關於我們

Founded in 1982, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated and purchased foods through a network of nearly 500 Partner Agencies and Organizations in 13 counties.

我們的歷史

1982 年，四名達拉斯婦女承諾在德克薩斯州北部與飢餓作鬥爭。這些富有遠見的領導人——喬柯蒂斯、凱瑟琳霍爾、洛林格里芬基爾徹和麗茲米亞德——開始通過北德克薩斯州的慈善組織網絡收集和分發剩餘食品和雜貨產品，建立了北德克薩斯食品銀行 (NTFB)。

該網絡覆蓋了構成當前 NTFB 服務區的 13 個縣：達拉斯、丹頓、科林、范甯、羅克沃爾、亨特、格雷森、考夫曼、埃利斯、納瓦羅、拉馬爾、三角洲和霍普金斯

通過堅持不懈和慷慨的社區支持，NTFB 在第一年就向飢餓的鄰居分發了超過 400,000 磅的食物。 1983 年，NTFB 組織委員會的成員與德克薩斯州立法機構的成員一起幫助通過了“善意捐贈者法案”，該法案保護捐贈者免於承擔捐贈或捐贈產品的責任。在此之後，更多的北德克薩斯人受到鼓舞而捐款。

Today, nearly 40 years later, the NTFB is still supported by a generous and compassionate community that cares deeply about helping North Texans achieve food security. As the hunger crisis has grown over the years, NTFB has expanded from distributing 400,000 pounds of food a year to distributing 144 million meals in its last fiscal year – more annual meals than ever in our history – through its Feeding Network of nearly 500 Partner Agencies.

As we commemorate our 40th anniversary of serving our neighbors facing hunger, we know the need is greater than it has ever been. The COVID-19 pandemic has both caused and exposed an unprecedented level of food insecurity in our community. According to Feeding America, approximately 640,000 North Texans do not know where their next healthy meal will come from – including 1 in 6 children. North Texas the 4th most food insecure region in the nation.

NTFB 致力於提供今天的食物和明天的希望隨著我們繼續朝著創建無飢餓和健康的北德克薩斯的願景而努力。