COPS Cares Canned Food Drive Benefiting North Texas Food Bank

Cops Cares Canned Food Drive, it is that time of year again.

Last year, COPS families donated over 200 pounds of canned goods. 

This year's drive will kick of at the COPS hosted BB meet Dec 15th, 2012 and run until Thursday Dec 27th, 2012. 

Collection Bins will be avaialable at Oak Point, Muehelenbeck, and Rowlinson.

Founded in 1982, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a Dallas nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated, purchased and prepared foods through a network of more than 340 Food Assistance Partners in 13 counties. As a member of Feeding America, we support the nutritional needs of children, families and seniors through education, advocacy and strategic partnerships. NTFB  Impact  Including access provided through SNAP application services, we provided 47 million nutritious meals last year. We have a network of more than 340 Food Assistance Partners and provide access to food at more than 1,100 feeding locations. NTFB  Effectiveness  Every dollar donated to NTFB provides three meals to hungry North Texans, and out of every dollar, 94 cents goes directly to hunger relief programs.