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Houston organization launches THRIVE campaign to raise $1.2M and be able to help 5,000 families in the next year
Read full article: Houston organization launches THRIVE campaign to raise $1.2M and be able to help 5,000 families in the next yearWest Houston Assistance Ministries announced the launch of its THRIVE campaign. The organization hopes to raise $1.2M and be able to help 5,000 families in the next year.
‘It’s not fair’: Several families say their SNAP benefits are being electronically stolen from cards
Read full article: ‘It’s not fair’: Several families say their SNAP benefits are being electronically stolen from cardsMore victims are speaking out claiming their SNAP benefits were electronically stolen, leaving them struggling to provide for their families.
Got stuff junking up your life? This Houston resale store needs your donation to help the area’s low-income community
Read full article: Got stuff junking up your life? This Houston resale store needs your donation to help the area’s low-income communityThe nonprofit West Houston Assistance Ministries, known as WHAM, said Friday that it is urgently seeking clothing, furniture, home décor, and other donations to its Resale Store to fight poverty and prevent evictions.
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LIST: Food and water distribution sites in the Houston area
Read full article: LIST: Food and water distribution sites in the Houston areaHOUSTON – Many local businesses and organizations have opened food and water distribution sites in the Houston area in the wake of the recent winter storms. Various distribution sites pop up daily, so please keep checking this list if you’re in need. Houston Community College-North Forest CampusTexas State Representative Senfronia Thompson, NACC Disaster Services, Teamsters Union, Houston Community College (HCC)- North Forest campus, HCC Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Peoples United Summit, and other volunteer groups host water and food distribution in northeast Houston. The organizers will provide food and water for about 1,000 vehicles. Pet owners will receive free pet food, supplies, and information on additional resources such as the Houston Humane Society’s free spay/neuter program.
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Texas food banks may be less equipped to help hungry households in the new year
Read full article: Texas food banks may be less equipped to help hungry households in the new yearFeeding Texas is currently gathering data from food banks across the state, and Cole is concerned by what she is hearing so far. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune First: Hundreds of cars line up in the parking lot of Lehman High School in Kyle to receive food from the Central Texas Food Bank. Vo is from Katy and volunteers with the Central Texas Food Bank. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneThe main federal program that is ending provided around $100 million dollars in food to Texas food banks in 2020, according to Feeding Texas calculations. The Central Texas Food Bank hosted a distribution event at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin in June.