2-1-1 for emergency after- hours food assistance
Service Hours and Days
Now Open on the following days and times
Mon 10:30am–12:30pm
Wed 10:30am–12:30pm
We have returned to inside interviews for qualifying and other assistance. People needing food will be asked to park in a designated area and then come inside for food assistance.
(940) 382-0807
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the Food Center has had as its mission to provide food from a central community storehouse to needy families and individuals struggling with hunger insecurity.
Since 1974,
40%
of Americans are only one missed paycheck away from poverty
21%
families
27,000
of Denton county residents are hunger insecure
we have served since March 2020
via our records!
Survival is a shared burden,
not an individual obligation.
There's a lot of shame around asking for help. Since we've been in school, we're taught that it’s eat or be eaten—survival of the fittest.
But survival is a shared burden, and when institutions fail to meet our needs, we can rely on the values that make us human—the social bonds that hold us together as we provide for each other.
NEED
,
in this time of
We have changed our distribution process to reduce personal contact and protect vulnerable individuals while staying true to our mission to help relieve hunger insecurity in our northern Denton county service area.
Watch this quick video by clicking on "NOURISHING NEIGHBORS DCFC" to learn more about how we've adapted!
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We have updated our requirements and do not turn anyone away without food.
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Applicants/clients may request food once a month
Bring a photo ID with current address
Clients receive approximately enough food for a family of 4 for a week