Alto Food Pantry

Alto Food Pantry Open on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 2 to 5:30 PM for Alto residents who meet eligibility requirements. Community funded; NOT government funded.

In 2021, free produce on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 10 to 1 PM; Open to All households. 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 children are food insecure (source: East Texas Food Bank). Every month, the Alto Food Pantry assists over 150 registered food insecure households during the monthly 3rd Tuesday distribution and over 300 additional non-registered households during the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays produce distrib

utions. The Alto Food Pantry is NOT funded by the government. Several local churches and organizations collaborate together to provide this much needed service to Alto families. Some churches and organizations provide a monthly financial donation or volunteers, and some provide both. The reasoning behind this is to encourage volunteerism, strengthen community involvement, and increase awareness. Volunteers generously donate their time by pick up orders, loading, unloading, sorting, inspecting, shelving, bagging, carrying out, signing up new clients, updating files, purchasing supplies, placing orders, and maintaining the facility. The Alto Food Pantry periodically partners with the East Texas Food Bank to provide on-site SNAP Enrollment Events to individuals who qualify for benefits.

BONUS DISTRO TODAY!Alto Food Pantry is having a bonus distro today, Dec 10, from 11a to 4p. Pizza, frozen dinners, snack...
12/10/2022

BONUS DISTRO TODAY!
Alto Food Pantry is having a bonus distro today, Dec 10, from 11a to 4p. Pizza, frozen dinners, snacks and more. Open to regestered clients only from 11 - 1, and everyone from 1-4. Quantities are limited, we will run out so don’t wait!!

12/15/2021

Free produce today from 10 to 1 PM!
Open to all households.

Potatoes, carrots, onions, eggnog, and buttermilk.

12/03/2021

FREE 🍇 Today - Sweet and seedless bags of purple grapes starting at 10 AM until gone.

A refreshing snack by itself or make some 🍇 jelly.

First come, first serve. Open to all households.

12/2/2021 Update - $25 raised.
12/02/2021

12/2/2021 Update - $25 raised.

🍽 🎄 CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER 🎄🥣 to help food insecure families in our community.

Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will be appreciated. The total raised will determine what will go in the food box and/or if we can help families living outside Alto, our service area.

You can donate via the link below, drop off at the Pantry, or you can mail a check to:

The Chaparral Center
c/o Alto Food Pantry
PO Box 174
Alto, TX 75925

If you prefer to donate via paypal, let us know and we’ll send you a link.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax deductible. Tax receipt will be issued upon request.

Thank you for keeping and helping us fight hunger!

12/01/2021

Truck’s ETA is 10:15 so we hope to start FREE Produce Distribution at 11 AM. Ends at 2 PM (due to late start).
Open to all Households! First come, first serve!

Your patience is appreciated.

12/01/2021

UPDATE: Distribution will be 11 to 2 PM today. Truck’s ETA is 10:15.

🛑 Delay start for Free Produce Distribution today! 🛑
Delivery truck has broken down and is transitioning their load. Will update as we get more information. Thanks for your patience!

11/26/2021 Update - $25 raised so far.
11/27/2021

11/26/2021 Update - $25 raised so far.

🍽 🎄 CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER 🎄🥣 to help food insecure families in our community.

Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will be appreciated. The total raised will determine what will go in the food box and/or if we can help families living outside Alto, our service area.

You can donate via the link below, drop off at the Pantry, or you can mail a check to:

The Chaparral Center
c/o Alto Food Pantry
PO Box 174
Alto, TX 75925

If you prefer to donate via paypal, let us know and we’ll send you a link.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax deductible. Tax receipt will be issued upon request.

Thank you for keeping and helping us fight hunger!

We are wrapping up for today, and we’ll be closed until next Wednesday 12/01/2021 for another FREE Produce Distribution ...
11/24/2021

We are wrapping up for today, and we’ll be closed until next Wednesday 12/01/2021 for another FREE Produce Distribution Day (1st Wednesday) from 10 to 1 PM.

From our families to yours, “Have a Happy Thanksgiving!” 🦃 🍽 🍁

UPDATE: Distribution has ended and we’ll be closed until next Wednesday for rest and family time.  Have a happy Thanksgi...
11/23/2021

UPDATE: Distribution has ended and we’ll be closed until next Wednesday for rest and family time. Have a happy Thanksgiving! ❤️
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BONUS Distribution Wednesday (tomorrow) starting at 10 AM: potatoes, carrots, red onions, and milk.
Open To All households; no registration requirements. First come, first serve. Limited supply. 🥔 🥕 🧅 🥛

🍽 🎄 CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER 🎄🥣 to help food insecure families in our community.Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will b...
11/19/2021

🍽 🎄 CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER 🎄🥣 to help food insecure families in our community.

Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will be appreciated. The total raised will determine what will go in the food box and/or if we can help families living outside Alto, our service area.

You can donate via the link below, drop off at the Pantry, or you can mail a check to:

The Chaparral Center
c/o Alto Food Pantry
PO Box 174
Alto, TX 75925

If you prefer to donate via paypal, let us know and we’ll send you a link.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax deductible. Tax receipt will be issued upon request.

Thank you for keeping and helping us fight hunger!

Thanksgiving fundraiser status update.As of Tuesday 11/16/2021, we raised a total of $300 and were able to add to yester...
11/17/2021

Thanksgiving fundraiser status update.

As of Tuesday 11/16/2021, we raised a total of $300 and were able to add to yesterday’s Thanksgiving food boxes: whole frozen chicken, pork chops, frozen eggs, orange juice, fresh grapes, and fresh breads.

The food boxes also included frozen ham or chicken, vegetable oil, butter, flour, cereal, coffee, dried pinto beans, peanut butter, canned green beans and assorted canned goods.

We wish we could’ve helped more families (or opened it up to families outside of Alto) but our November budget of $700 (including the $300 raised) only stretched that far.

We did serve 120 families yesterday, and we met that goal. 😁
Each food box weighed over 50 lbs.

We are grateful to our 3 donors who stepped up to make Thanksgiving a little easier for our Alto families. Thank you for your generosity and desire to fight hunger.

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and know we are blessed by what we have… always!


P.S. We’ll be fundraising for Christmas so if you or your company/organization can help even a little, we would appreciate it. When we say every dollar counts, we mean it. Your donation is a force multiplier and allows us to do a lot with very little… feed food insecure families. ❤️

Address

176 W. San Antonio Street, PO Box 174
Alto, TX
75925

Telephone

(936) 465-9797

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