food banks /tags/food-banks food banks en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:49:07 GMT Amid federal funding cuts, North Texas food pantries see rising demand — and budget gaps /business-economy/2025-04-03/amid-federal-funding-cuts-north-texas-food-pantries-see-rising-demand-and-budget-gaps Community needs are up at the food pantry he operates as federal funding cuts, coupled with inflationary increases, are affecting North Texans. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:49:07 GMT /business-economy/2025-04-03/amid-federal-funding-cuts-north-texas-food-pantries-see-rising-demand-and-budget-gaps Eric E. Garcia | Fort Worth Report A new app for North Texas food rescue program helps feed and builds community /news/2024-12-12/eetz-app-north-texas-food-insecurity-cathedral-of-hope Thousands of people in North Texas are facing food insecurity as the cost of groceries rises. With the help of a new app, Scot MacRae and a group of volunteers are putting food into the hands of those in need. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:05:00 GMT /news/2024-12-12/eetz-app-north-texas-food-insecurity-cathedral-of-hope Priscilla Rice Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed /business-economy/2024-08-27/squeezed-by-inflation-and-politics-a-texas-food-bank-gets-creative-to-keep-people-fed To help raise money the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:21:41 GMT /business-economy/2024-08-27/squeezed-by-inflation-and-politics-a-texas-food-bank-gets-creative-to-keep-people-fed Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune Farm bill debate highlights split among Texans in Congress over SNAP, other policies /government/2024-05-24/congress-agriculture-committee-bill-hearing-2024 Opponents say this year's farm bill would significantly cut down on federal meal benefits for low-income Americans. Supporters say projected funding cuts are inaccurate. Fri, 24 May 2024 13:17:27 GMT /government/2024-05-24/congress-agriculture-committee-bill-hearing-2024 Toluwani Osibamowo Drone and autonomous vehicle food bank deliveries lift off in Arlington /environment-nature/2024-05-09/drone-and-autonomous-vehicle-food-bank-deliveries-lift-off-in-arlington High wind speeds couldn’t keep Arlington’s new food delivery drones — or the city’s ambitions to become a transportation innovation hub — from taking off Wednesday. Thu, 09 May 2024 16:04:55 GMT /environment-nature/2024-05-09/drone-and-autonomous-vehicle-food-bank-deliveries-lift-off-in-arlington Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report Fort Worth-area food bank faces food shortage as busy summer season looms /news/2024-04-25/fort-worth-tarrant-food-bank-food-shortage-hunger-north-texas The Tarrant Area Food Bank said it may not have enough food to help families keep from going hungry over the summer, when school kids eat more meals at home. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-25/fort-worth-tarrant-food-bank-food-shortage-hunger-north-texas Christopher Connelly Looking to get rid of excess food this holiday? Here’s where and how you can donate /government/2023-11-20/looking-to-get-rid-of-excess-food-this-holiday-heres-where-and-how-you-can-donate Americans likely will waste 312 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving, according to ReFED, a nonprofit focused on reducing food waste. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:30:40 GMT /government/2023-11-20/looking-to-get-rid-of-excess-food-this-holiday-heres-where-and-how-you-can-donate Rachel Behrndt | Fort Worth Report As food insecurity grows, one of Denton’s largest pantries operates on borrowed time /news/2023-10-04/as-food-insecurity-grows-one-of-dentons-largest-pantries-operates-on-borrowed-time Just after 1 p.m. on a Wednesday in late September, idling cars are lined up neatly between traffic cones on Fort Worth Drive, its inhabitants waiting for their turn to enter the small white and green building in the corner of a gravel lot. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:31:32 GMT /news/2023-10-04/as-food-insecurity-grows-one-of-dentons-largest-pantries-operates-on-borrowed-time Amber Gaudet | Denton Record-Chronicle North Texas food banks brace for increased demand ahead of a possible government shutdown /government/2023-09-29/what-happens-during-a-government-shutdown If the U.S. government shuts down Oct. 1, increased demand for food could stretch the already thin resources at North Texas food banks. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government/2023-09-29/what-happens-during-a-government-shutdown Megan Cardona Faced with high heat and rising costs, Denton community garden scales back production /news/2023-08-15/faced-with-high-heat-and-rising-costs-denton-community-garden-scales-back-production One of the largest community gardens in the U.S., Shiloh Field is cutting operating hours, including maintaining fields and allowing volunteers, from five days a week to only Thursday and Saturday. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-15/faced-with-high-heat-and-rising-costs-denton-community-garden-scales-back-production John Anderson