In 1988 Houston Food Bank moves into its first permanent home, a 73,000 square foot warehouse at US 59 at Cavalcade, donated by the late Albert and Ethel Herzstein.

In 1984, Houston Food Bank becomes a member of Feeding America, the nationwide network of food banks, and grows to be the largest food bank in Texas, handling more than 3,000,000 pounds of food.

The Houston Food Bank first opens its doors in March 1982, operating from a storefront in a shopping center in north Houston donated by Joan and Stanford Alexander of Weingarten Realty.