The High Plains Food Bank is reaching out to you and asking for help.  They are experiencing a decline in their summer donations.  With families taking vacations and people doing things in the summer.  Donations are lacking for the food bank.

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According to Executive Director, Zack Wilson

  “Our summer donations have declined, leaving a fundraising gap of $150,000, And without adequate funds to purchase food for our partner agencies to distribute, needs will go unmet – especially in our rural communities, where around 60% of our food is distributed.”

 

The High Plains Food Bank services the top 29 counties in the Texas Panhandle.  Right now the High Plains Food Bank is experiencing a $150,000 gap.

The food inventory at the food bank is down 44% from this time last year.  This decrease impacts the agencies that the food bank serves.

“Our partners purchase food from us at a fraction of retail pricing,” Wilson said, “And when we don’t have proper food supply and selection, agencies have to look elsewhere to purchase food – at a much higher cost. If that cost doesn’t fit into their monthly budget, the reality is those needs may go unmet.”

HPFB can purchase about $10.00 worth of grocery items for every dollar donated.   The Food Bank serves over 8,000 households each month.

 

 

 

 

 

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