Our History

In the early 1980's volunteers for organizations serving the poor in Wichita Falls wanted to centralize food procurement for hunger relief. Their efforts, coupled with support from the Community Action Corporation, created the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank in January 1982 - only the sixth food bank in Texas at that time. Within months the Food Bank was able to incorporate as an independent 501(c)(3) organization.

Initially food was collected in a borrowed warehouse and distributed across three North Texas counties. In 1983 the Food Bank relocated to the facility it currently occupies at 1230 Midwestern Parkway after the University Kiwanis Club of Wichita Falls sponosored its construction. Facility expansions were accomplished in 1995, 2000 and 2010.

Over the years the service area has also expanded, and the Food Bank now feeds the hungry in twelve North Texas counties. In 2010 nearly 3.4 million pounds of food were distribute to assist more than 135 nonprofit partners agencies partnered with the Food Bank in hunger relief.