In order to lessen face-to-face contacts as much as possible, early last week the Food Pantry began disbursing provisions by drive-thru. Clients are directed to pull through the Food Pantry parking lot and receive a week’s worth of groceries.

Dietary restrictions and food preferences are served by request. Additional cleaning supplies, hygiene materials, and other needs are provided as needed.

Food Drives, usually a reliable mainstay for gathering food and supplies for the Food Pantry, are being discouraged for the time being to honor social distancing recommendations. However, grocery store donations are still being made, and Food Pantry staff members continue to fulfill pick-up arrangements.

The Food Pantry is working closely with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and other resources to supplement food inventory, as needed. Senior Food Commodities, a service directed through the Food Pantry to deliver grocery supplies to the homes of elderly patients, is continuing with the added responsibility to observe and ask about the health and well-being of our older clients as food is being delivered.