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North Texas Food Pantry May Be Forced to Close

It serves hundreds of hungry families every month.

But soon a food pantry in the colony may be forced to close.

It isn't from a lack of food.

The non-profit that used to run it recently cut ties to focus helping people in other ways.

When that happened, Gina Harrison, the former director, stepped up to take it over.

Now she's trying to figure out how to keep it afloat.

Harrison says the North Texas Community Food Pantry serves about 2,000 people every month from cities like Frisco, The Colony and Lewisville.

She says she felt it was her calling to keep the door of the pantry open.

Funding from its former non-profit stops at the end of the month.

After that, Harrison will have to come up with money to continue to rent the facility, or figure out another place to go.

She says she really wants to stay at the current location along Colony Boulevard because it’s where people know to come for food. It’s also where a $3,000 walk-in freezer was installed last year which she says the community helped fund.

“Last night, I was praying with someone and talking with guests that came and they offered to pray for us so that we could stay in this location and continue to serve people,” Harrison said through tears.

Rent is about $2,600 a month.

Harrison says the landlord is working with her to try to keep the pantry from closing.

She's trying to raise as much money as possible, but says she will have to make a decision soon whether she can afford to stay.

Donations are being accepted through the pantry’s website.

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