Contact
Amy Ragan
Chief Development Officer
713-547-8629
aragan@houstonfoodbank.org
Houston Food Bank
The Houston Food Bank…
• A private, nonprofit organization • Seeks food donations, distributes to local charitable programs • Efficient operations: 95 cents of every dollar donated feeds the hungry • Certified member of Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest-The Nation’s Food Bank Network) • Founded 1982
It’s in the numbers…
• 46 million pounds distributed last year • 137,000 different people fed each week • 865,000 different people fed each year • 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 120,000 volunteer hours contributed annually • 73,000 square feet of warehouse and office space at central location, in addition to 66,000 square feet offsite
Nutrition education, outreach and job training… Backpack Buddy Club Culinary Academy Kids Cafe Operation Frontline Second Chance Serving for Success Social Services Outreach
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