Houston Food Bank Expansion Project
In the last few years, more neighbors have turned to Houston Food Bank for assistance. The ever increasing demand for household food and basic needs required the Food Bank to take on additional temporary warehouses. With these facilities in place, the Food Bank was able to provide greater assistance proving how much more could be done with expanded facilities.
Now, Houston Food Bank will continue to address the impact of poverty and food insecurity with a collaborative new distribution facility. Thanks to longtime partner Chevron, who donated a 53-acre parcel of land in Northwest Houston in June of 2022, a second Food Bank facility will be located at TX-249 and Ella Blvd.
Our new facility will:
Double our distribution to ~300M lbs. per year by 2035 with ~70% fresh produce.
Create a one-stop destination by co-locating 6 – 10 partner organizations for integrated services.
Provide shared space for neighbors to establish connections and inspire community-wide action geared toward ending the need for food banks.
Provide curbside pickup to 400 families per day by 2028.
Provide home delivery meals to 200 families per day by 2028.
Provide access to 60 lbs. of nutritious food per person to patients of an onsite clinic to improve their health outcomes.
Provide access to 60 lbs. of nutritious food per student participating in onsite education classes to improve their skills to secure a living wage job.
Double the number of unduplicated volunteers from 85,000 (pre-pandemic high) to 170,000 between the new facility and the Portwall location.
When both Houston Food Bank buildings are fully operational, the value of the food we distribute to the Houston community will be $500 million.
Our vision and plan are far more transformative than just more food.
For more information on our capital campaign efforts to provide food for better lives, please contact Capital Campaign Director David Chaney: dchaney@houstonfoodbank.org.
Construction Updates
NOTICE:
As construction is set to begin in April, Houston Food Bank and our building vendors ask that our neighbors begin removing items that they own from the property line.
Houston Food Bank will be hard at work with the expansion of our mission as we begin construction on our second location. We understand the possible impact of construction on our neighbors, as well as the community, and are committed to limiting any disruption to your daily lives by putting a high priority on being courteous to neighbors like you while working in the area.
Construction Activities
- Construction fencing installation begins around site perimeter
- Contractor clearing equipment moves on site
- Clearing begins on the east end of the site, adjacent to Ella Blvd., and progresses west
- All construction parking contained to the site
What to Expect During this Phase
- Neighbors on the south side of the property will start seeing a temporary fence
- Cleared material haul-off along TX-249/W. Mount Houston Rd.
- All cleared materials to be hauled off; no onsite burning will be conducted
- 50-ft deep buffer zone of existing trees will be retained along the entire southeast portion of the property, adjacent to Heather Glenn subdivision
- Clearing and excavating activities to take place during normal working hours, Monday – Friday weekly
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
- 📰 Monthly Construction Update: March 2023
- HFB West Campus Update
- Current Site Plan
- Proposed New Site Plan
- HFB West Project Schedule
Community Meeting Events
We want to hear from you! Houston Food Bank would like to invite community members and neighbors to join us at one of the following meeting events to learn more about expansion project updates and discussion.
Have a question about our community meetings? Email us at hfbexpansion@houstonfoodbank.org
Contact Houston Food Bank
For additional information regarding the Houston Food Bank Expansion Project and community meetings. . .
Call 832-369-9390