Where to find free pantries in Dallas and Fort Worth March 15-20?

Although this week is Spring Break in some school districts in the region, food banks will not be taking a break to help North Texas families.

The North Texas Food Bank will have its pantry deliveries until Friday, March 19 between the hours of 9 a.m. at 12 pm The distribution is for people in vehicles and the boxes will be delivered while supplies last.

Here are the NTFB sharing sites for this week:

It is recommended to check the site of the North Texas Food Bank in case there are last minute changes.

Tuesday, March 16 from 9 am to 12 pm

• Hamilton Park UMC, 11881 Schroeder Road en Dallas
• The Avenue Church – Waxahachie, 1761 US-77 en Waxahachie

Wednesday March 17 from 9 am to 12 pm

• New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 2419 Metropolitan Avenue en Dallas
• Westside Baptist Church, 900 Bellaire Boulevard en Lewisville
• Discipleship Ministries, 507 I-35E Suite 330 en Red Oak (de 10 a.m. a 12p.m.)

Thursday, March 18 from 9 am to 12 pm

• Wheatland UMC, 8000 S Hampton Road en Dallas

Friday, March 19 from 9 am to 12 pm

• UNT – Dallas, 7300 University Hills Boulevard en Dallas
• First UMC Plano, and 3160 E Spring Creek Parkway and Plano

Catholic Charities in Dallas also has mobile pantries in Dallas.

The March calendar can be viewed at this link. This week the mobile pantries will be from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 March between the hours of 9 am and 12:30 pm

There are also two fixed pantries this week they are on duty five days a week as reported by Catholic Charities. The food banks and their hours are:

Jan Pruitt Community Pantry, 123 Alexander Avenue, en Lancaster

• Tuesday to Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm, Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm

Marillac Pantry, 2843 Lapsley St., en Dallas

• Tuesday and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm

The Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center will be handing out food for families south of Dallas. During the handover, families will have the opportunity to receive plates of hot food twice a day.

According to a statement from the organizers, the dishes will be delivered at lunch and dinner. Boxes with food will also be distributed to each family.

The distribution days and their hours are:

Tuesday March 16

Lunch from 12 pm to 2 pm

Dinner from 5 pm to 7 pm

Friday March 19

3 to 6 p.m.

Sunday March 21

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Food trucks O’Brien’s, Ruthie’s, and the Greek Lover Food truck will donate food for this installment.

TAFB also distributes pantries Tuesday through Saturday by zip code at different locations and times throughout Tarrant County. The exact hours and locations of the TAFB mobile pantries can be found on your monthly distribution calendar or through your page Facebook.

Likewise, the food bank will have its large-scale distribution this Friday, March 19, from 10 am to 1 pm, according to a statement from the city of Fort Worth. This large-scale pantry will be repeated every Friday until May 21. The food bank announced that its volunteers will continue to wear face masks and ask that families who receive food wear masks as well.

Food products will be delivered to Herman Clark Stadium, located at 5201 CA Roberson Blvd., in Fort Worth.

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