About Us

Filling Pantries. Filling Lives.

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The Houston Food Bank was founded.
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counties in our service area.

Our Mission

Food for better lives.

Around 1 million people in the 18 southeast Texas counties served by Houston Food Bank are considered food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough nutritious food to fuel a healthy life. In order to address this issue, the Houston Food Bank distributes food and other essentials to those in need through a network of more than 1,600 community partners. In addition, we also provide programs and services aimed at helping families achieve long-term stability including nutrition education, health management, and help in securing state-funded assistance.

“The people we serve are forced to adjust their food budgets to accommodate other expenses. It turns out, hunger doesn’t exist in a vacuum. We aren’t just fighting a meal gap, we’re fighting an income gap. ”

>> Learn more about food banking’s past, present, and some of the possibilities for its future.