How Texas Hunger Relief Organizations Fight Food Insecurity Through the Pandemic | Eater Dallas

"As a partner agency operating a client-choice pantry in Carrollton, this nonprofit replaced its grocery-style shopping model with a parking-lot drive-thru command center under tents to safely distribute large boxes of staples—canned goods, peanut butter, fresh produce—to thousands of families each week, expanding from about 40 families a day pre-pandemic to roughly 300 carloads daily. To preserve dignity and meet needs for clients who can’t drive, staff and volunteers make weekly home deliveries to seniors and others; the organization is also planning a larger permanent headquarters and aims to implement a hybrid system that restores indoor client-choice for some patrons while retaining drive-thru access for high-risk groups." - Amy McCarthy