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In 1982, served Tarrant County.

Now serves charities in 13 counties.

Transferred food to 50 charities in 1982.

Now works with more than 300 nonprofit organizations.

Distributed only nonperishable food.

In addition to boxed and canned foods, provides fresh and frozen produce, bread, meat and dairy products, as available.

Served only nearby charities.

Services an 11,000 square mile territory.

Existed as a start-up in donated warehouse space.

Operates a 69,000 square-foot warehouse with two-story high freezers and coolers and   state-of-the art inventory system.

Began operations with a proposed budget of $156,000 and a staff of 4 fulltime and 2 part-time employees.

Operates with a staff of 43 full-time employees and a cash budget of $4 million. The value of the food handled brings the total annual revenue to $25 million.

Began operations with only a few dozen volunteers.

3,000 volunteers donated 66,000 hours of service in 2006-07.

Public unaware of the true realities of hunger.

Limited public conversation about hunger in our community.

Tarrant Area Food Bank offers interactive workshops to educate the community about the circumstances that lead to hunger and the barriers faced by those seeking assistance.

Speakers from the Food Bank’s Speakers Bureau educate communities about hunger.

Hoped to become a known local charity.

The Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth each year finds Tarrant Area Food Bank to be meeting the Bureau's 20 Standards for Charitable Accountability.

Tarrant Area Food Bank consistently receives high ratings from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities, and from other oversight organizations.

Moved about one million pounds of food the first 12 months of operation.

Tarrant Area Food Bank moves more than 15 million pounds of food per year.

No programs to address chronic hunger and malnourishment.

Provides programs to end chronic hunger and malnutrition:

•  Kids Cafe offers prepared meals through    after-school tutoring, mentoring and recreational programs.

•  BackPacks for Kids provides backpacks of nonperishable food for children at high risk of hunger over the weekends when they are away from school meals.

•  Staff help provide information about Food Stamps.

•  Operation Frontline, a curriculum developed by the national organization Share Our Strength, uses cooking classes to teach nutrition to low-income families.

•  The Community Kitchen offers basic culinary job training and life skills to low-income adults seeking employment.