H-E-B “Help End Hunger” in Southeast Texas
You can help end hunger in Southeast Texas by donating $1, $3 or $5 to your final grocery bill at your local H-E-B store. Tear-away coupons are placed at every register. Funds collected will benefit the Southeast Texas Food Bank and our community.
Read MoreTornado Relief in Oklahoma
Southeast Texans can help their neighbors in Oklahoma by donating to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Due to the nature of the storm, monetary donations are the easiest and most helpful donations to process. The Texas Food Bank Network released a statement to Texans who wish to help in the relief efforts. “We urge Texans who wish to support their efforts to donate money to The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma by visiting www.regionalfoodbank.org or by texting FOOD to...
Read MoreSETX participates in the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The Southeast Texas Food Bank would like to thank all of those in our community who donated to the 2013 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The National Association of Letter Carriers and local postal carriers worked diligently this past Saturday to collect over 50,000 pounds of food to place directly into the hands of those in need in Southeast Texas. The drive kicked off Friday May 10, with an opening day event at The Walden Road USPS location. The tremendous volunteer efforts of the USPS letter carriers in Southeast Texas contributed to the collection, and would not have been...
Read MoreStamp Out Hunger Food Drive in Southeast Texas
STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE Thursday May 9, 2013 Beaumont, TX-The Southeast Texas Food Bank and the National Association of Letter Carriers will host a press conference Friday May 10 at 10:30am at the Post Office located at 5815 Walden Rd. Beaumont, TX 77707. Representatives of the Southeast Texas Food Bank, the National Association of Letter Carriers and local postal workers will be in attendance. Local letter carriers will begin delivering paper grocery sacks with the food drive logo on them the week of May 7th. Postal customers in Southeast Texas can use the bags to donate non-perishable...
Read MoreThe Southeast Texas Food Bank Annual Agency Conference
The Southeast Texas Food Bank’s 2013 Agency Conference was all about empowerment. Hosted at The Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church in Beaumont on April 9th, 2013, nearly 250 attendees were invited for a day of fellowship, workshops and door prizes. The Southeast Texas Food Bank distributes over 4 million pounds a year to our community, but where does it go? Who distributes the food to those living in poverty? “We distribute food to over 130 agencies all over Southeast Texas that put the food directly into the hands who need it in our area,” says Kristen Read, Public Relations...
Read MoreSouper Bowl of Caring in Southeast Texas
The Southeast Texas Food Bank would like to thank Kroger for their generous donation in the fight against hunger in Southeast Texas. Kroger Food Store, located at 3965 Dowlen Road in Beaumont recently presented a check to The Southeast Texas Food Bank on behalf of the store’s participation in The Souper Bowl of Caring. The Souper Bowl is a national drive to help end hunger and poverty within the United States. The Souper Bowl of caring is a registered 501c3, more information is available at...
Read MorePhilpott Motors Donates to SETX Food Bank
Philpott Motors recently made a generous contribution to three area non-profits, including The Southeast Texas Food Bank. The SETX Food Bank wants to thank Philpott Motors for their generosity and support of the local community. CASA of Southeast Texas, ARC of Greater Beaumont and The Southeast Texas Food Bank all received checks totaling over 24,000 dollars. Donations were given on behalf of their employees who donated over 10,000 hours of community service in 2012. Thank you to Philpott Motors for their contribution to ending the fight against Hunger in...
Read MoreThe Food Bank is looking for Summer Interns
Volunteer Data Collector Internship Description Hunger Study Overview Feeding America, a non-profit organization, feeds America’s hungry through its network of approximately 200 food banks and engages the country in the fight to end hunger. Hunger in America 2014 will be Feeding America’s sixth extensive study of charitable food assistance. The methods used to collect the data are unlike any other hunger-focused study and capture detailed information about who is in need of emergency food assistance and their circumstances. This information provides an invaluable resource...
Read MoreH-E-B and Mountain King “One Million Potato Challenge” for Food Banks Across Texas
The Southeast Texas Food Bank would like to thank our corporate partner, H-E-B, for their generous donation of potatoes for the “One Million Pound Potato Challenge” Check out this great shipment of Mountain King potatoes… Beaumont, TX April 4, 2013-One of H-E-B’s major supplier of potatoes, Mountain King, has issued a One Million Pound Potato Challenge that would provide Texas Food Banks with one full trailer load of fresh 10 lbs. bags of Mountain King russet potatoes. Approximate weight of load is 40,000 lbs. in 10 lbs. bags. Eddie Garcia, H-E-B Food Assistance...
Read MoreHunger in America Study, How Can You Help?
Southeast Texas Food Bank participates in national hunger study Beaumont, April 4, 2013 – The Southeast Texas Food Bank is participating in the national Hunger in America 2014 study, an in-depth, quadrennial look at our clients, in an effort to find ways to better serve those in need in our community. “We have all types of volunteer needs that we will be needing to fill from April to August of 2013.” The Southeast Texas Food Bank, part of the Feeding America network, is participating in the study along with nearly 200 other food banks across the country. When completed,...
Read MoreEvery Donation Counts
Did you know that a $1 donation can help provide up To 4 meals for desperate people in your community? Rest assured, that every penny of your donation will be stretched to it's maximum effect.
