Through the Walmart Retail Agency Capacity Grant, awarded by Walmart and Feeding America, Houston Food Bank is helping agency partners strengthen their ability to rescue and distribute food while expanding access to other essential resources. For R.O.W. (Reaching Outside Walls) Food Pantry, the value of this partnership extends beyond food assistance. Through retail [...]
Strategic partnerships are essential to ensuring families have access to the nutritious food they need. Through its continued commitment to fighting food insecurity, Americold is helping make a meaningful impact in communities across Houston Food Bank’s service area by providing high-quality fresh produce to neighbors facing hunger.In the first quarter of FY27 alone, Americold [...]
The Houston Food Bank Advocacy Council is made up of partners and neighbors who serve as ambassadors for their communities. They bring their lived experiences, knowledge, and passion to raise awareness, share solutions, and advocate for policies that address the root causes of food insecurity. Get to know our Advocacy Council members and [...]
What is that old saying? Feed a cold and starve a fever? The reality is that our bodies depend on nutritious food to support our immune systems so we can get and stay healthy. Food is medicine. In 2025, Houston Food Bank distributed over 118 million nutritious pounds of food resulting in approximately 98 [...]
In today’s fast-paced workplace, maintaining a positive environment can be a challenge. Companies often turn to team building to strengthen communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and overall employee engagement. At Houston Food Bank, we help your team build these skills and provide a fun, purpose-driven activity for your team at no cost. [...]
Houston Food Bank is honored to be recognized as a 2025 Feeding America Advocacy Hall of Fame honoree! The Advocacy Hall of Fame recognizes network members that demonstrate strong advocacy engagement throughout the year. This recognition reflects our year-round commitment to advocacy—from engaging policymakers and building partnerships to mobilizing advocates and elevating the [...]
As a School Market Coordinator, Dr. Dean D. Guerra, Ed.D. has seen the growing gap between wages and living costs place a heavy burden on his community. But twice a month, at Waller ISD, he sees the strength and generosity of that same community lift that burden off their neighbors. Some begin lining [...]
Every meal has a price. But for many families, the true cost of a meal goes far beyond what is on the grocery store receipt. This Hunger Action Month, Houston Food Bank is exploring The Price for a Meal, what it costs to put nutritious food on the table, the cost of not having access [...]
For Henry and Doe, supporting Houston Food Bank was never about receiving recognition. It began with a simple conviction: if you want to build a stronger community, you have to start by ensuring people have enough to eat. That belief has guided their philanthropy, volunteerism, and leadership for decades. While they were recently [...]
In the years since first beginning operations, Houston Food Bank has constantly evolved and expanded how we address food insecurity. One way we have grown is by expanding the different types of foods that we are able to accept as donations, to address the many different needs of our community. Proteins, and other [...]
