What is the Food Bank doing to help people support themselves so they don’t depend on charity?
Tarrant Area Food Bank offers several programs that directly or indirectly help people help themselves: • Operation Frontline provides nutrition education and food preparation classes specifically designed to teach families how to obtain sufficient nutrition on a low-income budget. • Kids Cafes serve prepared meals in after-school programs to provide sufficient nourishment for impoverished children so they can focus on learning. • BackPacks for Kids help children develop normally and be ready for school by providing food over the weekends. • The Community Kitchen offers culinary job training for low-income adults seeking a career earning more than minimum wage. • The Food Bank’s SNAP (Food Stamp)/Community Outreach Coordinator is available to community organizations, including our Partner Agencies, to explain to individuals and families the benefits of the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly named Food Stamp Program) and to help them apply for SNAP. Participant
