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Tarrant County a Food Bank- West/North
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Dallas–Fort Worth (December 1, 2025) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is supporting local hunger relief efforts by delivering 4,320 gallons of 2% milk to two North Texas food banks on Wednesday, December 10 in connection with the BYU Big 12 Championship football matchup against Texas Tech in Arlington.

Catholic Charities Dallas will receive the first half of the milk, after which Tarrant Area Food Bank West in Weatherford will receive the second half. The 26 pallets of milk originated from BYU Creameries in Utah. This is the fourth full-truck milk donation from the Church this year.

“We’re incredibly grateful for the partnership, generosity and grace of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in providing milk (and so much more) to our pantries,” said Dave Woodyard, CEO of Catholic Charities Dallas. “Collaborations like these make a huge difference in serving the most vulnerable in our community”.

Milk is one of the most requested—and hardest to obtain—items at food banks, according to Feeding America.

According to ChurchNews, BYU fans and alumni have donated food, books and supplies before each road football game in North Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, Iowa, Texas and Ohio. This milk truck is approved by Church headquarters to bless the local Texas communities.

As the top food source of calcium, vitamin D, and potassium, milk plays a key role in nutrition. But for many children and families in need, even basic staples like milk—and the essential nutrients it provides—are often out of reach.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity to partner with Catholic Charities Dallas to provide milk to our community,” said Peter Harris, communications director for the Church in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. “This delivery was so needed in our area.”

Harris added, “We are thankful for the work these organizations do day in and day out to address food insecurity in Dallas. Together, we share a commitment to alleviating hunger, and we look forward to continued opportunities to support this vital mission.”

The Church has a long-standing partnership with both Catholic Charities Dallas and Tarrant Area Food Bank West, providing volunteers and donations as needs arise. Both organizations have the infrastructure to distribute the milk efficiently across the DFW area.

The Church and these two nonprofit partners share the goal of alleviating hunger and helping individuals in need, with an emphasis on treating everyone with dignity and respect as they work toward greater self-reliance.

This donation originated from the Church’s dairy operations in Utah. One of the Church’s regional humanitarian priorities is to help meet the basic needs of those experiencing hunger. Texas currently leads the nation in food insecurity.

DFW ranks third among U.S. metro areas for the highest number of people facing hunger, according to Feeding America.
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About Catholic Charities Dallas

Catholic Charities Dallas (CCD) was formally established in 1941 and incorporated from the Catholic Diocese of Dallas in 1997. Each year, CCD serves more than 200,000 individuals through financial literacy, employment services, education, food programs, immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, disaster services, and permanent supportive housing.

CCD operates more than 30 individual programs across the nine counties that make up the Diocese of Dallas. From homelessness to hunger, from victims of abuse to refugees of war and oppression, CCD partners with clients during their greatest time of need and supports them on their path to stability and self-sufficiency.

Learn how to give or receive help at https://www.ccdallas.org.
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About Tarrant Area Food Bank West

Tarrant Area Food Bank was founded in 1982 by a group of Fort Worth residents concerned about hunger in their community. Three months after opening in October 1982, the organization had distributed donated food to 50 charities in Fort Worth, thanks to commercial donors and a holiday food drive by the Fort Worth community. They value and embrace a culture of fairness and inclusion as fundamental to their vision of empowering communities where no one has to go hungry.

Learn more here: https://tafb.org/

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contact:

Sharisa Lewis
DFW Media Assistant Director
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
214-405-1768
slewis@comm.churchofjesuschrist.org