End Hunger Network volunteers

One out of every three Houston children below age six doesn’t have enough food to eat.

— End Hunger Network Houston Chapter

More than one-quarter of Houston's children live in poverty, and according to the Texas Department of Human Services, 250,000 of them go to bed hungry at night. Food is not affordable for thousands of destitute individuals and working poor families, even when both parents work or one has two jobs. Reduced federal, state and local budgets and the slowing economy have increased the responsibilities of organizations that procure, prepare and deliver food, whether door-to-door or to shelters, rehabilitation centers and food pantries. Regular meals sometimes lead the indigent from dependency to self-sufficiency, and they always help children succeed in school and in life.

To help feed the hungry of Houston, Houston Endowment has supported:

. Bread of Life Inc.

. Children's Fund, Inc.

. Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County

. East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry Inc.

. Emergency Aid Coalition

. End Hunger Network Houston Chapter

. Houston Food Bank

. Lifeline Chaplaincy Inc.

. Local Infant Formula for Emergencies Inc.

. North Channel Assistance Ministries

. Open Door Mission Foundation

. SEARCH

. Southeast Area Ministries

. Sustainable Food Center

. Target Hunger

. Urban Harvest Inc.

. We Care About Kids

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