How It Works | Denton Community Food Center

A note regarding the Food Center

The Board of the Denton Community Food Center is committed to taking extra precautions to keep our volunteers, clients and food supply safe.

We clean and sanitize surfaces regularly and are asking that everyone wash their hands often and thoroughly. Please stay home if you are feeling ill.

We continue to expect Denton County's population growth (82 people a day move here) and the continuing challenges of the local economy to keep the demand for food assistance high.

The distribution of food is basic to everyone's health and well-being. We are committed to providing emergency amounts of nutritious food to the hunger insecure members of the Northern Denton community who qualify by USDA/TDA standards. See details regarding our “NEW appointment system " below.

We are seeing a larger number of families with school age children requiring food due to the economy and the population increases in Denton County.

Your donation will go far in helping us meeting this increased demand.

Our sincerest thanks for your support!

To receive food from us,

follow the instructions below

What to do:

New appointment system for food distribution.
Use the link here or on the first page using the Pantrysoft link.

Then 1) Signup: Create a username and password. (write it down, so you can use it later.) Go to the next screen and answer the 6 questions, then select , SIGNUP. You will be logged off then.

2) Then Select Logon, enter your username and password you created in step one. Answer all the questions including members of your household. DON'T FORGET TO SIGN THE FORM AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.

If you get invalid credentials, then your username or password were typed incorrectly.
Your application will be reviewed in 3-5 working days, then you will get an approval email For your first visit bring all your documents for the household including ID's.

You can use a Smart phone, tablet or computer to signup and logon.

Our location is
306 N. Loop 288, Suite 400, Denton 76209

Follow the signage posted

You may
receive food not more than

once a
month

We have changed our limit of 6 visits a year by allowing up to 12 visits per year, not more often than once per month.

Be prepared with a

Photo ID &
proof of
address

Any valid ID, including passports, SNAP cards and green cards are acceptable.

Please also provide information documents (school id's, library cards, etc.) that shows information on all the people in the household and your current address in Denton or Northern Denton County.

Our volunteers will guide you through the process and direct you forward.

of groceries will be provided to each family

Individual
Selection

Each household receives approximately enough food to feed a family of 4 for a week.

For purposes of

Social

Distancing

No more than 15 minutes before your selected appointment time park your vehicle in the designated area and wait until it's time to come inside the waiting room for your appointment.

You will be confirmed asked to select the items you want and then given a basket of food with your choices to take back to your car.

You will need to load the food yourself into your car unless you are physically unable to do so. There are a limited number of handicapped parking spaces in front of the food center building.

Our waiting room has two bathrooms and a water fountain for your use.