Our Mission
Around 1 million people in the 18 southeast Texas counties served by Houston Food Bank are considered food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough nutritious food to fuel a healthy life. In order to address this issue, the Houston Food Bank distributes food and other essentials to those in need through a network of more than 1,600 community partners. In addition, we also provide programs and services aimed at helping families achieve long-term stability including nutrition education, job training, health management, and help in securing state-funded assistance.
Each year, HFB provides access to more than 140 million nutritious meals and in FY 2024, we provided 140 million meals to our neighbors in 18 counties through our 1,600 community partners. In collaboration with our community, we advocate for policy change and racial equity, and promote dialogue on ways to increase access to food and to improve the lives of those in our communities, including services and connections to programs that address the root causes of hunger and are aimed at helping families achieve long-term stability: nutrition education, job training, health management, and help with securing state-funded assistance.
Food comes in to Houston Food Bank from various sources and is inspected, sorted, and stored in our warehouse. Food is then distributed to our community partners. These partners include pantries, soup kitchens, schools, multi-service centers, and other hunger relief agencies. Our partners then give out the food directly to those who need it in the community.
Last Year In Review:*
18 counties served by Houston Food Bank
1,600+ partners such as food pantries, soup kitchens, meal sites, and shelters
140 million meals of nutritious food made possible
44% fresh produce out of our total output was distributed to partners and the community
93,618 people volunteered at least once
14 million meals made possible from HFB’s SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) application assistance
22 million meals provided to kids through our Backpack Buddy, Kids Cafe, and School Market programs
