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Houston Food Bank plans to build new $145 million facility

  • Apr 2
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New SNAP work requirements soon to go into effect

  • Jan 30

Faithful Friends: The donor network helping feed families year-round

  • Dec 10, 2025

Join Share Your Holidays phone bank to help neighbors receive meals

  • Dec 2, 2025

Why mother says Galveston ISD program 'saved' her and her children

  • Nov 29, 2025

Houston mother describes challenges living in food insecurity

  • Nov 25, 2025

2 in 5 households in Houston, Harris County are food insecure: study

  • Nov 25, 2025

Judge says SNAP must be fully funded by Friday

  • Nov 7, 2025

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Why Galveston ISD mother says program and longtime leader 'saved' her and her children

  • Nov 29, 2025
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Houston mother describes challenges living in food insecurity

  • Nov 25, 2025
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2 in 5 households in Houston and Harris County are food insecure, according to study

  • Nov 25, 2025
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Houston Food Bank facing money troubles amid loss of millions of federal dollars

  • Apr 11, 2025
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Texas misses federal deadline to apply for food assistance program

  • Jan 17, 2025
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UH's grand opening of its bigger food pantry space, free for students

  • Apr 19, 2024
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"Rooted in Community": Target Hunger celebrates 35 years

  • Mar 22, 2024
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19-year-old builds Chicago-area micropantries through 'Girl In Lansing' nonprofit

  • Dec 15, 2023

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Food banks see surge in demand; Trump says SNAP benefits won't be given until after shutdown

Food banks and hunger relief organizations are seeing an increase in the number of people lining up for food packages since SNAP benefits were halted on Nov. 1.

  • Nov 4, 2025
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What SNAP recipients need to know as benefits expire amid government shutdown

At a loss of what to do, what help you are entitled to as the Trump administration is ordered by a judge to fund SNAP benefits while the shutdown continues? We explain the latest developments in SNAP benefits, estimated to impact around 42 million Americans, including 16 million children.

  • Nov 3, 2025

Houston Food Bank hosts event to help federal employees not being paid during government shutdown

"I never thought in a million years I'd be in line to get some food," one federal employee told ABC13 at a Houston Food Bank distribution. Many in line were receiving food assistance for the first time in their lives.

  • Oct 29, 2025
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Food banks are preparing for a surge as federal food aid could be paused in the government shutdown

Food banks and pantries were already struggling after federal program cuts this year, but now they're bracing for a tsunami of hungry people if a pause in federal food aid to low-income people kicks in this weekend as the federal government shutdown persists.

  • Oct 28, 2025

How the Houston Food Bank uses its skills in providing meals to help teachers with school supplies

Food might be the Houston Food Bank's middle name, but Houston is first. That's why it developed its school programs. Here's how the Houston Food Bank uses those programs to get teachers school supplies.

  • Aug 5, 2025