One in five southeast Texas children is considered food insecure, which means they don’t have consistent access to enough nutritious food. Many of these children rely on school meals to provide breakfast and lunch during the school year. During breaks, such as weekends and holidays, many of these children go home to little or no meals. The Houston Food Bank’s Backpack Buddy program works to fill that gap by providing nutritious, child-friendly food for school children to take home over the weekend.
Channel KHOU 11 has partnered with the Houston Food Bank’s Backpack Buddy program to fill that weekend food gap. From now until August 30th our goal is to raise $50,000 to provide weekend meals for over 15,000 Houston-area students. Here’s how you can help: khou.com/fooddrive