Together, they’re unveiling the Lids to Feed America program, in which consumer participation will drive Yoplait to donate up to $600,000 to local Feeding America® member food banks, including Houston Food Bank. At a time when many things around the world and in Houston remain uncertain, food banks in the area continue to be [...]
School curriculum providing educational resources about fighting hunger in our communities returns for another season The Houston Texans not only work as a team on the field but in the community as well. In partnership with Houston Food Bank and Kroger, the Texans are working to bring awareness surrounding the issues of hunger and [...]
Non-profit features original artworks to give visual interest and enhance memorable experiences Houston Food Bank is the nation’s largest food bank in the Feeding America network, with tens of thousands of people visiting the main warehouse/offices each year, from employees and volunteers to board members and donors. Many like [...]
Project assisted by students from University of Houston Sales Excellence Institute as part of summer ServeHOU “internships” sponsored by 3M Houstonians can get a piece of wearable art with a limited-edition Houston t-shirt created in collaboration with Houston Astro Alex Bregman, Houston rappers Paul Wall and Bun B, Houston Food Bank and students at [...]
Local Car Dealer Loans Vehicles to Aid in Food Deliveries Chevy and Toyota vehicles on the road to bring food assistance during COVID HOUSTON … In addition to Houston Food Bank’s fleet of bobtail trucks and 18-wheelers delivering food to Partners and Neighborhood Super Site distributions, there are additional, smaller vehicles on the road [...]
Houston Food Bank Teams Up with Amazon to Deliver Shelf-stable Groceries Directly to Doorsteps of Senior Citizens Receives additional $50,000 Amazon grant to support the increase in demand for food assistance and operational changes to serve Houstonians in need HOUSTON, TX (May 26, 2020) – With the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, never have so [...]
Raising Cane’s Crew Sews 1,000 Masks for Houston Food Bank Popular chicken finger restaurant pays Crew to make masks instead of chicken fingers HOUSTON (May 18, 2020) – Committed to being an active community partner, Raising Cane’s is finding new ways to give back as part of its “Cane’s In The Moment” initiative. While [...]
Spirit Golf Association Launches Spirit Food Fund to Benefit The Houston Food Bank in Response to COVID-19 Local sports celebrities Jim Nantz, Stacy Lewis and Clyde Drexler join the campaign to help raise $2 million and to recruit hundreds of volunteers for the Houston Food Bank. TRINITY, Texas (May 14, 2020) – The [...]
KINDER FOUNDATION GIFTS $1 MILLION TO HOUSTON FOOD BANK TO FEED HOUSTONIANS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 (Donation continues foundation’s generous support of the non-profit) HOUSTON – Kinder Foundation has made a crucial donation of $1 million to Houston Food Bank to assist in the monumental task of keeping fed those impacted by COVID-19. As reports [...]
Kirkland, Wash., May 1, 2020 - When San Francisco became one of the first cities in America to implement “Shelter in Place,” business changed for Veritable Vegetable. Gone were many of its corporate customers – restaurants, caterers, corporate campuses and schools, but the demand from its grocery store customers increased. “It was like Thanksgiving,” said [...]