First Resource Center

06/01/2026

Thanks to Rebecca Cole and family for providing industrial shelving to First Resource Center!

Special thanks to teams from Montalba Baptist Church, Cedar Creek Baptist and some of our regular volunteers, that helped take down and move the shelving.

This helps us towards the 2026 goal of creating a mini-hub distribution center with MidWest Food Bank that can reach even more families in need in East Texas!

Imagine FRC in Palestine helping pantries in Corsicana, Buffalo, Fairfield, Jacksonville and Rusk with food provided by MidWest to give out to those in need in these communities!

We are getting closer to meeting this challenge!

Still in need of a "reach lift" to use to put pallets up on those shelves!

05/23/2026

What a week at FRC! On Monday we hosted the Chamber of Commerce Palestine Leadership team for a tour, discussion on the value of volunteerism and lunch!

On Wednesday, Angela Howell-Fields, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce came out and presented the awards received at the annual Chamber event. "The Lifetime Achievement" Award to Harold and Barbara Pettit, our founders and the "Non-Profit of the Year" Award to FRC.

Interested in our work? Stop by for your own tour, to see how we serve 500+ families each month in our community! Tues-Fri 9 am - 11:45 am.

"Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope!"

05/16/2026

For sale! Twin Bunk Bed in excellent condition. Steps open for storage!

Minimal use as it was set up at a vacation home!

All proceeds from sale will benefit First Resource Center (Food Pantry). Asking $400 / obo (valued over $1200)

Can be seen at 2130 Country Club Rd., Palestine, TX 75803. Open Tues - Fri, 9 am - 11:45 am.

For more info: 972-814-7553.

04/18/2026

Pleased to share that the Palestine Chamber of Commerce tonight announced that First Resource Center was selected as "Non-Profit of the Year".

Beyond that, our founders, Harold and Barbara Pettit were also selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award! What a wonderful honor for their 25+ years of service to this community!

03/26/2026

URGENT NEED!

Looking for a local CPA who can do a pro bono audit on our financials. This is critical to our ability to apply for and secure grants as funder's today want to see that the funds are going to properly managed 501c3's!

PS - Our financials are managed on Quicken! 😊

02/17/2026

FRC is pleased to announce that we have been granted a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator.

This seal provides you with assurances that financial donations made to FRC are being handled properly and aligned with non-profit financial accounting rules.

As an all-volunteer organization, we are proud to say our only expenses are overhead (rent, utilities, insurance, maintenance) and food!

02/17/2026

2025 was an incredible year for us! Here’s a recap:

• We completed our first full year in the new building, which we rent from Grace UMC (Thank YOU!)
• We served an average of 366 families each month, totaling 4387 families for the year
• In October, we crossed the “400 families served” threshold for the first time (and continue to each month since then)
• We spent just $55,868 in food purchases, with a street value of over $2,060,000
• We distributed a total of 332,278 lbs. of food, providing over 276,000 meals to our community
• We were invited to become a member pantry of MidWest Food Bank, resulting in receipt of 113,931 lbs. of food, valued at over $408,000 – for free!
• We received 768 lbs. of ground beef from local ranchers – starting a “steer of the month” club that continues into 2026
• Sanderson Farms committed to providing fresh chicken (starting with 120 lbs. per month)
• Bebo’s Butchery & Bistro agreed to package the Sanderson Farms chicken for distribution

We want to thank our vendors, churches, grantors, and individuals who financially support our work, our volunteers (almost 30 individuals) who give of their time tirelessly, and many others who keep us lifted up in prayer!

THANK YOU FOR HELPING FRC HAVE A TREMENDOUS YEAR OF DOING GOOD IN ANDERSON COUNTY

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