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. Prepare Together, Recover Stronger with [...]
Mrs Baird's Bread Fighting Texas Hunger Mrs Baird’s Bread has once again partnered with KHOU-11 for the sixth annual Fighting Texas Hunger campaign. To support the campaign, Mrs Baird’s Bread has been airing campaign spots throughout June on KHOU. These ads raise awareness and encourage donations to Houston Food Bank. Also, as part of the [...]
Urban Farms, Water Ordinance, and Houston Food Bank Written by: Katherine Byers, Ph.D., Government Relations Officer I've lived in Houston since the late 90s and it was only in 2022 that I became aware of the existence of urban farms in Harris County. With this awareness there was still a lot I didn't [...]
Photography by Johnny Than Photography Houston Restaurant Weeks, produced by The Cleverley Stone Foundation, proudly announced today that its 2025 fundraising campaign generated an extraordinary $1,651,698 donation to the Houston Food Bank, helping provide millions of meals to neighbors facing food insecurity. “As more families across Texas are struggling [...]
Every meal matters but they come at a price. Especially now, food affordability is consistently on the mind of families trying to make ends meet. While food banks can help when there is a gap, it is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that provides greater access to nutritious food and a positive [...]
Delivering Summer Joy Through Kids Café Outside a Kids Café summer meal site, a Houston Food Bank truck rolls up. As soon as it’s in view, a chorus of children’s cheers break out. It’s the kind of excitement you don’t forget — the kind a longtime driver said he had “never seen [...]
This summer, Houston Food Bank’s Community Assistance Program (CAP) Mobile Unit will be traveling throughout the Greater Houston area to help individuals apply for federal & state benefit programs. Come by to connect with our team of trained navigators and get application assistance for: SNAP, TANF, CHIP & CHIP Perinatal Healthy Texas Women [...]
Supplementing Healthcare Can Support Healthier Outcomes Nutritious food is essential to proper brain development, the ability to learn, work, and stay healthy. WIC (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children) and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are two programs that provide access to nutritious food for children and mothers who are [...]
Bringing Healthy Cooking to the Community: Highlights from the NE&HP Team Cooking Demonstrations Healthy eating starts with knowledge, access, and confidence in the kitchen. Through our recent cooking demonstrations, our neighbors had the opportunity to learn practical cooking skills, explore nutritious recipes, and discover realistic ways to build healthier meals for themselves and their families.More [...]
The 20th Annual Empty Bowls Houston kicked off Friday, May 15 with our Preview Party at Silver Street Studios at Sawyer Yards—a new venue for this year’s event. Preview Party Chairs Anna Dean and Gin Braverman helped bring in more than 200 attendees and raise more than $18,000 in ticket and bowl sales. [...]
