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15 hours ago
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Food from the Bar Campaign Raises 445,460 Meals for Children Facing Hunger
North Texas legal community partners with North Texas Food Bank to fight summer hunger Food from the Bar Logo North Texas Food Bank's Food from the Bar Campaign Dallas, TX, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and members of the North Texas legal community joined forces this spring for the annual Food from the Bar campaign, raising the equivalent of 445,460 meals to help children and families facing hunger during the summer months. Through donations, food drives and volunteer service, law firms and legal departments came together to support families as students lose access to free and reduced-price school meals. Since the campaign began in 2019, Food from the Bar has helped provide more than 2.4 million meals. 'The legal community is making a life-changing difference for families across North Texas,' said Johnny Jenkins, strategic initiatives manager for the North Texas Food Bank. 'Because of the meals they enabled, children will be able to enjoy their summer and return to school nourished and ready to learn.' This year's campaign raised $145,718, collected 940 pounds of food and contributed 212 hours of volunteer service. The effort wrapped with a recognition event on May 28, honoring top-performing firms: Partner 4 Hope Award (Top Team Per Capita) - Simon Greenstone Panatier Power of Attorney Award (Top Team Overall) - Vinson & Elkins New Counsel Award - Walters Balido & Crain #RaiseTheBar Award (Most Active Social Media Campaign) - Waters Kraus Paul Can-Do Award (Most Food Collected) - Bank of America Legal Department Collective Force Award (Most Volunteers) - Kershaw Anderson King Broadest Appeal Award (Most Diverse Involvement) - Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 'We're incredibly thankful to the legal community for stepping up to help feed children during the summer,' said Trisha Cunningham, president and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank. 'Their generosity and commitment have made a real difference, especially at a time when many kids lose access to regular meals. 'Texas leads the nation in food insecurity for the second year in a row. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone, 1.3 million people face hunger, including 1 in 5 children in our service area. Summer should be a time for play, not hunger. Because of your support, we can provide kids with the nutritious meals they need to thrive,' continued Cunningham. The law firms and legal organizations that provided children with access to nutritious food through the Food from the Bar campaign included: Akin Gump Bank of America Legal Department Byrd Adatto Bar Committee for Community Involvement Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez Dallas Bar Association Dallas Trial Lawyers Association Dean, Omar, Branham & Shirley, LLP Fulton Jeang Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Kershaw Anderson King PepsiCo, Inc. Quilling Selander Lownds Winslett & Moser Sheppard Mullin & Dedman School of Law Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC Vinson & Elkins Walters, Balido & Crain Attorneys at Law Waters, Kraus, & Paul The campaign was originally launched as Partners 4 Hope and rebranded as Food from the Bar in 2024 to reflect expanded support from legal associations, including the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. For more information, visit About North Texas Food Bank The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a leading nonprofit organization that fights hunger and provides children, seniors and families in North Texas access to nutritious food. For over 40 years, we have been at the forefront of hunger relief, committed to ensuring that no one in our community lacks access to healthy food. Our extensive network of 500 food pantries and organizations, volunteers, and donors enables us to deliver more than 118 million physical meals annually to those in need. Beyond just addressing hunger, we focus on nourishing lives by offering nutrition education, investing in our network partners, innovating solutions to eliminate hunger and advocating for policies that tackle the root causes of food insecurity. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in our 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, highlighting our strong governance, integrity, and financial stability. As a proud member of Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger relief network, we are committed to ensuring everyone in North Texas has the nourishment needed to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. For more information, visit or connect with us on social media @NorthTexasFoodBank. Attachments Food from the Bar Logo North Texas Food Bank's Food from the Bar Campaign CONTACT: Jeff Smith North Texas Food Bank 469-891-7022 in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Journals
4 days ago
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Food From the Bar campaign gives DC's legal community a chance to compete to take on hunger
Lawyers across the District spent the month of May competing against each other to see who could make the biggest impact on hunger. During the annual Food From the Bar campaign, now in its 17th year, DC law firms, law schools, law societies, and legal professionals went toe to toe, working to outdo each other in raising funds that will help families, children, and individuals in need. All told, the remarkable efforts of the 40 participating law firms and legal associations generated over $500,000 to support the Capital Area Food Bank's mission. These funds come at a critical time. Over the summer, children who rely on school meals for much of their nourishment no longer have access to them. And many parents have difficulty covering the increased grocery costs that result from having children home all day. The Capital Area Food Bank is there to help fill the nutritional gap that kids and families face during the summer months, and the DC legal community's support plays an essential role in making that possible. While the Food From the Bar campaign exists to address a serious issue, the lawyers who join in make it a point to have a lot of fun while they're working to achieve their fundraising goals. Participants have come together to raise money via everything from happy hours to trivia events to a pickleball tournament at Congressional Country Club. This enthusiasm and creativity from everyone involved is a significant reason for the campaign's ongoing success, and among the primary factors that have allowed it to generate the funds for nearly 10 million meals since it began. expand Players at a pickleball tournament organized through Food From the Bar, the DC legal community's campaign to raise funds that support neighbors facing food insecurity. Courtesy photo Food From the Bar's history of strong leadership is also a major contributor to its enduring impact. This year was no different, with Andrew Cook of K&L Gates and Kelly Fisher of DC Water and Sewer Authority co-chairing the committee of lawyers and other professionals that partner with the Capital Area Food Bank to organize and execute the campaign. Thanks to these individuals, along with the collective support of long-time partners DLA Piper, K&L Gates, Crowell & Moring, Thompson Coburn, Arnold & Porter, Akin — and many others — DC's legal community is continuing to help our neighbors get the good food they need to thrive — today and well into the future. To learn more about how the Food from the Bar campaign supports the Capital Area Food Bank's mission, and to get involved, please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@ The Capital Area Food Bank annually provides more than 60 million meals-worth of food to people in need by supplying food to hundreds of regional nonprofits. It also partners with area organizations to address hunger's root causes by pairing food with critical services such as education and health care.
