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East Texas Food Bank to offer new Mobile Pantry in Center

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) will offer a new Mobile Pantry on the fourth Friday of the month with fresh produce in Center, from 4-5:30 p.m. beginning July 26. The distribution will take place at First Baptist Church, 117 Cora Street. “Shelby County has a great need for food
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East Texas Food Bank begins Free Summer Food Program

The East Texas Food Bank kicks off the free Summer Food Program for children on Tuesday, June 4, at 42 East Texas locations. “It’s so important to make sure children do not go hungry in the summer just because school is out,” said David Emerson, CEO of the East Texas
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Feeding America study shows more people are hungry in East Texas New Map the Meal Gap numbers released today

More East Texans are food insecure and the increase in food prices and the amount of money they need to buy food has reached its highest point in the last 20 years, according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. At the local level, Map the Meal Gap
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The East Texas Food Bank to Open Texarkana Resource Center and Pantry

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) will open on May 14, the new Texarkana Resource Center at 3019 S. Lake Dr. in Texarkana, TX as part of ETFB’s overall strategic plan to distribute more food and serve more people. “The Texarkana Resource Center is located near low-income neighborhoods, where 9,000
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East Texas Food Bank to offer new Mobile Pantry in Grand Saline

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) will offer a new Mobile Pantry on the fourth Friday of every month with fresh produce in Grand Saline located in Van Zandt County, from 10-11:30 a.m., beginning April 26. The distribution will take place at the Grand Saline High School Football Stadium at
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Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change Campaign Returns to East Texas to Help People Facing Hunger

Everyone needs nutritious food to thrive, and in every community in America, people are working hard to provide for themselves and their families. Yet in 2022, 44 million people—1 in 7 people—faced food insecurity in the U.S. Those are the highest numbers in a decade, underscoring the need for more
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