Close the Gap Key Messages:

• By 2011, the NTFB will distribute 50 million meals to Close the Gap on hunger. Close the Gap is a three-year initiative to close the gap between what people in poverty need (3 meals/day) and what they currently access.
  
  
• The current need is over 1 billion pounds of food, equivalent to 800 million meals.
  
  
• Currently there is a 29 million meal gap for people living at or below the federal poverty level.
  
  
• The North Texas Food Bank will close the gap through two key initiatives – increasing distribution and expanding the Food Stamp Outreach program. Agency infrastructure will be strengthened, underserved areas will receive additional support, and more nutritious product will be available.
  
  
• The NTFB passionately pursues a hunger-free community.
  
  
• The NTFB serves 260 Member Agencies in 13 North Texas counties.
  
  
• The NTFB provides food to 917 feeding and education programs.
  
  
• Last year, the NTFB distributed 26 million meals.
  
  
• Every $1 = 5 meals.
  
  
• Out of every $1 donated, 97 cents goes directly to hunger relief.
  
  
• Forty percent of the households served through the NTFB feeding and education programs have at least one employed adult. They are known as the “working hungry.”
  
  
• *Last year, an average of 50,000 families were served each month.
  
  
• *Last year, an average of 435,000 meals/snacks were served each month.
  
  
• The NTFB ranks 1st in Texas for pounds distributed to nonprofit organizations feeding the hungry.
  
  
• The NTFB is consistently ranked as one of the top nonprofit organizations in Dallas/Fort Worth.
  
  
• The NTFB has received a Four- Star rating from Charity Navigator for 2 consecutive years.
  
  
• The NTFB was ranked 8th in the nation among the 204 Feeding America’s food banks based on distribution.
  *Represents July 1, 2007- June 30, 2008