Community Involvement

Many people in the local community help by volunteering their time directly at the Whitney Food Bank. Others help in different ways by organizing community events or using a particular talent of theirs to help the food bank.

If you would like us to speak to your organization about all that the food bank does to help in the community, we'd be glad to give a presentation. Contact us to schedule this.

Organize a Fundraiser or Food Collection Event

The annual Food Drive, our primary fundraiser and food collection event is held each year in late November. In addition to that, many groups put together their own events throughout the year.

Souper Bowl of Caring - is a nationwide, grassroots movement begun in 1990 that builds on the energy and enthusiasm of the Super Bowl to mobilize volunteers to tackle hunger in their local communities. This event gives people an opportunity to change the game and join the team for those in need by providing food or cash donations to Our Daily Bread Food Bank.

Texas New Mexico Power Contributed $5000 for our Backpack Program

Grocery Stores

Local stores regularly donate items such as bread, hams, and more.

Brookshire's is actively involved in a Retail Involvement Program organized by TAFB. The meat market manager provides us with meat that is still within its expiration date, which we distribute to clients on the same day. Additionally, we receive dairy and bakery products.

We have recently started getting supplies from all three General Dollar stores in our area that are engaged in the retail involvement program.

Local Business: The Place Hosts Cornhole Tournament

To Support Our Local Food Bank!

If you are a member of a church group or other group and like to organize events, consider putting together something that your group can do to help the Whitney Food Bank raise funds or collect food.

The Place hosted a Cornhole Tournament where all participants were required to bring a food donation for the food bank, and all entry fees collected were also donated to the cause. This event was incredibly popular and resulted in substantial contributions to the food bank.

How Local Businesses

Helped the Food Bank

Help Whitney



Halloween Festival -  The Whitney Police Department collected canned goods for the Food Bank during the downtown Halloween Fesitval.

Retail Store -  A retail shop hosted an after-hours party with wine and appetizers for some of its regular customers and donated a portion of the sales that evening to the Food Bank.

Service Business -  A local service business placed a large empty box by its front door, encouraging customers to bring in cans of food during the annual Food Drive.

Fitness Company -  A local fitness company sponsored a Nature Walk at Lofer's Bend park. The entry fees for the walk were donated to the Food Bank.

Thank You Sims Air Conditioning and Heating

Pioneer Days Booth

Other Volunteers

Maybe you have a different skill that you think could help in some other way.

A local seamstress sews cloth bags that we give out to clients.

A neighboring business helps us by recycling our extra cardboard.

What skill might you have that could help us serve our clients in a new way? Let us know.