Volunteers are critical to our mission, and we look forward to welcoming you all soon. To protect the health of our staff and community, High Plains Food Bank is closed to all volunteers and community service until further notice. We strive to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while continuing to alleviate hunger across the Texas Panhandle. 

We are not able to fully complete the task of alleviating hunger in the Panhandle without the dedication of the countless volunteers who make it possible.  Maybe you feel a tug to get involved in something bigger than yourself. Well, we have you covered.  Volunteers help in The Garden, sort food in the product recovery warehouse, or help serve a meal in Kids Cafe. 

Your gift is urgently needed! The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to impact those struggling with hunger. We are gathering every possible resource to provide food and supplies to all who need it, but we’re facing a sharp increase in demand.  

More kids, parents, and seniors in our community are going hungry as a result of this ongoing crisis. Those who were already struggling face even greater challenges – not only to be fed, but to stay healthy. Nourishing food is the most basic need for our vulnerable neighbors.

Every dollar given to the High Plains Food Bank makes it possible to continue in the fight to end hunger.  In fact, because of the way the the food bank accesses food, we can stretch your dollar 10 times farther.  That means a $50 donation has a $500 impact!   With an online donation you can give wherever you are.  You can even set up a re-occurring gift. 

Alleviating hunger is not just about increasing food access, it is about educating people how to get the nutrition they need to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. We offer classes on the basics of nutrition along with topics such as preserving food, cooking with what you have, buying on a budget and even growing your own food. We believe knowledge is power, so feel the power  and join us in alleviating hunger with education.

HPFB COVID- 19 UPDATE AND ADJUSTMENTS 

High Plains Food Bank strives to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while continuing to alleviate hunger across the Texas Panhandle. To protect the health of our staff and community, High Plains Food Bank’s facilities are closed to the general public. An informational table is located in our entryway and an intercom is available for further assistance.

How High Plains Food Bank Works
High Plains Food Bank is the clearinghouse and distribution center for about 185 feeding partners, all of which are non-profit (501C3) organizations including emergency food pantries, shelters, recovery centers, & other non-profits. Our network of feeding partners spans the 29-county service area to serve people facing food insecurity in their communities.

Except for a few highly targeted direct feeding programs, including Kids Cafe, CSFP senior food boxes, direct mobile distribution, and Mobile Harvest, we are not able to distribute food to the general population. It is against tax code for us to sell our inventory and critical that the community understands that the food bank cannot directly distribute or sell food or product to individuals.

Our staff has been inundated with walk-ins and phone calls from people seeking to purchase food or hygiene items they cannot find in stores.

A Facebook group called Panhandle COVID-19 Home Help is a grassroots effort allowing neighbors to help each other. For person to person assistance, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2888605351258209/

Or, for a list of our feeding partners, visit https://hpfb.org/help-now

Financial Gifts Urgently Needed

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to impact those struggling with hunger. We are gathering every possible resource to provide food and supplies to all who need it, but we’re facing a sharp increase in demand. 

More kids, parents, and seniors in our community are going hungry as a result of this ongoing crisis. Those who were already struggling face even greater challenges – not only to be fed, but to stay healthy. Nourishing food is the most basic need for our vulnerable neighbors.

We don’t know what the future holds, but we know your kindness is needed right now. HPFB’s initial COVID-19 community response goal is $500,000. Every gift matters. Please give online at www.hpfb.org/donate.

HPFB Operational Updates

• Barrel Requests/Food Drives – barrel delivery service is postponed until further notice. If companies/organizations would like food drive barrels, they may fill out a barrel request form for pickup or call the food bank to schedule pick up
• Kids Cafe - Adjusted COVID-19 service begins today, offering meals at 3:15PM at 10 sites

• For Senior Food Boxes (CSFP) –In Amarillo, pick up and/or enroll using drive-through service at the HPFB southeast warehouse at an upcoming distribution. No change to rural distribution schedule and sites.
• Thursday, March 26, 8AM-4PM
• Friday, March 27, 8AM-4PM\
• Thursdays April 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 9AM-4PM

• For SNAP Application Assistance – Phone interviews are being done on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Gracie at (806) 674-1915 or Nellie at (806) 350-1438 to schedule. 
• Mobile Harvest: Community produce distributions have been suspended until further notice.
• Volunteers & Community Service: postponed until further notice
• Donate food or product: Individuals may leave product donations in the cart located in the HPFB foyer Mon-Fri from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For retail and other large/bulk donations please call (806) 374-8562, and we’ll direct you to the proper unloading dock.
• Donate Funds: Please donate online at hpfb.org/donate or call (806) 374-8562

We exist to alleviate hunger in The Panhandle.  We do this in many different ways.  

First, we provide food, a basic need. We delivered 8.25 million pounds of food in 2018 to the 29 counties we serve, in the top of the Texas Panhandle.  According to 2014 data from our most recent hunger study, we served an estimated 92,000 people, in 8,000 different families, through our partner agencies. This is a tangible way you can see what we are doing at the Food Bank. It has been a long-standing tradition since our inception to deliver shelf-stable and fresh foods to the people that need them.  We distribute the food through our over 190 agencies that work hand in hand with us to pinpoint need in their communities.  We deliver this basic need to people who need help getting back on their feet.

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High Plains Food Bank is located at 815 Ross Street in Amarillo, TX 79102.