Food Bank

Lake Whitney Area Food Bank

Annual "Food for Families" Food Drive Is our Fall Event


"Our Daily Bread" is the official name of the Whitney Food Bank

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Thank You for Helping Us Make The Goal

The Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance food bank operates completely through donations and volunteers. No one is paid. All donations remain in our community and go directly to providing for those in need. 


Thank you to the Lake Whitney Area for helping us reach our goal of 70,000 pounds.

Help us turn this....

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Our Daily Bread Food Bank is part of Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance (LWMA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of people in the Lake Whitney area.

Each month we serve 300 families with almost 700 family members by providing over 14,000 pounds of food. Help us serve the people who live in our community - children, the elderly, and low-income families - by donating food items or by making a financial donation.

100% of your donation goes directly to providing food for local residents. All staff are unpaid volunteers.


Donate by Mail

Send a check to:

Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance / Food Bank

PO Box 1502

Whitney, TX 76692


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Monthly Program

The Whitney Food Bank provides food for almost 700 household members each month. Our doors are open to anyone. Clients do not have to receive food stamps to be eligible.

The Food Bank Director determines an adequate amount of food items to distribute to each household based on family size and needs. Most clients receive food items every 30 days to provide for one week's worth of meals for the month.

Whitney Food Bank is open three days a week to distribute food. On a typical day, 30 families with 75 family members will receive 1,700 pounds of food from the Food Bank. At the end of the month, over 40 volunteers will have worked almost 500 hours, serving 300 families with almost 700 family members and providing over 14,000 pounds of food.





Weekend Backpack Program

During the school year, qualifying students are part of our "Backpack" program. Each Friday those designated students receive a backpack from the school counselor that is filled with canned goods containing food for breakfast and lunch for that weekend. Backpacks are returned to the school counselor the following Monday to be filled again before the next weekend.

Summer Snack Bags Program

When school is out, parents or guardians of qualifying students may come by the Food Bank twice a month on Tuesdays to receive "Summer Snack Bags". These bags have food for breakfast, lunch and a snack that should last for ten days.


As in all of our areas, all workers are unpaid volunteers.


Location and Phone

100 Sims Drive, Whitney, Texas   Map


254-694-3155

(Leave a message if it is off-hours)


Hours

Monday 10:00 - 12:00

Wednesday 4:00 - 6:00

Thursday 1:00 - 3:00


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