The Houston Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger. Here’s how! 

The Houston Food Bank…

     • A private, nonprofit organization
     • Seeks food donations, distributes to local charitable programs
     • Efficient operations: only 2.7% of all resources support operating costs
     • Certified member of America’s Second Harvest-The Nation’s Food Bank Network
     • Founded 1982

It’s in the numbers…

     • 35 million pounds distributed last year
     • 80,000 different people fed each week
     • 498,000 different people fed each year
     • Nearly 400 hunger relief agencies in 18 southeast Texas counties:
               o Church food pantries
               o Homeless shelters
               o Safe havens for the battered and abused
               o Nutrition sites for children and the elderly
     • More than 100,000 volunteer hours contributed annually
     • 73,000 square feet of warehouse and office space at central location, in addition to 66,000 offsite

Nutrition education, outreach and job training…

Kids Cafe: Healthy meals served year-round on weekdays to as many as 500 at-risk kids at six Boys and Girls Clubs locations; nutrition and health education
Operation Frontline: Six-week course in nutrition, food safety, meal preparation
Social Services Outreach: Raising awareness in the 18-county service area of available social services and providing application assistance for state-funded social and health services
Culinary Academy: 12-week culinary training course and certification for the food services industry
Backpack Buddy Club: Backpacks filled with food for hungry kids to take home from school over the weekend
Second Chance: Job Training and warehouse certification for Texas Department on Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and other people in need
 





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