HFB is here for you!! If you're in need of assistance, Find Food Now Welcome to the Houston Food Bank’s Neighbor Newsletter! Be on the lookout every 2 months for the next newsletter. Para español, haga clic en el menú desplegable. SNAP Summer Tour HFB [...]
Balanced Eating for Type 2 Diabetes Support Great nutrition tips to help improve your blood sugar Food and Culture Written by: Margaret Bechem, UH Intern Spring 2025 Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which there is a high amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. When we eat food, our bodies use sugar [...]
On the morning of June 24, 2025, employees from the Houston Rockets and Tito’s Handmade Vodka teamed up for a volunteer event at Houston Food Bank, helping pack food and other essential items for families in need. At the event, Tito’s also presented a check to the Clutch City Foundation to honor its “Assists [...]
The House of Representatives passed a bill that proposes sweeping changes to fundamental programs that millions of Americans rely on, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicare. SNAP is the nation’s biggest food assistance program, serving 42 million Americans each month. The bill cuts $290 billion in SNAP funding. The bill is [...]
We are honored to announce Houston Food Bank has been awarded a $750,000 grant from Walmart and Feeding America®. This generous award is part of a multi-year partnership to strengthen food donation programs with local retailers. This vital funding will directly help us bring more food to our neighbors in need. As one of [...]
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Food and Culture Written by: Garrett Fugate, UH Intern Spring 2025 There are 206 bones in the human body, with each one giving us structure, protection, and the ability to move. The normal breakdown of our bones is called osteopenia, a bone disease that affects more than 43 million [...]
On Thursday, May 15 Houston Food Bank was a finalist for Crisis Communications during Hurricane Beryl and was awarded an American Marketing Association Crystal award for our work on the My Vote Feeds the Future campaign. Launched in 2024, the campaign focuses on how individual action is key to shaping policy at the local, state, [...]
Laura Laura knows what it’s like to not be okay. Two years ago, she and her husband had just moved to the area. He lost his job, and she wasn’t working. Even thinking about buying groceries was stressful. But then someone told Laura about Hearts and Hands of Baytown, a partner [...]
Map the Meal Gap Study released by Feeding America shows more kids and families impacted by lack of nutritious food. Just as the U.S. House of Representatives is considering devastating budget cuts to SNAP and Medicaid – programs that help older adults, children and hard-working families, the newly released Map the Meal Gap report shows [...]
Vernon Vernon is a kind and loving grandfather who doesn’t ask much of life: “I’m happy whenever the Texans and the Rockets win,” he says. He’s also deeply thankful for friends like you, who’ve made both his life and his budget better. When talking about the help that he and his [...]