.agrilife.org/
County Office: 817-556-6370
Bono Baptist Food Pantry
Phone: 817-517-5239
East Cleburne Community Center
Phone: 817-556-3716
Family Crisis Center
Phone: 817-558-7171
Field Street Baptist Church
Phone: 817-645-4376
First United Methodist Church of
Joshua
Phone: 817-558-9801
Grandview Food Bank
Phone: 817-866-2316
Harvest House of Burleson
Phone: 817-295-6252
Helping Hands of Alvarado
Phone: 817-783-2701
Lakeside Cowboy Church of
Grandview
Phone: 817-558-1641
No Turning Back Ministries
Phone: 817-266-5499
Promises Community Ministry
Phone: 817-295-9384
Operation Blessing in Cleburne
Phone: 817-645-8511
Saint Mark UMC
Phone: 817-641-3311
Salvation Army of Cleburne
Phone: 817-588-1296
Seventh Day Adventist Church of
Alvarado
Phone: 817-790-2120
Seventh Day Adventist Church of
Joshua
Phone: 817-645-3086
Shiloh Church
Phone: 972-207-7653
West Hill Church of Christ
Phone: 817-645-6819
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Limestone County
-Coolidge, Groesbeck First, Mexia First, Mexia Union Memorial, St. Luke, Tehuacana,
Thornton-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 22.3%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 20.2%
Unmet Food Needs: 24%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://limestone.agrilife.org/
Limestone County Office: 254-729-5314
Caritas of Mexia
Phone: 254-562-6687
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry in Groesbeck
Phone: 254-729-5200
Glad Tidings in Mexia
Phone: 254-562-6125
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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McLennan County -Austin Avenue, Bosqueville, Bruceville-Eddy, Central, China Spring, Cogdell Memorial,
Crawford, Elm Mott, Hewitt, Lake Shore, Lakeview, Leroy, Lorena, Mart First, McGregor,
Meier Settlement, Moody First, Perry Chapel, Robinson Drive, Sparks Memorial, Speegleville,
Springhill, St. James, Waco First, Waco Korean, Wesley, Wesley Chapel – Gholson, West,
Woodway-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 21.5%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 20.4%
Unmet Food Needs: 24%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Get Connected with Hunger Alleviation Organizations in your Community:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://mclennan.agrilife.org/
McLennan County Office: 254-
757-5180
Acts Storehouse
Phone: 254-759-1800
Antioch Benevolence
Phone: 254-754-0386
Austin Avenue UMC - Kids Against
Hunger
Phone: 817-726-1000
Bread of Life Food Pantry
Phone: 254-799-0229
Caritas of Waco
Phone: 254-753-4593 Co-Partners for Christ
Phone: 254-836-5001
Church of the Open Door – Food
Basket
Phone: 254-799-2656
Hands of Mercy – Waco
Phone: 254-752-2293
Lakeshore Baptist Food Pantry
Phone: 254-772-2910
Meals on Wheels Phone: 254-752-0316 The Salvation Army
Phone: 254- 756-7276 Second Missionary Baptist Church Phone: 254-799-6300
Shepherd’s Heart Phone: 254- 722-9517
Shepherd’s Heart – Carver Park Phone: 254-799-2766 Shepherd’s Heart – Elm Mott Phone: 254-829-6016 Shepherd’s Heart – Living Word Phone: 254-799-3796
Shepherd’s Heart – Lorena Phone: 254-857-4540 Shepherd’s Heart – Victorious Life
Phone: 254-315-7695 Urban Gardening Coalition in Waco
http://hotugc.org/
Contact Kathleen Lokey at [email protected]
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Mills County
-Mullin-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 12.2%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 15.3%
Unmet Food Needs: 22%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://mills.agrilife.org/
Mills County Office: 325-648-3546
Goldthwaite Evangelism Center
Phone: 325-451-0953
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Navarro County
-Blooming Grove, Chatfield, Corsicana First, Dawson, Dresden, Emhouse, Eureka, Frost,
Kerens First, Pleasant Grove, Richland, St. Andrews, St. Luke, Wesley, Wesley Chapel- What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 21.8%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 19.4%
Unmet Food Needs: 22%
Food Bank: North Texas Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension): http://navarro.agrilife.org/
Navarro County Office: 903-654-3075 Boys and Girls Club Navarro County
Phone: 903-872-9231
Frost Community Center
Phone: 903-682-2361
Navarro County Food Pantry
Phone: 903-872-9055
New Encounters
Phone: 903-874-1577
Northside Baptist Church
Phone: 903-872-5601
Salvation Army of Corsicana
Phone: 903-874-7131
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Palo Pinto County
-Cedar Springs, Central, Gordon, Graford, Mineral Wells First, Palo Pinto, Santo, Strawn-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 17.8%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 17.8%
Unmet Food Needs: 26%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://palopinto.agrilife.org/
Palo Pinto County Office: 940-659-2655
Community Food Pantry of Gordon
Phone: 940-769-2774
HOPE, Inc. of Mineral Wells
Phone: 940-325-1306
New Haven Helping Hands
Phone: 940-325-5654
Mingus-Gordon Food Pantry
Phone: 254-693-5367
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Parker County
-Aledo, Annetta UMC, Bethel, Bethesda, Brock, Calvary, Couts Memorial, Holder’s Chapel,
Millsap, Poolville, Silver Creek, Springtown, Weatherford First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 11.1%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 15.9%
Unmet Food Needs: 26%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://parker.agrilife.org/
Parker County Office: 817-
598-6159
Center of Hope
Phone: 817-594-0266
Cindy Bishop Ministries
Phone: 817-721-4455
Community Caring Center
Phone: 817-270-2962
Eagle Mountain UMC
Phone: 817-444-0226
Father’s Wish Food Ministry
Phone: 817-629-6070
First Baptist Church of Castle Hills
Phone: 817-237-3891
Freedom House
Phone: 817-596-7543
Friendship Baptist Church
Phone: 817-594-5940
Gathering’s Proverbs Place
Phone: 682-229-8440
Life and Liberty Food Pantry
Phone: 817-800-2767
Manna Storehouse
Phone: 817-599-6569
Neighbor to Neighbors
Phone: 817-523-6095
Outreach to Love Church
Phone: 817-221-2983
Parker County Committee on Aging
Phone: 817-596-4640
Senior Center
Phone: 817-444-0070
Song in the Night Ministries
Phone: 817-734-1404
South Main Church of Christ
Phone: 817-594-3030
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Runnels County
-Ballinger First, Winters First-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 23.7%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 15.5%
Unmet Food Needs: 25%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://runnels.agrilife.org/
Runnels County Office: 325-365-2219
Ballinger Ministerial Alliance
Phone: 325-365-2687
Carnegie Library of Ballinger
Phone: 325-365-3616
Runnels Aging Service
Phone: 325-365-5027
Runnels County Veterans Service Office
Phone: 325-365-3612
St. Mary Star of the Sea
Phone: 325-365-2687
Winters Ministerial Alliance, Inc.
Phone: 325-977-2027
Winters Samaritan House
Phone: 325-365-1417
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Somervell County
-Glen Rose-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 11.8%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 16.3%
Unmet Food Needs: 23%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://somervell.agrilife.org/
Somervell County Office: 254-897-2809
Somervell County Food Bank
Phone: 254-898-0354
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Stephens County -Breckenridge FUMC-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 19.9%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 16.7%
Unmet Food Needs: 28%
Food Bank: Food Bank of West Central Texas, Abilene
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:
AgriLife (County Extension): http://stephens.agrilife.org/
Stephens County Office: 254-559-2313 Betty Hardwick Center Stephens
Phone: 325-670-5061
Breckenridge Mobile Food Pantry
Phone: 254-559-1620
Breckenridge Senior Citizen Center
Phone: 254-559-8742
Elliott Street Church of Christ
Phone: 254-559-2558
First Baptist Breckenridge
Phone: 254-559-2295
Resource Care
Phone: 325-762-2447
Stephens County Veterans Service Office
Phone: 254-559-3612
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Tarrant County -Alliance, Arborlawn, Arlington First, Arlington Heights, Asbury, Azle First, Bedford First,
Benbrook, Bethel, Campus Drive, Christ, City Point, Colleyville, Community of Hope,
Covenant, Crowley, Davis Memorial, Dido, Eagle Mountain, Edge Park, Epworth, Euless First,
Everman, Faith, Forest Hill, Fort Worth First, Genesis, Good Shepherd, Grace Fort Worth,
Grace Arlington, Grapevine First, Handley, Hurst First, Keller First, Kennedale, La Trinidad,
LifePoint, Lighthouse Fellowship, Mansfield First, McMillan, Meadowbrook, Morningside,
New World, Polytechnic, River Oaks, Saginaw, Smithfield, St. Andrew’s Arlington, St. Andrews
Fort Worth, St. Barnabas, St. John the Apostle, St. Luke, St. Matthew, St. Paul, St. Stephen,
Tongan First, Trinity, Unchartered, University, Watauga, Western Hills, White’s Chapel, Wm.
C. Martin-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 15.3%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 18.1%
Unmet Food Needs: 25%
Food Bank: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With (by region): Arlington
Arlington Adult Day Health Care
Arlington Central Senior Center
Arlington Charities
Arlington Christian Bible
Fellowship
Arlington Seventh-Day Adventist
Church/Revive Community Care
Arlington Urban Ministries
Foundation Communities
Girls, Inc. of Tarrant County
House of Prayer
Household of Faith
New York Senior Center
North Davis Church of Christ
Hearts & Hands Ministries
RCCG Holy Ghost Zone
Safe Haven/Arlington
Salvation Army
Water from the Rock
Fort Worth
AB Christian Learning Center
Aids Outreach Center
Altamesa Church of Christ/
Neighborhood Needs
Beautiful Feet Ministries
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Fort Worth
Bread Basket Ministries
Broadway Baptist Church/Agape
Ministry
Catholic Charities
Cenikor Foundation
Center for Transforming
Lives/YWCA
Christian Community Assistance
Communities in Schools of
Greater Tarrant County
Cornerstone Assistance Network
East Saint Paul Baptist Church
Eastside Ministries of Fort Worth
First Baptist Church of Fort Worth
First Missionary Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church/First
Hand Ministry
First United Methodist Church/
First Street Methodist Mission
Fort Worth HOPE Center
Fort Worth Teen Challenge
Fossil Creek Community
Development Center
Freedom Church
Grace Seventh-Day Adventist
Church
Greenway Church
Handley United Methodist Church
Jewish Family Services/Senior
Program
Mayfield Community
Development Corp.
Meals on Wheels of Metropolitan
Tarrant County
New Beth-Eden Missionary
Baptist Church
New Breed Christian Center
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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New Light Baptist Church
New Name Ministries
New Rising Star Baptist Church
North Fort Worth Baptist Church
Northside Inter-Community
Agency (NICA)
Portfolio Resident Services
Presbyterian Night Shelter
REACH Resource Centers on
Independent Living
Recovery Resource Council
Refugee Services of Texas
Ridglea Baptist Church Riverside
Baptist Church
Safe Haven/Fort Worth
Saint Andrew Catholic Church/
Social Services
Saint Andrews United Methodist
Church
Saint Bartholomew Catholic
Church/Saint Vincent de Paul
Society
Saint George Catholic Church
Saint Luke Cumberland
Presbyterian Church/Heart to
Heart
Saint Thomas Food Pantry
Salvation Army/Fort Worth
Shelter
Salvation Army /Northside
Salvation Army/The ARC
Sandy Lane Baptist Church
Santa Fe Adolescent Services
Senior Citizen Centers (multiple
Fort Worth sites)
Senior Citizen Services of Tarrant
County
Southcliff Baptist Church
Southside Church of Christ
Sweet Home Baptist Church
Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus
The Church at Philadelphia
The Met Church Food Pantry
Travis Avenue Baptist Church
Union Gospel Mission
United Community Centers, Inc.
University Baptist Church
Vega Place R.A.
Victory Temple Ministries
Volunteers of America (Gemini
House, Strengthening Families)
West Aid
Western Hills Church of Christ
Mid-Cities/Northeast Tarrant
Co.
Bedford:
6 Stones Missions Network
Brown Trail School of Preaching
First Baptist Church Bedford/
HEB Family Support Services
First United Methodist Church/
Project Help
Trinity Baptist Church
Euless:
First United Methodist Church
New Life Fellowship Church
Grapevine:
GRACE
The Gate House
Haltom City:
Beacon Baptist Church
Christian Center of Fort Worth
N.E.E.D. West
Senior Center
Hurst:
Mission Central
N.E.E.D. East
Keller:
Christ’s Haven for Children
Community Storehouse
North Richland Hills:
Community Enrichment Center
Davis Memorial United Methodist
Church
Richland Hills:
Battered Women’s Foundation
Other Tarrant County Partners
Crowley:
Crowley House of Hope
Senior Center
Everman:
Families in Crisis
Everman United Methodist
Church
Forest Hill:
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Grace Tabernacle Missionary
Baptist Church
Senior Center
Grand Prairie:
Azleway, Inc.
Kennedale:
Senior Center
Mansfield:
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Living Word Outreach
St. Jude’s Food Pantry
River Oaks:
Living Water Church/The Light
Food Pantry
River Oaks Baptist Church
Senior Center
Saginaw:
Community Link Mission
Watauga:
Harvest Baptist Church
Senior Center
White Settlement:
Saint. Peter the Apostle Catholic
Church
Senior Center
West Freeway Church of Christ
TAFB Learning Garden
http://tafb.org/comm-gardens.html
Katey Rudd: 682-557-3304
AgriLife (County Extension):
http://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu/
Tarrant County Office: 817-884-1945
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Williamson County -Bartlett, Florence, Georgetown First, Good News, Granger, Hutto, Jarrell, Journey of Faith, Round Rock First, St. John’s, St. Paul, St. Philip’s, Taylor First, Tenth Street, Thrall, Wellspring-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 7.6%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 14.7%
Unmet Food Needs: 24%
Food Bank: Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With:AgriLife (County Extension):
http://williamson.agrilife.org County Office: 512-943-3300
Agape Food Pantry of Taylor Phone: 512-775-8277 The Caring Place of Georgetown Food Pantry Phone: 512-943-0700 Covenant UMC Austin Food Pantry Phone: 512-346-3124 Florence Community Food Pantry Phone: 254-793-2221 Heaven’s Harvest Georgetown
Phone: 512-863-0854 Hill Country Community Ministries Phone: 512-259-0360 Hill Country Nazarene Church Phone: 512-259-0881 Hutto Community Food Pantry Phone: 512-759-2064
Jarrell Community Food Pantry Phone: 512-635-6125 Leander Church of Christ Phone: 512-259-4673 Operation Liberty Hill Phone: 512-778-5077 Reaching Out Center Phone: 512-251-4800 Rockpointe Food Pantry Phone: 512-259-8872 Round Rock Serving Center Phone: 512-244-2431 Santa Rosa SVDP
Phone: 512-970-8553 Seventh Day Adventist Round Rock Phone: 512-388-7870 Shepherd’s Heart Phone: 512-352-5553 SVDP Round Rock Phone: 512-255-2330
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Young County
-Graham First, Jean, Murray, Newcastle, Olney, Salem – Crestview, Tonk Valley-
What Does Hunger Look Like In My Community?
County Poverty Rate: 16.8%
Statewide Food Insecurity Rate: 17%
County Food Insecurity Rate: 17.2%
Unmet Food Needs: 25%
Food Bank: Wichita Falls Area Food Bank
Hunger Alleviation Organizations You Can Get Connected With: AgriLife (County Extension):
http://young.agrilife.org/ Young County Office: 940-549-0737
Graham Community Food Pantry Phone: 940-549-0411 Ministry of Helps at FBC of Olney Phone: 940-564-5594 Young County Olney Senior Cub Center Phone: 940-564-2782 Young County Graham Senior Citizens Center Phone: 940-549-5451
County Food Desert Map: Blue = Low Income; Green = 1 (urban) or 10 (rural) miles from grocery store
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Thanks for your participation and answering God’s constant call to serve.
CTC Serve: Focusing on Hunger 2016 is happening!
Mark your calendars for September 11th, 2016 to
continue our work on hunger related issues in Central Texas.