The CEC's food pantry distributes about 1,000,000 pounds of food each year. Local grocery stores donate food that has been damaged in shipment and is not cosmetically attractive to have on their shelves. The CEC is licensed by the Texas Department of Health as a non-profit food and drug salvage institution. Damaged food is inspected using the Health Department standards. It is either cleaned and put on the shelves or destroyed.

Low-income people come to the front desk to register for food and check off the items they want from that day's shopping list. Volunteers then shop the food for them.

The CEC's food pantry serves low-income people in northeast Tarrant County, all families in the CEC's Adopt-A-Family Program regardless of where they are living, and all women in the Open Arms Home Program.

Photos from the Food Pantry
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