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HOUSTON FOOD BANK
YOU RECOGNIZE THE BAG. They are at most local grocery stores, and for $5–8 you can
help feed a needy family. THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK is a solution to hunger in times of
need. America’s largest food bank and nationally recognized as Feeding America’s Food Bank of
the Year, the Food Bank distributes 59 million nutritious meals through its network of 600 food
pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other hunger relief charities in Southeast Texas, feeding
800,000 individuals each year.

HOUSTON’S RESTAURANT MONTH which is ongoing this month benefits the Houston Food Bank.
BY THE NUMBERS:

• Each $1 donated to Houston Food Bank provides three
meals to someone in need.
• 95 cents of every dollar is used to feed the hungry.
• On a given day, 66,000 people in Southeast Texas
experience the pain of hunger and have no food –
5,000 are children.
• It’s not a homeless issue – 97% of people served by the
Houston Food Bank have permanent housing.

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• About 47% of the people who receive Houston Food Bank
assistance are children.
• Texas has one of the highest rates (27.4%) of children
who are food insecure that is, without consistent access
to food.

www.houstonfoodbank.org