COVID-19 Resources: Food

Houston Independent School District

ATTENTION: When the Houston Independent School District reopens its curbside summer meals program on Monday, July 20, it will do so with 12 sites strategically located throughout the city.

Seven of those locations will be operated in partnership with the Houston Food Bank, allowing families to pick up several days’ worth of student meals as well as packages of produce — and other food items when available — for families.

HISD Nutrition Services previously operated several dozen smaller sites but streamlined operations to maximize resources in areas with the most need and reduce the staff needed on-site as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the city.

Sites will continue to be open on Mondays and Thursdays through Monday, Aug. 31.

Northside High School, 1101 Quitman St., will replace Marshall once it has been deep-cleaned and sanitized following a case of COVID-19.

2020 Summer Meals Site Locations

Other Area School Districts

Dunaway Associates has developed an interactive map where residents can search for Texas COVID-19 School Services.

For a list of HPARD Curbside Meal Distribution Sites click here.

The Houston Food Bank website has a lot of ways you can get help from them: https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/covid19/

Mattress Mack and Gallery Furniture are proud to have served the community during a time of tremendous need. During the Covid-19 pandemic, over 25,000 senior care packages were delivered by GF employees and volunteers to our most vulnerable community members. Mattress Mack also ensured school aged children, senior citizens, and entire communities of people, who simply needed a meal, were fed daily by providing Grab & Go Meals at our 6006 N. Freeway showroom. Over 250,000 meals were served and are still being served to those needing a meal.

More information is available on the company’s COVID-19 information web page.

Things are changing day by day with the exception of our meal service, so please check back regularly:

• Services within the John S. Dunn Outreach Center (including the Day Center) will be temporarily modified until further notice.

• Take-away meals (one hot meal and one sack lunch for each individual) are distributed seven days a week. These sacks include a drink and hand wipes.

• Housing assessments and status checks are available Mondays through Fridays.  Clients can sign up between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. for these services.

• Individuals are able to access laundry and shower services on a limited basis.

• Clients with mailbox privileges can pick up their mail on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.

• All other Beacon client-facing services continue to operate remotely, including our Beacon Law and Brigid’s Hope programs.

• The City of Houston and the Downtown Management District have installed a handwashing station in front of our facility at 1212 Prairie Street.

Learn more on The Beacon’s website.

The BGCGH has set up a drive-thru pantry to safely deliver food to families.

Online learning platforms are also made available for members.

Visit the BGCGH’s website for more information.

Visit Target Hunger Houston’s website.

Hoonuit has deployed the School Meal Finder to enable students and families who rely on schools for meal benefits to find their nearest pickup program. The food locator is available to anyone in the United States at no cost.