aunt bette’s Community Pantry
1502 pennsylvania ave
In The City For Good partnered with Trammell Crow Company to complete the renovation of this abandoned former liquor store to a "State of the Art" client choice food pantry in 2015.
Since 2015, St. Philip’s, North Texas Food Bank, In the City for Good, and the City of Dallas, have been providing an opportunity to revolutionize the way Hunger is addressed in South Dallas, and beyond. The food pantry operates as a client-choice pantry, much like a grocery store, and currently serves over 750 households, 1,750 individuals, and distributes over 700,000 pounds of food annually!
In July 2019, the operation and management of Our Community Pantry fully transitioned to St. Philip’s School & Community Center. In September 2019, the food pantry was renamed Aunt Bette’s Community Pantry in honor of a life-long steward of service. In 1989, Bette Perot volunteered with St. Philip’s’ very first food pantry which operated out of a small storage room at the time. Bette Perot spent her life addressing hunger in our communities and has consistently supported organizations who do the same.
For more information, visit the North Texas Food Bank website here.
