Passionately Pursuing a Hunger-Free Community

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• Passionately Pursuing a Hunger-Free Community

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Who We Are Founded in 1982, the North Texas Food
Bank is a nonprofit hunger relief organization
that distributes donated, purchased, and prepared
foods through a network of 260 Member Agencies,
utilizing 917 feeding programs across 13 North
Texas counties. The NTFB supports the nutritional
needs of children, families and seniors through
education, advocacy and strategic partnerships.
Who We Serve Our programs include food
pantries, soup kitchens and shelters,
after-school centers and senior citizen programs,
and Food Stamp Outreach. Each month, Member
Agencies distribute food to more than 50,000
families. On-site meal programs serve 435,000
meals/snacks each month. Our Campaign Close the
Gap is the NTFBs 3-year initiative to unite the
community to narrow the food gap by providing
access to 50 million meals annually. Last
year, 26 million meals were distributed.
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Feeding Children

• Program Description
• Children receive nutritious food from North Texas
  Food Bank Member
• Agencies through a variety of programs. Each year
  46.5 of the North
• Texas Food Banks resources are committed to
  programs feeding
• children. Over 80 of the children we feed are
  fed through pantries.
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• Approximately 45,000 children receive over
  1,100,000 meals each
• month as outlined below
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• Food pantries serve over 38,000 children
• Shelters and supplemental programs serve over
  150,000 meals and snacks to children
• The Food 4 Kids backpack program serves 4,100
  children weekly during the school year
• Kids Cafes serve 1,000 children 2-3 meals per
  week during the school year
• Summer feeding programs serve daily meals to
  1,000 children
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• Fiscal 2009 Feeding Children costs
• 5,859,900

Your support allows us to empower our parents
and students to have nutritious food. Without
this food, many of these kids wouldnt eat at
home. -Genetta Lewis, Director of after-school
and summer camp programs, Voice of Hope, West
Dallas
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Feeding Families

• Program Description
• Families receive services from North Texas Food
  Bank Member Agencies, through a variety of
  programs. Each year, 44 of the North Texas
  Food Banks resources are committed to feeding
  Families.
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• Approximately 45,000 families receive over
  1,500,000 meals each month as outlined below
• Food Pantries serve over 43,000 families each
  month
• Shelters and supplemental programs provide
  approximately 250,000 meals and snacks monthly to
  families each month
• NTFB Food Stamp outreach efforts enroll 190
  families each month
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• Fiscal 2009 Feeding Family costs
• 5,552,943
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Every dollar donated to the North Texas Food Bank
provides five meals for the hungry. Out of every
dollar donated, 97 cents goes directly to hunger
relief programs.
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Feeding Seniors

• Program Description
• Seniors receive services from North Texas Food
  Bank Member Agencies through a variety of
  programs. Each year, over 9 of the North Texas
  Food Banks resources are committed to feeding
  seniors.
• Approximately 17,500 seniors receive over 275,000
  meals per month as outlined below
• Food Pantries serve over 9,000 seniors each month
• Shelters and supplemental programs provide over
  50,000 meals and snacks for seniors each month
• The CSFP program delivers 7,500 commodity food
  boxes to seniors each month in Dallas County
• Fiscal 2009 Feeding Seniors costs
• 1,185,157

A member of Feeding America, the NTFB is ranked
as one of the top nonprofit organizations in
Dallas/Fort Worth and has received a Four- Star
Rating from Charity Navigator for two consecutive
years (2007 and 2008).
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Employee Client Engagement

• Employee Corporate Giving Campaign Drive
• Host a Close the Gap campaign to raise funds
• and create awareness on the issue of hunger.
• Canned Food Drive
• Host an on-site canned food drive
• benefiting the Food Bank.
• Employee/Family Volunteer Event at the Food Bank
  Warehouse
• Employees and their families can sort incoming
  food donations Monday
• through Friday or on select Service Saturdays.
  If serving in the
• Community Kitchen, employees will help Chef James
  Williams prepare
• meals for use by Member Agencies.
• Serving U
• Serving U is a first-class, experience-based,
  team-building course conducted at the North Texas
  Food Banks distribution facility. The program
  is designed to help key executive and
  departmental personnel sharpen their
  communication and teamwork skills while serving
  a larger purpose.

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Special Events

• Taste of the NFL is the ultimate Dallas Cowboys
  tailgate party. This high-profile event
  benefiting the North Texas Food Bank includes
  former and current Dallas Cowboys Players,
  Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and Dallas
  Desperados Dancers.This signature tailgate
  party is hosted by Abacus Executive Chef, Kent
  Rathbun and Dallas Cowboys players

DeMarcus Ware and Marcus Spears. The event will
feature over 20 chef stations, two incredible
bands, a unique raffle, exciting live and silent
auctions, and over 750 anticipated guests rubbing
shoulders with current and former Dallas Cowboys.
100 of funds raised will benefit the NTFBs
Feeding Kids initiative. TNFL will be held in
April in 2009.
Empty Bowls is an annual downtown Dallas
luncheon combining delicious cuisine with
handmade artall to benefit the North Texas Food
Banks hunger relief efforts.  
Guests enjoy the soups, breads and desserts
provided by more than twenty select restaurants,
and go home with a hand-crafted bowl created by
an area artisan. While savoring the luncheon
delicacies, Young Strings of the Dallas Symphony
Orchestra entertain in the beautiful atrium of
the Meyerson Symphony Center. The February 20,
2009 event will attract individuals from across
the Metroplex, and especially from the downtown
professional community.  
Empty Bowls is an annual Downtown Dallas
luncheon combining delicious cuisine with
handmade artall to benefit the North Texas Food
Banks hunger relief efforts.
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The Impact Your Gift Will Make

• Every dollar donated to the North Texas Food Bank
  
• provides five meals for the hungry.
• Out of every dollar donated,
• 97 cents goes directly to hunger relief programs.
  
• How will you make an impact?
• Donation Impact
• 100 500 meals
• 500 2,500 meals
• 2,500 12,500 meals
• 10,000 50,000 meals
• 25,000 125,000 meals
• 100,000 500,000 meals

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• Close the Gap is a 3-year strategic campaign to
  unite the community, and narrow the food gap, by
  providing access to 50 million meals annually by
  2011.
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• The mission of the North Texas Food Bank is to
  passionately pursue a hunger-free community by
  distributing food through a network of 917
  feeding and education programs , in 260 Member
  Agencies, across 13 counties in North Texas.
  Every 1 donated to the Food Bank provides five
  meals, and .97 cents of each donated dollar
  goes directly toward food distribution.
•  It is no longer acceptable to grow
  incrementally. We must do what needs to be done
  to Close the Gap! Jan Pruitt, President CEO,
  North Texas Food Bank
• What is the food gap?
• According to the U.S. Census, there are over one
  half million people living at or below the
  poverty line in our North Texas Service Area. We
  have analyzed the need for food in this
  population and determined that there is a gap
  between what we are currently providing and what
  is actually needed to meet the nutritional needs.
  The difference between what we are doing and
  what is needed is the food gap.
• The North Texas Food Bank has set an aggressive
  goal to impact hunger by doubling our current
  impact in order to provide access to 50 million
  meals by 2011.
• How can I get involved and help close the gap on
  hunger?
• The North Texas Food Bank offers four key ways to
  get involved
• For every 1 donated, we distribute five meals.
  We can leverage your dollars though a regularly
  occurring monthly donation or a one time gift!
• A response to hunger requires community
  awareness! Be aware of local and national issues
  surrounding hunger and speak out for those whose
  voice may not be heard.
• Volunteers are in our warehouse every weekday,
  and on weekends, preparing food for
  distribution! Help pack a box or sort donations!