FORT WORTH HOPE CENTER

The Fort Worth Hope Center provides a drive through food pantry twice per week. Last year, the food pantry operation served 119,510 families, with approximately 549,746 individuals served. Additionally, the food bank operation provided food to 39 other organizations, which served a total of 221,945 families, with approximately 1,020,947 individuals served through those organizations. The Fort Worth Hope Center is on track to serve an equal or greater number of people in 2022. People served include people in poverty, vulnerable populations, and the homeless. To carry out its programs, the Fort Worth Hope Center employs eleven people; occupies a 47,891 sq ft building, including a 20,000 sq ft warehouse; has a 336 sq ft walk in freezer and 672 sq ft cold storage area; two Peterbuilt trucks with freezer boxes, and a variety of warehouse material handling equipment. The School of Hope includes training on six different types of common warehouse material handling machines and offers the MSSC Certified Logistics Associate and Certified Logistics Technician certificate training. 114 people received training in 2021. The Ft. Worth Hope Center’s services are available to everyone in need, and we do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status or other factors that are protected by law.