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At a Quick Glance
Since 1989, Harvest Texarkana has been helping feed
the needy in our community. The program collects excess, edible food
from area bakeries, grocery stores, restaurants and other food
providers. The food collected would otherwise be discarded.
Instead of throwing the excess food away, Harvest Texarkana helps
provide over 470,000 free meals a year through agencies in Atlanta,
New Boston and Texarkana. Currently, approximately forty food
providers donate food to the program. Harvest Texarkana picks up and
delivers the food donations, provides food containers and actively
solicits new food donors.
All of Harvest Texarkana’s services and donated food is provided for
free to the recipient agency and to the individuals they feed. In
2005, Harvest Texarkana rescued 601,671 pounds of food and distributed
it to 28 area agencies.
Harvest Texarkana does not receive any state or federal funding. We
rely solely on individual, corporate/foundation donations, and United
Way funding.
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