Hunger Busters - Our Story
Hunger Busters’ mission is to provide food and comfort with compassion to hungry people, and it has
proudly done so continuously since November of 2000.
The Hunger Busters delivery truck provides unparalleled mobility enabling us to move about the city
of Dallas to bring healthy sustenance to those in need, wherever they may be. Beginning as a mobile,
street level feeding operation for those without homes, Hunger Busters has since expanded in size
and scope, offering a broad range of programs that improve lives day after day.
Today, in addition to serving the homeless, Hunger Busters serves members of the community struggling
to make ends meet, including hungry homebound senior citizens and families living in low-income
housing. Hunger Busters continues to search for new ways to serve the hungry, and recently identified
a serious need that we feel compelled to address.
It was brought to Hunger Busters attention that a subsidized school lunch or after-school snack is
the last meal many Dallas elementary school children eat until their subsidized school breakfast
the next morning. Because of circumstances at home, many of these children simply are not served
dinner. Despite the critical need for a third meal of the day, many children are not receiving it,
and if they are, it is served at an after-school program and typically consists of a sugary or
salty snack and a soft drink or juice.
After learning of the need of Dallas’ most innocent hungry citizens, Hunger Busters felt compelled
to “feed the need” by establishing “Food for Thought”, to provide these children with a much deserved
nutritious and sustaining third meal of the day.
The after school programs where Hunger Busters plans to serve offer structured, educational activates
between the hours of 3-6PM during the academic school year, are operated by groups including the YMCA
and Central Dallas Ministries, and serve a majority of the students in need. Improving and increasing
the quality of the food served will help address the issue of obesity and related health problems,
and give these children the “fuel” they need to do their best in school. When someone is hungry it
is hard to think of anything else. How can a hungry child be expected to perform well in school?
Hunger Busters is passionately committed to providing fresh, filling, and healthy meals to the hungry
citizens of Dallas – our families and neighbors in need. Since 2000, Hunger Busters has been on the
go, on the front lines, addressing the diffuse areas of hunger existing in the city of Dallas.
As the organization forges ahead to combat hunger, the needs around the city become more evident. Hunger
Busters continues to develop new programs and partnerships year after year, so it can serve more healthy
meals to more citizens throughout Dallas. In 2006, with the generous aid and series of vigilant new
initiatives, Hunger Busters served 120,000 meals – hot soup, sandwiches, cookies and fruit.
But it’s only the beginning! Hunger in Dallas is a constant issue that requires constant attention. As
Hunger Busters grows, our vision will take our delivery truck and restaurant quality meals to more
neighborhoods throughout the city.
Hunger Busters vision is to expand its mission until no neighbor is hungry.