By Laura Shelby, Sam Houston State University Dietetic Intern Is my kid eating a healthy diet? Should I be giving him a multivitamin just in case? These are questions I remember asking my child’s pediatrician. Before I went back to school to study dietetics, I became a parent, and I looked to my child’s [...]
Month of special events and promotions encourages Houstonians to help in fight against hunger On any given day, more than 1 million people in southeast Texas are food insecure, meaning they do not have reliable access to nutritious food to fuel a regularly healthy lifestyle. Through its network of more than 1,500 community partners, [...]
Department of Homeland Security rule supported by previous administration no longer exists or applies HOUSTON … On March 9, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped applying the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule to all pending citizenship applications and petitions. President Biden and USCIS have decided that public charge will return to only examining [...]
Houston – March 8, 2021 – CenterPoint Energy today announced that through its charitable foundation it is contributing more than $500,000 to organizations focused on supporting food needs following the recent severe winter weather event. CenterPoint Energy’s contributions include a $500,000 commitment to the Houston Food Bank. The Houston Food Bank provides food assistance [...]
Donation will provide 600,000 meals to area families in need after Winter Storm Uri HOUSTON—Sequent Energy Management and the Southern Company Gas Charitable Foundation donated a total of $200,000 to Houston Food Bank to assist with Winter Storm Uri recovery. The storm impacted Texas, including Houston and the 18 counties in southeast Texas served [...]
HOUSTON … One year ago, COVID-19 became a household term and changed daily life as we know it. The pandemic impacted everyone at varying levels, but for those who were already struggling with food-insecurity, it made a tough situation dire. It brought a new level of demand from those the Houston Food Bank already [...]
Providing Over $1 Million in Funding to Bolster Community Efforts SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2021 – Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that the Sempra Energy Foundation is pledging $1 million to assist communities in Texas recovering from the unprecedented winter storm that blanketed the state. This builds on a $250,000 donation by Sempra [...]
We were very thankful and honored to have President Biden, First Lady Dr. Biden and Texas First Lady Abbott visit the Houston Food Bank on Friday, February 26, 2021. And to all our other special guests, thank you for the support. We gave a tour of our facility, and our special guests did some [...]
Donation is part of $600,000 gift donated to Houston area non-profit organizations Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) recently announced a donation of more than $600,000 to three local non-profit organization: Houston Food Bank, Montgomery County Food Bank, and Interfaith Ministries of The Woodlands. The donations include funds contributed by Huntsman associates at its Conroe, The Woodlands [...]
Donation continues foundation’s generous support of the Houston Food Bank Kinder Foundation has announced a generous $1 million donation to Houston Food Bank to help families hit hard by the recent arctic freeze. This matching gift is to be used for immediate needs following the catastrophic impact of Winter Storm Uri, given in the [...]