Get Food Assistance
See below to learn more about how to get food assistance through Senior Programs, Mobile Pantry Sites, locating a Food Pantry in your area, or by speaking to a Social Services Assistance Staff member.
Social Services Assistance staff can provide valuable information regarding SNAP and other HHSC benefits that may be available to assist with supplementing your food budget. Contact an SSA staff member through the SNAP Information page.
Find a Food Pantry Near You
If you or someone you know is seeking food assistance, use our agency finder below to find a food pantry near you. Please call 214-330-1396 if you need SNAP Assistance. Important: When you find an agency that interests you, we encourage you to contact them prior to visiting them to confirm their service hours and other information.
Can't find a food pantry that works for you? View our Mobile Pantry schedule.
SNAP Information
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) addresses the nutritional needs of low-income families.
Senior Programs
Ensuring that seniors have access to nutritious foods that meet their health needs.
Mobile Pantry Distribution
There's no need to register for any of the food distributions listed, it is first come first served.
NTFB food distribution participants are requested to give their name, share their family size, and provide zip code where their family resides to receive food. No proof is necessary.
Drive-Thru Distributions (Indicated by Car)
Participants are required to have a vehicle unless otherwise specified.
Walk-Up Distributions (Indicated by Shoe)
Participants are encouraged to bring their own carts and baskets to help carry their food if they can.
The NTFB would like to acknowledge that while every effort is made to adhere to posted distribution times, some sites are subject to change due to product availability and/or weather. Also, for our client choice/walk up distributions, we encourage neighbors to bring their own reusable bags or cart to make transporting product home easier.
Food Assistance and SNAP FAQs
A food bank is a non-profit that safely stores millions of pounds of food that will soon be delivered to local food programs, like a food pantry. The food stored by food banks is donated from local neighbors, retailers, grocery stores, and restaurants.
A food pantry is a distribution center where hungry families can receive food. Supplied with food from a food bank, pantries feed hundreds of people per week! Because every community is different, there are many different types of pantries.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
