Funky Town Food Truck would not be possible without them!!Īfter a bad accident April 2019, my hand detached from my arm, I’m hoping to regain full use of my dominant hand…I’m still in recovery for it. My husband David makes sure the truck is cleaned and.ready for the next run. My son David is my Sous chef and right-hand partner. We’re going to keep on trucking as long as we can. We also won Best Food Truck 2017 with Star Telegram and City Favorite 2018. We have won Best food truck three years in a row, voted by the people of this City, Fort Worth Magazine. Private parties are a common request, weddings baby showers and birthdays. We currently serve late night at local hospitals and annual events. We’ve been in Rap videos, served at Strip Clubs, local Benefits, small humble homes in the Northside.5 million-dollar mansions, and pretty much everything in between So for the past six years, we have served Hospitals, Schools, Churches, Bars, Music events… Leon Bridges was and still is a favorite customer of ours. I love serving the people that serve my city. I have a heart for the Hospital employees as my Mom worked in the ER, her sister is an L&D nurse, and my Mom’s baby sister is a Physician, and was an intern on a budget at one time here at JPS. We then connected to our County Hospital and served late-night underground to the staff. Our first serving was at Unity park off Lancaster here in Fort Worth. Then in 2012, when I financially COULD purchase one, I went back to see if it was still for sale… it was! The couple who had ran it shut down because it was too much work for them. I looked at a food truck that was listed for sale in 2011 and thought, yeah right… just a dream. I LOVED working on the truck! Seeing people smile when I handed them a snow come was pure JOY.Īn idea of owning a food truck became reality, Sept 2012. Meatloaf, Fish sticks, sloppy Joe’s, spaghetti, baked cornish Hens, Dad always liked dinner to be fun!Ī fun foundation for SERVING came from my Dad having a snow cone truck when I was in early elementary school. Growing up, my Dad was creative in the kitchen, we always had a themed night. Sometimes after being at the hospital all day people come out hungry no money and need another little bite to eat to be able to take medication that was prescribed to them. You can find us feeding someone who is hungry with no money often… We feel privileged to do so. Cooking food has always been a happy memory for me. I have fond memories of making tamales with my GREAT grandmother Rico and all my family. The first thing my grandma Helen taught me was to make was salsa. I learned to cook from my Mom and my grandmother. The idea of being able to work my own hours, cook delicious food, and serve the amazing people in my city is what fueled my dream. With a passion for cooking and a love for serving others, I was always fascinated by food trucks and thought it would be amazing to have one. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. Thanks for sharing your story with us Natasha. Serving the homeless with food and clothing and much needed community.Today we’d like to introduce you to Natasha Salas. (Though we did learn that toiletries and clean socks are the hardest things for most homeless to come by.) What the homeless need is community.Īnd that's where Unity Park comes in. The homeless of East Side Fort Worth have ample access to food and clothes and blankets, with 3 residential centers and 4 established meal centers within a 7 mile radius of each other. It is a safe environment and is conducive to true fellowship between neighbors. It is designed to allow those doing outreach to share a meal with others rather than to simply feed people. There are picnic tables, trash receptacles and even a port-a-potty. There is ample space for lines to form and for people to mingle with one another. The great thing about Unity Park is that it was created with serving the homeless in mind. Unity Park has since expanded its ministry to meet a variety of needs, which currently includes breakfast and lunch, recreation, Bible studies, locally grown, organic vegetable gardens, barbers for cutting hair, as well as host of job fairs and placement services. Founded in 2004, by Neale Mansfield, himself a former homeless person, Unity Park was originally designed to grow a vegetable garden for the homeless to cultivate and use. Supporting a homeless population of that size, the city of Fort Worth requires support from as many organizations and agencies as possible. ![]() T he city of Fort Worth, Texas, estimates a homeless population of more than 2,000.
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