West 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.

More victims are speaking out claiming their SNAP benefits were electronically stolen, leaving them struggling to provide for their families.

The 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.

Organizations across the city are hosting holiday meal distribution events to help Houstonians.

Houston has a ton of great thrift shops, but sometimes you just can’t get there.

HOUSTON – 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.

Feeding 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.