The Houston Food Bank is hosting special food distributions to help families whose SNAP benefits have been delayed.

As many as 500 employees of the federal government came to a food distribution event hosted by the Houston Food Bank. They haven’t received a paycheck in weeks — and many are working without pay.

Starting on Nov. 1, the food bank will launch several food distribution sites across Houston, providing food to 15,000 federal workers and SNAP recipients each week. The distributions will include protein,

The Houston Food Bank launched a special food distribution center for unpaid federal workers amid the government shutdown.

Houstonians face growing food insecurity; local food banks, like the Houston Food Bank, expand efforts to help.

Employed single mothers who make less than $41,000 per year rely on about $400 a month in government assistance to feed their children. But as the federal The Houston Food Bank's call volume has spiked since the federal government announced it would not be releasing SNAP benefits in November.

Already strained by federal funding cuts earlier in the year and a surge in demand from furloughed federal workers, food banks face a fresh wave of need as SNAP benefits end Saturday.

The Houston Food Bank has large-scale distribution events planned. It's part of what they're doing to meet the needs of the community during the government shutdown.

Democrats say Abbott has used his authority during COVID-19, the Uvalde shooting and border operations to free up emergency funds.

Back in July, Chron learned that Eataly had registered an " Eataly Houston LLC " business entity in the state of Delaware. With nothing else to go on, it was a waiting game to see where the global chain of Italian food halls would land in the city. And now we know.