The Houston Food Bank’s Hunger Game is a competition in which groups of all sizes compete against each other to provide food for better lives within our community. Groups compete to raise the most meals by donating time, food, and funds. The Overall Award recognizes the group who generates the most meals. The Per [...]
From the desk of Brian Greene As Floridians are still trying to come to grips with the destruction of Hurricane Helene, they are now dealing with the consequences of Hurricane Milton. Our hearts go out to all who have been impacted by the devastation caused by this storm season. Houstonians know [...]
Campbell’s® Chunky® Soup partnered with Houston Texans Defensive End Will Anderson Jr. to pack boxes at Houston Food Bank as part of its third year of Chunky Sacks Hunger – a program that partners with NFL teams and Feeding America® to support people and families facing hunger across the country. During the 2024-25 regular [...]
NRG’s Houston-based employees are commemorating the company’s 17th annual positiveNRG Impact week to help combat food insecurity in their hometown. The week of volunteerism will feature hundreds of employees preparing meal kits for the Houston Food Bank's Backpack Buddy program at NRG Center, making it the Houston Food Bank’s largest off-site [...]
The Houston Food Bank’s 713-Day event was a fun celebration of community and giving back, drawing over 350 volunteers who joined forces with Houston Dynamo alumni and their families. Throughout the afternoon, volunteers worked to support The Houston Food mission to create food for better lives. DJ Jazmin provided all the Houston classics, adding [...]
We are deeply thankful to Comcast for their $50,000 donation. This generous contribution allows us to add more to our disaster boxes and reach more families affected by the hurricane. Houston Food Bank would also like to thank the Comcast team for generously volunteering to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. [...]
WHAT: Volunteers are essential to Houston Food Bank’s operations and are needed now more than ever to help with Hurricane Beryl relief efforts. Volunteers are needed to pack 10,000 disaster boxes per day!Houston Food Bank is a resource for individuals and families in times of hardship and is called upon in times of disaster. Houston [...]
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 [...]
On Spotlight Houston, our Sarai LaTony, Volunteer Experiences Manager, talks with Blanca Quezada about the needs of volunteers and the impact of volunteers to Houston Food Bank. Click here for more information on volunteering. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.