ARLINGTON CHARITIES INC

Arlington Charities, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides emergency and supplemental food, clothing and related supportive services to low-income families, seniors, youth and people experiencing homelessness in Arlington, Texas. The organization operates weekday food service, satellite pantry locations, home-delivery and targeted programs for seniors and youth. Founded out of a local ministerial effort in 1978 and formally organized as a nonprofit in 1979, Arlington Charities is one of the oldest social-service organizations in the city and is described by the organization as Arlington’s largest provider of supplemental food. The organization explicitly focuses on stabilizing families, individuals, and the unhoused within a defined set of Arlington and nearby zip codes. In recent years Arlington Charities has maintained a public profile through fundraising participation (including North Texas Giving Day and Combined Federal Campaign listings), municipal partnership funding (Community Development Block Grant support from the City of Arlington), and philanthropic grant awards (reported grant support from regional funders during 2020–2023). The organization publishes an annual impact report and has continued to expand services such as senior grocery delivery, satellite pantry access, and summer/back-to-school youth interventions.