East Texas Food Bank

The East Texas Food Bank mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in East Texas. To meet the needs of the over 175,400 households served, the East Texas Food Bank partners with agencies throughout its 26-county service area to distribute food. The East Texas Food Bank also has eight programs: BackPack Program, Kids Cafe/Afterschool Snack, Summer Food Program, Senior Box Program, Mobile Pantry, Fresh Produce Program, Nutrition Education and Benefits Outreach designed to meet the targets of children, adults and seniors. The East Texas Food Bank distributed 34 million meals in FY2025. The East Texas Food Bank receives food from a variety of sources: area food drives, growers, packers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, restaurants, grocery store chains and USDA.

Despite getting a large amount of products donated, approximately 20% of our inventory must be purchased to maintain a variety of items for our partner agencies and the specific needs of our programs.