The Houston Food Bank’s Operation: Hunger Relief is a four-week competition in which groups of all sizes compete against each other to support hunger relief in our community. Groups compete to raise the most meals by donating time, food, and funds. This year the Operation: Hunger Relief competition was held from September 1, 2025, [...]
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 [...]
On Thursday, May 8th, as part of their Fighting Texas Hunger Campaign, Mrs. Baird’s volunteers came to Houston Food Bank to donate and assemble meals for our Kids Café meals program. The volunteers packed 3,601 lunches that included Mrs. Baird's bread, turkey and cheese sandwiches, baby carrots with ranch dressing and pears. That’s 7202 individual [...]
On April 23rd, 24th, and 25th of 2025, the Houston Food Bank honored its most outstanding corporate volunteers with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. A grand total of 193 corporations attended the three-day awards — The cumulative hours/meals donated for the corporations that attended the 2024 award ceremonies: 72,025 hours donated in 2024 (facilitating a [...]
We at the Houston Food Bank are immensely grateful for Laura Juliano's dedication and impactful contributions. From her initial curiosity about our complex logistics, which led her to delve deep into our operations and trucking software, to her crucial role in launching a pro bono partnership with BCG and her leadership during the devastating Hurricane [...]
The Houston Food Bank’s Hunger Game is a competition in which groups of all sizes compete against each other to provide food for better lives within our community. Groups compete to raise the most meals by donating time, food, and funds. The Overall Award recognizes the group who generates the most meals. The Per [...]
From the desk of Brian Greene As Floridians are still trying to come to grips with the destruction of Hurricane Helene, they are now dealing with the consequences of Hurricane Milton. Our hearts go out to all who have been impacted by the devastation caused by this storm season. Houstonians know [...]
Campbell’s® Chunky® Soup partnered with Houston Texans Defensive End Will Anderson Jr. to pack boxes at Houston Food Bank as part of its third year of Chunky Sacks Hunger – a program that partners with NFL teams and Feeding America® to support people and families facing hunger across the country. During the 2024-25 regular [...]
NRG’s Houston-based employees are commemorating the company’s 17th annual positiveNRG Impact week to help combat food insecurity in their hometown. The week of volunteerism will feature hundreds of employees preparing meal kits for the Houston Food Bank's Backpack Buddy program at NRG Center, making it the Houston Food Bank’s largest off-site [...]
The Houston Food Bank’s 713-Day event was a fun celebration of community and giving back, drawing over 350 volunteers who joined forces with Houston Dynamo alumni and their families. Throughout the afternoon, volunteers worked to support The Houston Food mission to create food for better lives. DJ Jazmin provided all the Houston classics, adding [...]