Food

The First HAND ministry is the mission center for First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth.

Services Offered:

•Local food pantry

•Emergency assistance

•Groceries

•Sack Lunches

•Household items

•Clothing

Grocery distribution is Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-1:30 p.m.

Sack lunch distribution is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

You may only participate in one distribution, either receive a sack lunch OR receive groceries. You may receive a sack lunch three times per week OR groceries twice per month.

Hot "to go" meal on Wednesday nights from 6 to 7 p.m.

"To go" breakfast on Mondays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Address

1516 Hemphill, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Visit https://www.fpcfw.org/ministries/mission-and-outreach/community-crossroads/ or call 817-921-3955 for any additional information or questions.

Mission Arlington emergency assistance supports families in crisis. Their service operation stays open six days each week, in order to be here when people need help. This is especially important for families with working adults. Crises in people’s lives happen all times of day and night, and they are here to help. Childcare is provided for parents when they are on campus receiving assistance.

Food and Clothing:

• Groceries: We supply individuals and families with short-term supplies of groceries designed to last for several days, based on family size.

• Clothing: Provides clothes and shoes for children, youth, and adults

Financial Assistance:

• Rent: Assists with partial rent payments in order to help families through a crisis, and/or to prevent a family from losing the stability that a home provides.

• Utilities: We work with utility companies to provide partial payments to help keep a family’s utilities (electricity, water, gas, etc.) on, so that they will be able to stay in the home.

• Prescriptions: We partner with our medical clinic to provide medications for people free of charge, and on a limited basis we help to pay a portion of a prescription cost to help a family obtain the medicine they need.

• Gas Vouchers: We also help with gas vouchers to assist someone with transportation to and from a job interview.

Home Items:

• Baby Items

• Bicycles

• Computers

• Household Items: Items such as blankets, dishes, pictures, silverware and all other sorts of items are provided to help people in crisis.

• Identification: provide support to people with different kinds of identification needs such as, driver’s licenses, identification cards, and birth certificates.

• Medical Equipment: We loan walkers, wheelchairs, cains, and other types of medical equipment needs

• Personal Needs: Personal hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, razors, diapers, baby formula)

Every service provided here is free of charge. We do not charge people to receive the help that they need.

Please contact Mission Arlington at 817-277-6620 for services.

Broadway Baptist Community Center is doing its part to help ensure the health and safety of our volunteers and neighbors during the COVID-19 Crisis. With this in mind, the Community Center is preparing bagged groceries to distribute curbside only.

Curbside pick up is available during regular May Street Market hours:

Monday 9:00 am – 11:45 am Groceries Only

Tuesday 9:00 am – 11:45 am Groceries/Sack Lunches

Wednesday 9:00 am – 10:30 am Groceries Only

Thursday 9:00 am – 10:30 am Groceries/Sack Lunches

Friday 9:00 am – 11:45 am Groceries/Sack Lunches

The clothing closets for adults and children will be closed until further notice. If there is an emergency need for clothing items, please contact Dawn Shepard at 817-336-5761 ext. 8239 and we will do what we can to assist you in the safest manner possible.

Address

305 W Broadway Ave Fort Worth, TX 76104

Information can be found at http://broadwaybc.org/community-service-during-covid-19/.

Community Storehouse activated Emergency Assistance protocols on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Community Storehouse has provided to almost 10,000 individuals as of July 15th.

We anticipate that these service numbers will only continue to grow as the need in the community increases, and we continue to communicate to the families we serve on a regular basis that we are here for them.

If you need help with food please call our office at 817-431-3340; all you need is a ID.

We will take your information over the phone and deliver the food to your car.

Website

https://www.communitystorehouse.org/covid-19

Cornerstone provides emergency food, clothing, and household items to low-income individuals referred by a Cornerstone Network Partner.

Individuals needing assistance are seen by appointment only on Monday, Wednesday & Friday during the hours of 9am-12pm and 1pm-3pm at our Welcome Center.

Email at dbetters@canetwork.org for an appointment.

Website

http://www.canetwork.org/emergency_services.aspx

Weekly Food Assistance

West Aid is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 until noon for people in need of food. You will be given a sack of groceries, a bag of meat, and produce. Anyone who is in need of food is welcome. No ID or proof of address is required at this time. You are welcome to visit on both days.

Address

7940 Camp Bowie West Fort Worth, TX 76116

For additional information visit www.westaid.org or call 817-737-9338.

The Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is an entitlement program that provides monthly benefits to assist low-income households in purchasing the food they need to maintain adequate nutritional levels. People also can buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits. Benefits are distributed through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, the Lone Star Card, which essentially serves as a credit card exclusively for food benefits.

In general, these benefits are for any food or food product intended for human consumption. Benefits may not be used for items such as alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, paper products or food bills you owe. Eligibility is based on yearly household income and family size.

Apply

•Apply online at https://www.yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/Home#login.

•Click on the "Apply" tab and click "Apply Now." Log in or create an account.

•You can print the form, fill it out by hand and mail us a signed and dated copy of the form.

Pre-screening Tool

The Pre-screening Tool on our website can be used to determine if you may be eligible to receive benefits, support services, or both. This form will first ask you to pick the types of benefits and support services you want to know about. It will then ask you about the person or people who need benefits or services. You will need to give some personal facts about each person. Depending on answers you give in the form, you will see what you might be able to get - benefits, support services, or both. You then can decide what actions you want to take, applying for for benefits or sending your form to support service programs.

You can find the pre-eligibility screening at https://yourtexasbenefits.com/Screener/WhatToExpect.

Full Cart delivers delicious meal kits and popular grocery items right to your front door. Perfect for hard-working individuals and families looking for a way to extend their grocery budget. You pay only the cost of shipping and receive a huge package of groceries shipped right to your front door!

Services Provided:

•Meal Kits

•Groceries

COVID-19 Relief Center:

Due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 we have dedicated our Good Deeds program to helping alleviate the uncertainty for families during this time. Whether you're looking to help or you're going through a tough time, we're here for you. We are currently working with our generous partners to provide food assistance to those who cannot purchase food due to financial burden or shortages in their area.

Please visit our website to apply for emergency assistance. The application will place you into a virtual queue and you will be notified by email with instructions on how to redeem your bag of groceries if it is funded. While we are trying to assist everyone, filling out the application does not guarantee assistance.

Apply

https://fullcart.org/good-deeds-apply/ to apply.