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          El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank

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          Location of This Business
          9541 Plaza Circle, El Paso, TX 79927
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          BBB File Opened:
          9/22/2012
          Years in Business:
          13
          Business Started:
          10/1/2011
          Business Started Locally:
          10/1/2011
          Alternate Business Name
          • El Pasoans Fighting Hunger
          Business Management
          • Ruben Sanchez
          • Hyta P. Folsom, Executive Director
          • Cynthia M. Rice, Manager of Finance
          • Susan Goodell, CEO
          • Janie Sinclair, Executive Director
          • Mark A. Hohnstreiter, C.F.R.E., Director of Development
          Contact Information

          Principal

          • Susan Goodell, CEO

          Customer Contact

          • Susan Goodell, CEO
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          Fax Numbers

          • (915) 298-0658
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          "to strategically acquire and distribute food to the elderly, children and needy people who are in need of food." Direct mail appeals, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisement, scripts of television or radio appeals,grant proposal and internet appeals.
          Program Participation
          El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank (EPFH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves as a clearinghouse to solicit, inspect, repack and sitribute surplus and donated food to a network of agency partners to address the high rates of hunger, poor nutrition, and related health problems of children and adults in El Paso. Hudspeth and Culberson counties.

          EPFH is a partner distribution organization (PDO under West Texas Food Bank) of feeding America, the nationals largest hunger-relief network and a member of the Texas Food Bank Network, a network of 21 food banks in Texas providing hunger relief to every county in Texas.

          In partnership with non-profit human service agencies, such as shelters, soup kitchens and food pantries, EPFH is playing a life-saving role in providing nutritious food to families struggling to meet basic needs and seniors living on fixed incomes. In addition to food distribution, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger offers diret service programs.

          Social Service Outreach; EPFH provides assistance to the residents in filling out applications for state assistance such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF, Women's Health Care, Long Term Care, WIC, and CHIP/Children's Medicaid.

          Mobile Pantries; El Pasoans Fighting Hunger provides direct assistance in the form of emergency grocery boxes at various locations throughout the month.
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          Social Service Organization

          Contact Information

          9541 Plaza Circle

          El Paso, TX 79927

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          (915) 298-0353

          Accreditation

          This business is not BBB Accredited

          Years in Business: 13

          BBB Rating

          A+

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