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Some North Texans still struggling to provide food despite returning to work, food banks say
Some North Texans still struggling to provide food despite returning to work, food banks say
Food pantry organizers say nowadays many people who drop by for free food and meals are working but still need the help.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Those in charge of keeping North Texans fed say the need has shifted.
Food pantry organizers say nowadays many people who drop by for free food and meals are working but still need the help.
At the onset of the pandemic, most of the recipients were unemployed due to countless layoffs and furloughs.
Updated on May 21, 2021 at 11:28 am
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The hours-long lines at many North Texas food donation drive-thru events are now mostly long gone, according to organizers.
The latest in a series of Mega Mobile Markets in southwest Fort Worth, put on by the Tarrant Area Food Bank, drew about one-third of the crowd on Friday morning that a similar event would have likely pulled in during the height of the pandemic, according to a representative of the charity.
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The Tarrant Area Food Bank anticipated a line of about 1,300 vehicles to pass through the lines on the grounds of Herman Clark Stadium, just north of Southwest Loop 820. Other, similar events at the same site drew a line of more than 3,300 vehicles.
Just as the needs of clients continue so do the needs of the nonprofit. Our biggest needs are with volunteers and also with financial contributions. we are continuing to provide food at record levels in our history. and of course now with folks getting vaccinated and things starting to return to normal. We would like to get our volunteers back. We rely on heavily, to the tune of 20,000 people, on volunteers every year, she said.
Any gaps in volunteers and funding, though, won t slow the mission. We knew even before the pandemic that we weren t fully surfacing all 13 counties that we are responsible for providing food to, Butner said as she talked about the nonprofit s new distribution center in Weatherford. That will help us serve some of our rural communities in a better way than we have in the past.
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