Community Link Mission, a food pantry serving communities in Northwest Tarrant County, is introducing a new way to support families facing food insecurity. Located in Saginaw, the program serves up to 160 families, three days a week and offers an online shopping program on Wednesdays, allowing people to place orders online and schedule a pick up from the food pantry.
Community Link's fresh produce is sourced through it farmers market partnerships, where it works with two local markets to purchase their end-of-day produce. Trey Harper, executive director of Community Link, said Northwest Tarrant County is often overlooked and under-resourced, and homelessness is not as visible due to the population being less dense than other areas.
"Not only does it support local farming, but then it puts that fresh produce into our fresh food program," Harper said, referring to the farmers market partnerships. Harper said people in that community are sometimes one emergency away from losing their homes.
"Anything that we can do to draw attention to Northwest Tarrant County, and the needs, especially since it's one of the fastest growing areas is super important," Harper said.
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