High Plains Food Bank

AGENCIES

BECOME AN AGENCY

High Plains Food Bank partners with more than 150 non-profit agencies including schools, childcare centers, senior citizens centers, churches, community centers, recovery centers, shelters, and more. This network of feeding partners allows us to distribute over 9 million pounds of food to neighbors across 29 counties.

These partners help strengthen our community by ensuring that kids, seniors, and families across the Texas Panhandle have equitable access to nutritious food. Our service area includes Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler Counties.  

We could not make such a significant community impact without our partner agencies. If you are currently distributing food or would like to start, we’d love to partner with you! Please contact us to set up a call, meeting, or tour with our agency relations coordinators. 

To apply to become one of our partner agencies, please fill out the following documentation.

  • Agency Application
  • Sponsorship Agreement (if needed)
  • Independent Church (if needed)
  • Copy of the current 501©(3)
  • $50 Application Fee

Agency Partners must:

  • Be a nonprofit organization meeting one or more of the following requirements:
    • Be an established nonprofit 501(c)(3) as defined in the IRS tax code or sponsored by one
    • Meet the IRS requirements for classification as a church or sponsored by one
  • Use the food they source from High Plains Food Bank exclusively to serve the ill, needy, or infants
  • Abide by non-discriminatory policies and can not refuse service on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability

If you are interested in becoming an agency, you will need to download and complete the Agency Application and fax it back to 806.371.7459 or email.  If you have any questions, please contact Whitney Walker or Rachael Maxwell, our Agency Relations Coordinators, at 806.374.8562.

Volunteer

Volunteers are critical to our mission. With multiple ways to serve, the perfect spot on our team is waiting for you.

Donate

Every dollar given to the High Plains Food Bank makes it possible to continue in the fight to end hunger.

Host

Hosting a food or fund drive is a chance for businesses, schools, churches, and clubs to work together for our community.

AGENCY RESOURCES

The partnering agencies of the High Plains Food Bank are the heart and soul of what we do.  Without the dedication and partnership of our agencies, we would not be able to distribute food as effectively as we do.  We have made some resources available for download, in hopes to better serve your needs.  If there is something you feel should be on here, please let us know, and we will do our best to make it happen!

If you need to update any of your agency information, please use our online form so we have the latest information for your agency.

Agency Resources

Online Ordering

Agency Manual

Rural Delivery Schedule

Update Your Agency Information

Surplus Product Guidelines

Surplus Product Card Application

Agency Grants for Increasing Capacity

Temperature Logs

Knowing Your Expiration Dates

Texas Food Handlers Course

Agency Surplus Product Card Applications

Client Application Process

USDA NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENTS

USDA Non-discrimination Statement English and Spanish

CIVIL RIGHTS TRAINING

TDA Civil Rights Training

TEFAP REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

TEFAP Handbook

TEFAP Income Eligibility Guidelines

TEFAP Sign Up Form

TEFAP Participant Rights and Responsibilities

Written Notice of Beneficiary Rights (English)

Written Notice of Beneficiary Rights (Spanish)

Modified TEFAP Sign Up Form (Covid-19)

ONLINE ORDERING FOR AGENCIES

Using the Primarius system our agency partners can submit their product orders online through the link below. Please make sure that you have access to your User Name and Password to log into the system and submit an order for your agency. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact us here at High Plains Food Bank. Thank you for helping us continue to alleviate hunger in the Texas Panhandle.
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