PROVIDING MORE PRODUCE TO NEIGHBORHOODS IS GOAL OF PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE NON-PROFITS HOUSTON – April 17, 2020 … Now more than ever, it is important for us all to incorporate healthy eating into our daily lives to keep our immune systems strong during the COVID-19 crisis. For those with already limited access to food, [...]
Civeo Helps Houston Food Bank Be Prepared Civeo loans commercial mobile kitchen in the event the Food Bank needs to adjust to an offsite alternative The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant socio-economic impact on the communities in which we work and live. In times like these, charitable organizations are relied on by the [...]
A Houston Food Bank employee unloads fresh produce donated by Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Houston and Galveston distribution centers. Since the beginning of the year, the centers have donated more than 1.1 million pounds of produce to benefit area families in need. Amidst Global Pandemic Fresh Del Monte Produce Supports Regional Food Banks [...]
Astro Alex Bregman Launches $1M Campaign to Help Feed Houstonians Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic Donations can be made by typing “FEEDHOU” in a text message to the number 41444 or by visiting the FEEDHOU Alex’s Army donation page online at https://bit.ly/2y1eB96 “I am asking everyone to consider being a member of this army of [...]
Help debunk these common hunger myths. Originally published by Feeding America/Allison Weber Hunger can be hard to spot in America. You can’t always see it—but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Our country is affluent by global standards, yet there are families in every county in the U.S. who can’t afford to stock their [...]
Economic instability and lack of jobs cited as underlying factors in series of in-depth interviews. Feeding America February 17, 2020 According to a new study commissioned by No Kid Hungry and Feeding America, economic instability, lack of job opportunities and geographic isolation are primary contributors to the threat of child hunger in rural communities. [...]
Partnership helps to address the protein gap; provides nutritious food to children and families who face hunger. CHICAGO, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Feeding America® and Cargill announced that they are partnering with the Houston Food Bank, a member of the Feeding America network, to provide more protein and other nutritious food to [...]
"In my time at the Houston Food Bank, I’ve seen the best of what this place can do." - Arden Duhon When I received an offer to join the Houston Food Bank family as a summer intern, I saw it for only part of what it actually [...]
Last week, Houston Food Bank suffered a devastating loss of perishables when the ammonia refrigeration system, which keeps the food bank’s coolers/freezers operational, had a mechanical error in which a fan broke and hit a coil causing a leak. Approximately 1.8 million pounds – or 62 tractor trailer loads – of product, mainly fresh [...]
The Houston Food Bank has a history of providing disaster relief. Each hurricane season, the Food Bank accumulates more than 40 tractor trailer loads of disaster product to be prepared to immediately respond to the needs of the community as soon as storms clear. The community’s ongoing support of the Houston Food Bank enables [...]