WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – The Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) celebrated the grand opening of its new 64,000 square foot distribution facility in Waco on Tuesday morning.
The facility is located at 1402 Gholson Road. CTFB says this location will bring vital services and programs closer to communities in McLennan County and surrounding service areas, including an on-site market; a state-of-the-art commercial production kitchen, workforce development training programs, a warehouse for rapid food inspection, sorting and distribution, and a future garden.
The Waco facility’s services will address recent data estimated through CTFB’s Food Access Convening Tool (FACT) which revealed that neighbors in the nine northern counties of its 21-county service territory — Bell, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Lampasas, Limestone, Mills, McLennan, and San Saba — face a 19.5 percent food insecurity rate, compared to 15.4 percent in southern counties.
CTFB says it commemorated the opening of the Waco facility and onset of operations with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from local community leaders – including Mayor Jim Holmes and CTFB President and CEO Sari Vatske – followed by a tour of the facility.
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