Kathleen Petty

Rotary Club of Park Cities’ Fourth of July Parade has Raised 1.7+ Million Meals

The annual parade that returns on Thursday, July 4, has been helping close the hunger gap since 2016. When the Rotary Club of Park Cities’ annual Fourth of July Parade...
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Dallas Hope Charities Provides Community for LGBTQIA+ Young Adults

The North Texas Food Bank partner agency operates a housing program that includes the chance to learn about nutrition and gardening. At Dallas Hope Charities’ Hope Center, LGBTQIA+ young adults...
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NTFB Celebrates Pride Month

The North Texas Food Bank’s QUEERSpace Affinity Group is lifting up the LGBTQIA+ community this June—and throughout the year. The group that is made up of members of the LGBTQIA+...
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Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program Participants Learn About Service at NTFB

The June 14 Community Service Day was sponsored by NTT Data Plano ISD students participating in the Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program had the chance to give back to their...
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North Texas Food Bank Celebrates Dads this Father’s Day

Whether serving in our warehouse, visiting a partner pantry to ensure they have enough groceries for their children or volunteering during a distribution, fathers are critical to the North Texas...
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Celebrate National Peanut Butter Cookie Day with a No-Bake Breakfast Cookie

Made with honey and peanut butter, these cookies are a healthy alternative to traditional desserts. Now a standard pantry item, peanut butter was first introduced in the U.S. during the...
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Grayson College Wants to Ensure Students Always Have Access to Food

The campus offers a student-choice pantry, snack boxes and drive through distributions Fruit, mac ‘n cheese and bags of chips don’t last long at Grayson College’s Food Pantry, but staff...
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Get to know Jan’s Garden at the North Texas Food Bank

Celebrate National Garden Week by learning about the NTFB’s sustainable learning garden. Late spring storms meant the North Texas Food Bank had to cancel its National Garden Week volunteer shift...
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North Texas Food Bank is working to ensure no child goes hungry this summer

The one in five children who face hunger in North Texas can struggle even more during summer break. Children are more likely to face hunger in the summer when they...
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Celebrating NTFB Affinity Groups During Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Nihao Food Bank Initiative, HungerMitao and Nakayoshi Initiative bring together the AA and NHPI communities to fight hunger in North Texas. HungerMitao hosted a Music that Feeds concert this spring....
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