The Houston Food Bank, one of the more beloved entities in Houston, especially during the holidays suffered a major setback last week when an ammonia leak lead to the spoiling of 1.8 million pounds of food. A spokesperson for the food bank said that a fan broke last week in an area where food is […]
HOUSTON…Each year, Houston Food Bank provides more than 79 million nutritious meals to food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and other agencies, feeding 800,000 people each year. Individuals and families who have never before needed help have become ‘the new poor’ and turn to food pantries and other sources for sustenance. To bring awareness […]
Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit the Houston Food Bank. The unique lunch fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016, and is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. In its first 11 years, Empty Bowls Houston […]
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 23rd annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive across the country on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Here in Houston, close to 3,800 letter carriers of the NALC local chapter will collect donations throughout the area to be donated to the Houston Food Bank and its partner […]
(HOUSTON) — Don’t be surprised if you see City Hall turn orange this month. It’s the official color of hunger relief during September — Hunger…
(HOUSTON, TX)– The Houston Food Bank is teaming up with restaurants in the greater Houston area to raise money for the hungry. It’s called “Houston…
(HOUSTON) — Houston, you can now begin salivating. Houston Restaurant Weeks just released its preliminary list of participating restaurants for 2014. It’s a bit of tease because…
You can now get a ride to the Houston Food Bank on a Houston Metro bus. Houston Food Bank President Brian Greene says the 348…
Food banks, an indispensible source of aid all year around, are hurting badly as the holidays approach. In fact, they’re hurting so badly that a big benefit is in the works for this weekend in Montgomery, about an hour north of Houston. Volunteers there are building up to a first-of-its-kind fundraiser, a benefit for the […]
