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Fighting Hunger Resources
NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are committed to fighting hunger in North Texas. If you are in need of assistance, would like to volunteer, or make a donation, please click on this article and contact any of the agencies listed. A Christian Food Pantry and Thrift Store Serves quality food, free of charge, to anyone who needs emergency food assistance….
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Food Banks in North Texas Will Help Thousands This Thanksgiving
This will be a big weekend of fighting hunger in North Texas. Food banks across our area want to make sure families will have plenty on the table to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Food Banks in North Texas Will Help Thousands This Thanksgiving
This will be a big weekend of fighting hunger in North Texas. NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson reports how food banks across our area want to make sure families will have plenty on the table to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Service Group Donates Carts, Food to Food Bank in North Richland Hills
Mothers and sons donned in face masks and gloves Tuesday morning and loaded brand new shopping carts with food in the parking lot of the Community Table Food Bank at Davis Memorial United Methodist Church in North Richland Hills.
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Nonprofit Connects Saginaw Families to Food
A nonprofit in northwest Tarrant County expects another crowd as it links families of students in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD to food.
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North Texas Food Bank Working to Keep Needy Families Fed During Pandemic
While many businesses like restaurants and other shops have scaled back operations, the North Texas Food Bank has ramped up — if not doubled — their workload. They’ve had more mouths to feed in such short notice — especially with kids out of school — and they don’t want a single family to wake up hungry in our area. That’s…
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North Texas Food Bank Working to Keep Needy Families Fed During Pandemic
While many businesses like restaurants and other shops have scaled back operations, the North Texas Food Bank has ramped up — if not doubled — their workload.
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Fighting Hunger – Resources
One in seven Texans experiences food insecurity according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are committed to fighting hunger in North Texas. This week, tune-in every day at 4:00 p.m. on NBC 5 and at 4:30 p.m. on Telemundo 39 as we take a look at the face of hunger in our community If you…
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‘Canstruction' Competition Features Sculptures Made of Canned Foods
More than two dozen heroic exhibits are on display at NorthPark Center. And the North Texas Food Bank needs your help choosing the best one.
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Gator Mart to Meet Food Needs of Brazosport College Students
Students cannot be successful if they are hungry. This fact led Brazosport College and the Houston Food Bank to partner and create Gator Mart to provide students with groceries, easing their financial burden and reducing food insecurity.
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Brag About Your School: Bishop Elementary
Students and staff at Bishop Elementary asked NBC 5 to visit and give them a platform to brag about their academic success.
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Teachers Think Outside the Box at Bishop Elementary
Teachers at Bishop Elementary believe their students’ work shouldn’t be confined to paper, they think big and that’s helping the Everman ISD school achieve top academic honors.
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‘Canstruction' Competition Features Sculptures Made of Canned Foods
NorthPark Center hosted 28 teams participating in the 2019 “Canstruction” competition, a contest in which teams build sculptures out of canned goods and collect food donations the North Texas Food Bank.
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University of Houston-Downtown Food Market Helps Students
Hundreds of students have been using the University of Houston-Downtown food market to help save money on groceries.
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NBC 5 & Telemundo 39 Donate to Help Feed Pets
NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 teamed up with Albertsons and Tom Thumb to donate food to the “Don’t Forget to Feed Me” pet food bank. Together we donated $10,000 worth of food. That adds up to about 21,000 of food. This part is all part of our mission to help “Clear The Shelters.”
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National Parks Rush to Repair Damage After Government Shutdown
National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdown while bracing for the possibility of another closure ahead of the busy Presidents Day weekend later this month. Visitors left human waste, piles of trash, graffiti, used unauthorized trails and damaged Joshua trees at the namesake...
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End of Shutdown Still Leaves Contract Workers Hanging
Federal employees are turning on office lights and computers and reopening national parks and museums for the first time in weeks, but others employed by government contractors face still more uncertainty over when they’ll resume work or whether they’ll ever be paid for time lost to the stalemate over President Donald Trump’s border wall. For the hundreds of thousands of...
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After Visiting Food Bank, Furloughed Federal Worker Pays it Forward
A furloughed federal employee found himself at a food bank for the first time. The experience brought a new opportunity to pay it forward.
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After Visiting Food Bank, Furloughed Federal Worker Pays it Forward
A furloughed federal employee found himself at a food bank for the first time. The experience brought a new opportunity to pay it forward.
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Fort Worth Woman Falls Victim to Job Scam, Loses $2,500
A Fort Worth woman said she lost $2500 in an employment scheme and is now struggling to make ends meet. But she’s not the only person who fell victim to this scam.