HFB’s number one priority during the pandemic is to ensure the health and safety of our partners, staff, and community. HFB begins Neighborhood Super Site distributions to be able to distribute food to large numbers of families efficiently and while maintaining safe distances by using a drive through model.
Houston Food Bank partners with local artists to create stunning visual installations in the HFB East Branch location for visitors and volunteers to enjoy.
HFB responds with disaster relief as 7 of the 18 counties served by Houston Food Bank are declared disaster areas by the state of Texas. This includes Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, and San Jacinto counties.
Still leveling out from the impact of Hurricane Harvey, HFB begins a series of focus groups designed to help the Board develop new strategic goals. Input is solicited from community members, donors, volunteers, and community partners. The perspective and feedback gathered plays a key role in informing the new strategic goals and results in a...
HFB helps the community recover from Hurricane Harvey. In the two months following Harvey, we distribute three times our usual output of food, cleaning supplies, and other products. From September to November 2017, we provide more than 51,000,000 pounds of disaster product.
Houston Food Bank is presented with Feeding America’s Food Bank of the Year award in recognition of our commitment to community engagement, increasing the number of nutritious meals distributed, and continuous improvement to operational efficiency.
HFB moves into its current main warehouse and home at 535 Portwall St, a 308,000 square foot facility just east of downtown Houston on I-10. This move positions us as the largest food bank in the country in terms of facility size as well as distribution.
Houston Food Bank merges with End Hunger Network, a Houston-area Food Rescue organization. Annual distribution is 46,000,000 pounds for that fiscal year.
FEMA declares 15 of HFB’s 18 counties as disaster areas. HFB distributes 500,000 pounds of disaster relief product per day, extends operating hours, and opens four additional off-site storage facilities to accommodate the increase of product being received and distributed.
HFB distributes 6,400,000 pounds in disaster relief. Special Katrina response deliveries are made to the George R. Brown Convention Center and to Louisiana.
