We are thankful to the neighborhoods that responded to the Scouting for Food drive in their midst, supporting Scouts in collecting more than 4,000 pounds of food during that food drive on February 15. Thanks for encouraging these young Scouts in doing good work within their community and for helping address hunger in Southeast Texas […]
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Annual Collaborative Food Drive with Boy Scouts Set for February 15 – It’s Time to Scout for Food
The annual Scouting for Food Drive led by the Three Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America for the benefit of the Southeast Texas Food Bank is about to begin. Scouts from the Three Rivers Council will be hanging bags on residents’ doors in Southeast Texas on Saturday, February 8. They will return to pick them […]
Ready, Set, Volunteer! Make 2020 a Great Year of Involvement!
We have populated our website calendar of standard volunteer shifts for 2020 for events such as Food Sorting, Backpack Assembly, Senior Food Box Assembly, and Family Box Assembly. We also have our School Tools opportunities continuing through May and then will populate that calendar for the 2020 – 2021 calendar as school district calendars are […]
Join the Annual Share Your Christmas Food Drive
This year marks the 25th anniversary of 12News and the Southeast Texas Food Bank working together to conduct a special holiday season food and fund drive to help Southeast Texans in need. In a typical year, approximately 1 in 5 Southeast Texans leans on the Southeast Texas Food Bank for hunger relief consistently or at […]
Two More Distribution Events to Support Imelda Affected Families – Oct. 12
On Saturday, October 12, we will be providing food supplies to two events in Beaumont designed to help those affected by Tropical Storm Imelda in their recovery efforts. One event is the Jefferson County Long-Term Recovery Group’s Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) at the Beaumont Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be […]
Special Post-Imelda Food Distribution – Saturday, Oct. 5
We will partner with Harvest for Lost Souls Church and our volunteer corps, including substantial support from ExxonMobil employee volunteers, to provide a special food distribution targeted to families and individuals affected by Tropical Storm Imelda on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Harvest for Lost Souls Church (3395 Highland Avenue in […]
Another Opportunity for Tropical Storm Imelda Recovery Support for Orange County Residents – Oct. 2 and 3
We look forward to being among the partners that will be helping Orange County residents affected by Tropical Storm Imelda during a Multi-Agency Resource Center event to be held at the Orange County Expo Center (11475 Highway 1442) on Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3. Several organizations capable of supporting recovering households will be represented there. We will supply […]
Disaster Distributions – Friday, Sept. 27
On Friday, Sept. 27th, we will be supporting two food distributions aimed at victims of Tropical Storm Imelda. One will be at Ubi Caritas, located at 4450 Highland in Beaumont. The second will be at First Baptist Church at 9788 FM 105 in Orangefield. Both distributions are 9 a.m. – noon. For more information about […]
Post-Tropical Storm Imelda Food Distribution
We will partner with the American Red Cross, National Guard and Orange County Emergency Management on special emergency food distributions at two Orange County locations on Monday, September 23. The National Guard will have ice and water distribution ongoing from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Our food distributions will begin at approximately 9 a.m. and […]
Our Response to Tropical Storm Imelda
Just two years after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in Southeast Texas, we have been visited by similar devastation by Tropical Storm Imelda’s sweep through our region. Our response will include initial support of emergency shelters and our partner agencies in the community with disaster aid, as we simultaneously assess and determine what portions of our region […]