In the News ... "West Texas Food Bank sees progression throughout 2018"

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• Hopes the program continues to build next year

By Royal McGregor, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - In 2018, the West Texas Food Bank distributed six million pounds of food — 1.2 million of which was fresh produce.

Craig Stoker, communications director for the West Texas Food Bank, said a contributing factor in distributing that food and fresh produce was because of the Disaster Response Mobile Pantry.

The mobile pantry started in May and handed out 75,796 pounds to 1,300 clients in Ector, Midland, Andrews, Brewster and Winkler counties.

“When it’s not in disaster mode, it is helping us do outreach in the community,” Stoker said ...

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