About Us

The South Texas Food Bank is a non-profit organization established to be part of the communities’ hunger fighting network. This means it is a non-governmental agency serving as the central solicitation, collection, processing, warehousing, and distribution center for its more than 150 member agencies and other non-profit organizations that are dedicated to helping those in need.

We are an IRS recognized (501)(c)(3) non-profit organization established to help the poor and hungry with food assistance. It is our job to solicit donations, sort food products, and prepare them for our member agencies to ensure that we meet our common goal.

The Food Bank serves a 12,636 square miles that includes the counties of Webb, Zapata, Dimmit, Maverick, Jim Hogg, Val Verde, Kinney and Starr. The combined population of these eight counties is over 355,596; (census 2005) of which about 106,109(33.4%) people live at or below the poverty level.

Mission

The South Texas Food Bank seeks to end hunger in South Texas by collecting and distributing food through many partnerships while raising awareness and educating the community on the realities of hunger.