In Texas, an estimated 350,000 seniors (60+) are experiencing food insecurity each day. HFB’s Senior Box Program is designed to alleviate food insecurity among seniors (60+). Throughout a 10-county area, 98,260 seniors annually participate in our Senior Box program. The program fills pantries with shelf-stable food items, such as canned fruits and vegetables, peanut [...]
Tyson Foods will distribute more than 31,000 lbs of protein, the equivalent of 124,000 servings, to disaster-relief organizations that serve those recently impacted by flooding in Texas. At the heart of Tyson Foods’ values is a deep commitment to supporting communities in times of crisis. Through the company’s Meals that Matter® Disaster Relief [...]
The Teachers Aid Center hosts an annual event for teachers enrolled in the program. As educators, they wear many hats that often go unnoticed. This event serves as our way of expressing gratitude for them. This year’s event spanned four days with over 1,500 teachers in attendance. Generous donations from partnering companies facilitated [...]
The following partner locations are distributing Disaster Boxes and other supplies for those in need. The Houston Food Bank disaster relief pantry locations listed on this webpage will updated daily to ensure accurate information for those in need.Saturday, June 22thAgency NameAddressZIP CodeCountyDistributions Day(s) & TimesABIDING FAITH UMC/ABBA'S PANTRY (PS)14300 ALMEDA SCHOOL RD77047HARRWednesday 4pm - 6pm [...]
The 18th annual Empty Bowls Houston, held May 11, was a big success! We made $36,823 in bowl sales at the event! With sponsors, additional donations, farmers market pop-ups and Archway Gallery exhibition, the grand total raised this year is…. $62,041!! This will provide 185,298 meals! Thank you for filling empty bowls! [...]
Chefs' Dinner We're thrilled to share the success of our 24th Annual Chefs' Dinner, an evening of delicious cuisine and heartfelt generosity. Special appreciation to the chefs who generously donated their time and talent, and to our event chairs, Teresa and José Ivo for their exceptional leadership. Our sincere thanks [...]
Houston Food Bank is open for normal operations on Friday, May 17. We are mobilizing to assist communities affected by the storm on Thursday, May 16, and will continue to support our partner distribution organizations and affiliate food banks. Check back here for more information as it becomes available. Resources: Weather updates and [...]
Houston Food Bank is grateful to partner with Starbucks and Feeding America. Starbucks is helping to alleviate hunger by funding essential equipment as well as direct food distribution related costs. Seeing a need and knowing Starbucks could provide a solution, Starbucks partners (employees) advocated for a program that would allow stores to donate unsold [...]
With the start of a new season the weather changes, flowers bloom, and the sun comes out. However, as the seasons change one thing will stay constant - elections. March brought a primary election where we got to make our voices heard and select who will be on the November ballot. But it doesn’t [...]
On April 23rd, 2024, the Houston Food Bank honored its most outstanding corporate volunteers with the President's Volunteer Service Award. A grand total of 122 corporations attended the three-day awards -- The cumulative hours/meals donated for the corporations that attended the 2023 award ceremonies: 55,265 hours donated in 2023 (facilitating a total of 3,315,900 [...]