| TARRANT
AREA FOOD BANK (TAFB) works to eliminate hunger in
Fort Worth and 13 surrounding counties by providing food, education
and other resources to a network of partner agencies and their
communities.
Who
We Are
We
are the distribution hub of a 13-county network of hunger-relief
charities and social services centers. This network operates
in Tarrant and 12 neighboring counties on the west side
of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. Because
we serve more than Tarrant County, our name is Tarrant AREA Food
Bank. Our friends call us TAFB.
As
a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), Tarrant Area Food Bank receives
fresh, frozen and nonperishable food donated by the food industry
and the community. From our 69,000 square-foot warehouse in downtown
Fort Worth, we distribute this donated product to our network
that serves abuse victims, children, the elderly, the chronically
ill, the unemployed, the working poor and other Texans in need.
Tarrant
Area Food Bank Fast Facts
Frequently
Asked Questions
Our
Video
Our
History
Our
Affiliations
Finances
and Efficiency
Board
of Directors
Annual
Report
Our
History
Tarrant
Area Food Bank opened its doors in October 1982 and by the end
of that year had distributed donated food to 50 charities in Fort
Worth. Today, TAFB is a regional clearinghouse for donated food
and household products distributed to a network of 300 hunger-relief
agencies in 13 counties. Since 1982, with the help of thousands
of volunteers, TAFB has distributed more than 214 million pounds
of food and household products.
In
the late 1990s, we began implementing special programs to complement
our food distribution program. We now offer nutrition education
to individuals and families receiving food assistance, two different
feeding programs for children and free culinary job training for
low-income adults.
For the
community, we offer an interactive workshop on the reality of
hunger, tours of our warehouse and guest speakers knowledgeable
about local hunger and Tarrant Area Food Bank's mission and activities.
For
more information about any of these programs, please go to Special
Programs.
Our
Affiliations
Not
to be confused with other food banks in Fort Worth, Tarrant Area
Food Bank is a member of America’s Second Harvest—The Nation’s
Food Bank Network. This national network of more than 200 nonprofit
food banks serves all 50 states.
We
also belong to the Texas Food Bank Network, which coordinates
sharing
of
food donations and other resources among the 19 member food banks.
We
are efficient and financially responsible
Tarrant
Area Food Bank makes maximum use of its resources by recruiting
community volunteers to lead food drives, to inspect, sort and
repack salvage from retailers and donations from the community,
to help with fundraising events and office work and to provide
technical and professional expertise and advice.
With
a $1.00 donation, Tarrant Area Food Bank can provide food for
5 meals. Of our total income, including the value of the food
we handle, 97% goes to programs to stop hunger, and three percent
is applied toward administrative expenses and fundraising.
For
more financial details, you can access our Federal Tax
Form 990 as
a pdf.
Our
latest Annual Report is available as
a pdf.
Tarrant
Area Food Bank meets Better Business
Bureau Standards
for Charitable Solicitations. For details, visit www.fortworth.bbb.org.
Independent
Charities of America and Local Independent Charities
of America have recognized us with their Best in
America seal based on their igorous annual review of our
public accountability, program effectiveness and cost effectiveness.
These standards include those required by the Combined
Federal Campaign (CFC) and the State Employees
Charitable Campaign (SECC).
Additional
third-party Information about us is available at www.guidestar.org
and
www.charitynavigator.org.
Tarrant Area
Food Bank is listed with Dun and Bradstreet. Learn more by clicking
on their logo below.
Board
of Directors July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
OFFICERS
President
Jenny
Moore, Community Volunteer
President-elect
H.
W. (Bill) Johnson, Infrared Diagnostics, LLC
Treasurer
Todd
Hayes, American Distribution & Logistics
Secretary
Lyn
Dart, Texas
Christian University
Past
President
John
Quiroz, Neighborhood Housing Services of North Texas, Inc.
DIRECTORS
Legia
Abato, Texas Christian University/Sodexho
Pete Anderson,
City of Fort Worth
Larry
Anfin, Coors Distributing Company of Fort Worth
Scott
Bagg, Bagg Insurance & Financial Solutions
Karen
Bell, City of Fort Worth
Chad
Blakeman, Blakeman Transportation
Kenneth
Barr, Kenneth Barr Consulting
LeVonne
Collins, ConAgra Foods, Ranch Style Facility
Mary
Deaton, Retired Texas Cooperative Extension Agent
Ann
Farmer, Tarrant County Human Resources
Jay
Fry, Summit Bank
Joe
Gallagher, Cook Children’s Health Care System
Corey
Hines, Carrier
Austin
Jourde, H-E-B Central Market
Angela
Kaufman, Texas Christian University
Rita
Mirabal-McGee, Broome McGee, P.C.
Stacy
Posey, Community Volunteer
Samantha
Powell, Tarrant County College Southeast
Doug
Renfro, Renfro Foods
Goldie
Rhone, Capital One Bank
Betty
Rogers, Community Volunteer & Retired Bank Executive
Armando
Silva, American Airlines
Jim
Sonnen, Sonnen Services
Leo
Taylor, Wortham Insurance & Risk Management
Melinda
Veatch, Tarrant Area Community of Churches
Princeton
Williams, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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ABOUT
US: Who
We Are | Fast
Facts | Frequently
Asked Questions |
Our
Affiliations | Our
History | Board
of Directors
WHO WE
HELP: Who Is Hungry | Who
We Serve | Service
Area Map
HOW WE HELP: What
We Do | Food Distribution |
Special Programs
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