A line forms at a "PopUp Grocery Store" hosted by the nonprofit Second Servings in Houston on Dec. 5, 2025. Inside the Burnett Bayland Community Center, dozens of families lined up, each waiting their ...

A box of food from the Houston Food Bank. Houston's food-insecure households are more likely to report poor health outcomes and go uninsured. That's according to a recent survey of more than 5,200 ...

There are neighborhoods in Houston where more families struggle to put food on the table than others. According to a recent study by Rice University's Kinder Institute, 80% of households in the ...

HOUSTON — The clock is ticking on food access for thousands of SNAP benefit recipients, and the Houston Food Bank may need to dip into its reserves to ensure people in its service area get what they ...

HOUSTON – Monica Simpson and her husband work hard to make ends meet. But even with her husband’s income, the two are living in an extended stay motel and rely on food pantries just to get by. “My ...

HOUSTON — Medical students from Texas A&M University’s School of Engineering Medicine are tackling food insecurity in Houston with the Healthy Harvest Community Fridge, a monthly pop-up that offers ...

It's becoming harder for more Houstonians to put food on the table. A recent study from Rice's Kinder Institute found that about 2 in 5 households in Houston and Harris County are food insecure. The ...

Houston Food Bank provides about 10,000 meals per day during the summer months when children can't eat at school. Credit: Photo by Maggi Massad As Houstonians enjoy backyard barbecues in the final ...

Houston families without steady access to nutritious food are reporting significantly poorer physical health than those who do, according to a new study released by Rice University's Kinder Institute.