The Good Effort Guide To Finding Houston Food Pantries

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The Good Effort Guide To Finding Houston Food Pantries

Aside from that co-worker who always jams the copy machine and sneaks off you know what else chaps our hide?

Wrong numbers to community resources.

If you’ve ever called a Houston food pantry you know all too well what I’m talking about.

Food pantries here come and go more frequently than an East End light rail. The lack of government funding, community support or budget cuts leads to lots of food pantries shutting their doors.


While we can’t prevent Houston food pantries from closing we can provide a good effort in supplying you with the most dependable pantries in town.  And that’s exactly what we plan to do in this guide.

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What Exactly Makes This A Good Effort Guide To Houston Food Pantries?

So glad you asked.

If you’ve called a listing of food pantries you’ve probably encountered LOTS of disconnected numbers.

For those that have experienced this, we feel your pain. To avoid further frustrations we’ve ONLY added viable food pantries. How do we determine whats viable and what isn’t? We use the criteria below:

  1. Must be an established Houston food pantry
  2. Must provide detailed information about the food pantry

If the food pantry doesn’t past both of these tests, it’s not listed in this guide.

Established Houston food pantry

Most of the Houston food pantries listed in this guide have been established for years.

This means they have experience, stable funding and the “know how” to make things work, even on a shoestring budget.  All of these things help to keep their doors open for years.

Note: Many of the most dependable food pantries are related to Christian Ministry groups. If you see any group that ends in “Area Ministries”  (Memorial Area Ministries, Southest Area Ministries, etc) this is a good sign that you can depend on them for anything from food pantries, clothing to rent and utility assistance.

Detailed listings only

In our experience, food pantries with no listings of a website, hours of operation or zip codes served are red flags of either a wrong number or the food pantry has closed its doors.

In this guide, we’ve excluded any food pantries who lack specific details about how they operate.

Here you will only find food pantries with at least one of the following:

  • A website
  • Hours of operation
  • Zip codes served

If you find a listing with pertinent details like those above there is a good chance that the food pantry is still operational. Worse case scenario, if the phone number is incorrect, you still have enough information to learn more about the food pantry.

If You See Something, Say Something

Before offering up our list of food pantries, we need you to take an oath. Don’t worry the oath is simple.

If you find that a listing is incorrect in this guide we ask that you tell us about it in the comments section.

If you tell us about it AND THEN comment with the correct phone number, website, zip codes, etc extra points to you sir/ma’am.

Think of this as a community guide. Because it is. If your job requires you to search for food pantries today, you’ll likely need to do the same again in the future. Correct community resources make everyone’s day easier.

Note: If you know of a dependable food pantry that is not listed you can also mention that in our comments section. 

Map Of Food Pantries in Houston

Below is a map of food pantries in Houston.

Before visiting any of these locations call the number listed to confirm the address, hours or operations, and zip codes served.

Houston Food Pantries By Neighborhood

Before you visit any of these locations be sure to call the food pantry number listed to ensure hours of operation and zip codes served are correct.

Alief Food Pantries 

Hours  of operation: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm*
Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm*

*We begin serving our last food client at 11:45 am

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris

Alvin Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:

County or Zip Codes Served: Brazoria

 

Astrodome Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  Monday through  Friday 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00P M to  5:00 PM. Walk-ins welcome. 3 to 5 day supply offered. Assistance offered one time per year.

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County.

Braeswood Food Pantries 

  • A Touch of God’s Love Outreach – 10103 Fondren Rd #420, Houston, TX 77096 – 346.701.8094 –  A Touch of Gods Love website
    Hours of operation: Mon./Tue and Thurs. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (No Appointment Needed} – Also open Wed 3 pm to 6 pm.
County or Zip Codes Served: Harris, Fort Bend, Stafford

 

Hours of operation: Saturdays  10 am to 12 pm. You can come once per month.

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris

Hours of operation: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am – 2 pm. You are encouraged to arrive prior to 1 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: Selected SW Houston zip codes served

Clear Lake Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tues, Wed, Thurs,  930 to 1130 am

County or Zip Codes Served: Clear Lake: 77058, 77059, 77062, 77598,

Conroe Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Mon – Thurs 10 AM – 3 PM

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery County + Conroe

Hours of operation: Mon – Thurs 8 am to 5 pm. Friday 8 am to 4 pm. Call to find a Montgomery County Food Pantry.

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery County

Hours of operation: Open every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m

County or Zip Codes Served:77301, 77302, 77303, 77304, and 77306

Hours of operation: Monday – Friday – 3:00pm – 6:00pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

Cypress Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm:   Last appointment at 3:00, appointment required, Tuesday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm:   First come, first served – space is limited. Last client seen at 3:00 pm. Walk-in, no appointment needed, Wednesday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm:   Last appointment at 3:00 pm, appointment required, Thursday 9:30 am – 3:00 pm:   First come, first served – space is limited. Last client seen at 1:00 pm. Walk-in, no appointment needed, Friday 9:30 am – 3:00 pm:   Last appointment at 1:00 pm, appointment required.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77065, 77095, 77429, 77433, 77084,

  • Gods Storehouse – Fountain of Life Fellowship – 15010 Mueschke Rd, Cypress, TX 77433 – 281-373-9337 – Fountain of Life Food Pantry

Hours of operation: Open Monday 6-8pm, June through August
3:30pm to 6:00pm

County or Zip Codes Served:  If you live west of Telge Road in zip code 77429, in zip code 77433, or east of Katy Hockley/Roberts Road in zip code 77447, you are in their service area.

Deer Park Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 pm to assist clients.

County or Zip Codes Served: W: 77043, 77055 (Food & Clothing only) 77077, 77079 (Food, Clothing, Utilities )

Dickinson Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tuesday through Friday 830 am to 1 pm. Food is given 6 times per year to those who qualify.

County or Zip Codes Served: Galveston County + Dickinson

Downtown Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Call during business hours 8 pm to 5 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77007, 77008, 77009,    Hours:   77007, 77008, 77009,

East End Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Call during business hours 8 am to 5 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77003, 77011, 77012, 77023, 77029, 77087

Hours of operation: Every Thurs 930 am – 1130 am

County or Zip Codes Served:   77011, 77012

Hours of operation:  9 am Tuesday – Thursday to the first 100 families

County or Zip Code Served: Harris County + Houston area

Fondren Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: 1st Wed of Month, 6p. Call for appointments.

County or Zip Code Served:

Hours of operation: Mon, Tues, Fri

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris

Galveston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Call the Food Bank for a listing of Galveston County food banks.

County or Zip Codes Served: Galveston County

Gulfgate Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Closed on Sunday and Monday

County or Zip Codes Served:

Heights Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Food Pantry every Thursday 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Clients can visit once a month.

County or Zip Codes Served: Serves all zip codes of Houston

  • All Saints Catholic Church – 215 E 10th St, Houston, TX 77008 (Church)  1035 Cortlandt St. Houston, TX 77008 (Church Food Pantry) – 713-864-2653 or 713-741-8234 – All Saints Heights Food Pantry

Hours of operation: Emergency Food Pantry Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6 pm to 730pm.  Rent and Utility Assistance is now being processed on Mondays from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

County of Counties Served:  Heights Area – 77007 and 77008

  • Annette Strawder Here To Help Pantry – 835 W 23rd St, Houston, TX 77008 – 713-862-5117 –

Hours: Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

County or Counties Served: Harris

Hiram Clarke Food Pantries 

  • The Windsor Village Church Family – 6011 W Orem Dr, Houston, TX 77085 – 713-723-8187 – www.kingdombuilders.com

Hours of operation: Appointment only Monday 8 am to 11 am Food: T-W 9 am to 11 am. Th 1030 am to 1230 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County and Ft Bend County

Hobby Airport Food Pantries 

  • St. Christopher Catholic School – 8134 Park Pl Blvd, Houston, TX 77017 – 713-649-0009 – St Christopher Church

Hours of operation: Sat: 930 to 11 am

County or Zip Codes Served: SE: 77012, 77017, 77061,

Humble Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  Monday – Friday 830 am to 1230 pm and Walk-ins hours only Monday – Thursday 1230 pm to 430 pm. Must arrive prior to 3 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: NE Harris County and East Montgomery County:  77336, 77345, 77347, 77372, 77338, 77346, 77357, 77396, 77339, 77347, 77365, 77532, 77044, 77302, 77306

  • St Mary’s Magdalene Catholic Church – 527 S Houston Ave, Humble, TX 77338 –
    281-446-8211 – St Marys

Hours of operation: M, W, F only. 930 to 1145 am – 1st 12 people.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77044, 77338, 77346, 77347, 77396

Huntsville Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Walker

Katy Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday-Thursday  8:30 am – 5:00 pm (closed 12:00-1:00 for lunch)
County or Zip Codes Served: Katy Residents

League City Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  This is not a walk-in food pantry. You must call to make an appointment any day Monday through Friday 830 am to 430 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Must live in Clear Creek and Friendswood ISD.

Manvel Food Pantries

Hours of operation: Thursdays from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm for seniors and special needs and from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm for everyone else

County or Zip Codes Served: Those in Manvel area.

Houston Medical Center Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Closed on Sunday and Monday

County or Zip Codes Served:

Memorial City Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  M – Th: 9 am through 12 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: NW: 77024, 77043, 77055, parts of 77080

 Midtown Houston Food Pantries 

  • Catholic Charities – 2900 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77006 –
    713-526-4611 – Catholic Charities

Hours of operation: M – F 730 a – 530 p. Call for a listing of food pantries.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77003, 77004, 77011, 77012, 77013, 77020, 77021, 77023, 77029, 77030, 77054, 77547

  • City Wide Club – 4101 San Jacinto St # 206, Houston, TX 77004 – 713-523-4904 – citywideclub.com

Hours of operation: Tues – Th 10 a-1 p

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County and surrounding areas

Missouri City Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10:00 AM  to 1:30 PM; Monday & Wednesday  6:00 to  8:00 PM.

County or Zip Codes Served: East Fort Bend

Museum District Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: You should arrive at 8:30 a.m. Monday-Friday to be served. Open 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  May return in 2 months but no more than 8 visits in 2 years. Does not provide groceries to clients who are homeless.

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County

New Caney Food Pantries 

  • St. John of the Cross Catholic Church  – 20000 TX-494 Loop, New Caney, TX 77357 – 281-399-9008 – St John Food Pantry

Hours of operation: Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

North Central Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Enrollment is Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. This is not a free food pantry. Wesley House does double your groceries for each $1 you spend. $30 gets you $60 worth of groceries.

County or Zip Codes Served:  Harris County

Hours of operation: M – F: 9 am to 5 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: 77016, 77020, 77026, 77028 and 77078

Hours of operations: Call during business hours 8 am to 5 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77008, 77009, 77022, 77026, 77028 (Call 713-227-1146)

North Shore Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  Tuesday – Thursday  8 a-2 p

County or Zip Codes Served: East Harris County: 77013, 77015, 77029, 77044, 77049, 77078, 77530,

Oak Forest Houston Food Pantries

  • MANNA Ministry Assistance of Near Northwest Alliance – 1806 W 43rd St, Houston, TX 77018 – 713-686-6440 –MANNA Facebook Page

Hours of operation: M: 8 to 11, Tues and Thurs: 915 to 1115 am.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77007, 77008, 77009, 77018, 77022, 77037, 77040, 77076, 77088, 77091, 77092,

Pasadena Food Pantries 

  • Pasadena Community Ministries – 2310 S Houston Rd, Pasadena, TX 77502 – 713.477.4336

Hours of operation: Tuesday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Thursday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, The 1st Saturday of each month  9:00 am – 11:00 am. Can receive food and clothing 7 times per year.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77501, 77502, 77503, 77504, 77505, 77506, 77536

Hours of operation: Monday through Thusday New clients: 10 am – 1 pm.  We are able to help with bags of food every other month and limited rent and utility assistance once a year

County or Zip Codes Served:  All Pasadena Zip codes. 77502, 77503, 77505, 77506, 77507

Hours of operation: Tues & Thurs: 10 am to 1230 pm The Parish Food Pantry Program offers a variety of emergency services including food, financial help with *rent/mortgage, *utilities, and *school supplies.  * =when funding/materials are available

County or Zip Codes Served: Pasadena: 77502, 77503, 77504, 77506, 77507. South Houston: 77587

Pearland Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Call during business hours 8 am to 5 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: Brazoria

Hours of operation: Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Services: Emergency FOOD for 7 days for the entire family, as products are available, Medical Referrals or Medicine for the uninsured, as funds are available, Emergency Clothing (voucher system with local non-profit resale shops), Emergency Lodging for 2-day stay at local motel (based on assessment and available funding)

County or Zip Codes Served: Brazoria

Richmond Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m

County or Zip Codes Served:  Fort Bend County

Rosharon Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:  Tuesdays-Fridays from 10:00 am until noon and noon until 3:00 pm. They are also open the first Saturday of the month from 10:00 am until noon and noon until 3:00 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: Brazoria County, 77545, 77578, 77583

Santa Fe Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9 am till 1 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Santa Fe and Hitchcock School Districts only

South Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday – Thursday 9:30 am – 1:30 pm (Walk-ins must check in by 12:00 PM) . Friday and Saturday 9 am to 12 PM.  Walk-ins must check in by 12:00 PM. Arrive as early as possible.  Food Fairs held every Saturday (call for locations).

County or Zip Codes Served: Houston:  77017, 77034, 77061, 77075, 77087, 77089. South Houston: 77587

Spring Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: This is not a walk-in food pantry. You must make an appointment Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: 77014, 77032, 77038, 77050, 77060, 77064, 77066, 77067, 77068, 77069, 77070, 77073, 77086, 77090, 77379, 77388 and 77389

Hours of operation: Monday: 1:00 – 3:00 pm., Wednesday: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m., Thursday: 1:00 – 3:00 pm.

County or Counties Served: 77373, 77388, 77389, 77073, 77338, 77380, 77381, 77382, 77386 and 77379

Hours of operation: Saturday 9:00 am – 11:00 am

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery County

Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

Spring Branch Houston Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Tuesday 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Wednesday Closed, Thursday 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday Closed, Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. May request food 9 times over 6 month period.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77024, 77041, 77043, 77055, 77080 or 77092

  • Fair Haven – a Worship Community of Chapelwood United Methodist Church – 1330 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77055 – 713-468-3276 – Chapelwood Food Pantry

Hours of operation: M – F 10 a – 2 p

County or Zip Codes Served: M-F 10a-2p

Hours of operation: M – Th 730 a – 11 a Walk-Ins only

County or Zip Codes Served: NW: Harris County

Tomball Food Pantries

Hours of operation: Thursday 8:15 am – 1:00 pm, Saturday 8:15am – 12:00pm
County or Zip Codes Served: Tomball zip codes

Hours of operation: Tuesday from 10am – 3pm and Thursday from 10am – 2pm. The application must be completed in person.  Can receive food every 3 weeks.

County or Zip Codes Served: Tomball zip codes 77375, 77377 or you live within Tomball school district.

Third Ward Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Tues – F: 10 a -12 p

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County and surrounding areas

  • City Wide Club – 3701 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004 – 713-752-2582 – citywideclub.com

Hours of operation: Tues – Th 10 a-1 p

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County and surrounding areas

  • Manna House Third Ward Food 

Provides food assistance and washing detergent, baby diapers, toilet tissue and more.

3118 Blodgett St, Houston, TX 77004 – 713.529.3381 – Manna House

Hours of operation: Thursday and Friday 9 am to 1 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: 77004 zip code.

  • Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church – 3826 Wheeler Ave, Houston, TX 77004 (Church)

3118 1/2 Blodgett St Houston, TX 77004 – 713-748-5240 – Wheeler Baptist Church

Hours of operation: Thursday and Friday  9 am to 1 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: 77004. If outside the 77004 zip code Wheeler Church first to learn if you are eligible.

Trinity Gardens Houston Food Pantries

  • Living Water International Apostolic Ministry  – 7802 Jensen Dr, Houston, TX 77093 – 713.384.3816 –  Living Water Food Pantry

Hours of operation: Food Pantry every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 11 am to 4 pm.

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris County

Texas City Food Pantries 

  • Galveston Food Bank – Client Choice Food Mart  – 624 4th Avenue North, Texas City, TX 77590 –  409.945.4232 Galveston County Food Bank

Hours of operation: Call for listings of Galveston County Food Pantries.

County or Zip Codes Served: Galveston County

Upper Kirby Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: M – F 10a – 2 pm Sat 9 a  – 12 p (food and clothing only

County or Zip Codes Served: W-SW: 77002, 77003, 77004, 77005, 77006, 77007, 77010, 77011, 77012, 77019, 77020, 77021, 77023, 77025, 77026, 77027, 77030, 77046, 77056, 77057, 77081, 77096, 77098, 77401

Waller Food Pantries 

Hours of operation: Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Tuesday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Waller County Area

Westchase Food Pantries 

Hours of operation:   Monday – Friday 10 am – 2:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. For Working clients only.

County or Zip Codes Served: 77042, 77057, 77063, 77072, 77077, 77082, or 77083

Hours of operation: 2nd Saturday of each month 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Harris

Willis Food Pantries 

  • TLC Food Pantry – 110 W Montgomery St, Willis, TX 77378 – 936-856-8317
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 1:00pm
County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

The Woodlands Food Pantries

 Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

 

Hours of operation: Monday – Friday – 3:00pm – 6:00pm

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

Hours of operation:

County or Zip Codes Served: Montgomery

Alternatives To These Houston Food Pantries

If you had trouble finding a Houston food pantry in your area, here are a few alternative ways to find food

Houston Meals on Wheels 

Meals on Wheels is a food delivery program for seniors 60 and older. This guide will give you a listing of each Meals on Wheels contractor.  Find the contractor who delivers to your area and contact them to sign up.

Congregate Meals in Houston

Congregate Meals is another food program for seniors 60 and older. The difference is in this program seniors must travel to a community center in their area for a meal. This guide provides you with the address and phone number of the Congregate Meal site that serves your zip code.

WIC in Houston 

WIC is a program that provides free food to women, infants and children, hence the name W.I.C. If you are a new mother WIC can provide you with formula milk for your baby and vouchers to purchase healthy foods. This guide will help you to find a WIC site near your home.

SNAP in Houston

SNAP  is the new-ish name for food stamps. This program provides you with a monthly voucher to buy food from your grocery store. Unlike WIC, you can buy any food you like, whether it is considered “healthy” or not. The only exception is you cannot purchase alcohol with SNAP benefits.

Houston Food Bank 

The last alternative is the Houston Food Bank. The Houston Food Bank is where many of these food pantries purchase their food from (at a discounted rate) and then give it away to the community.  Here they can help you apply for SNAP benefits or find a food pantry near you. The Houston Food Bank has a map of even more food pantries than this. If you cannot find help here, we encourage you to visit their site to look for food pantries.

Conclusion 

Houston food pantries are in constant transition.

They open, close, and moving locations throughout the years. Because of this, the information on Houston food pantry listings is sometimes incorrect.

There are likely errors in this list as well, although we gave a “good effort” and combed through the website of every food pantry listed above. In addition, we also provided supplemental details like the food pantry website and zip codes served to give you a better chance at obtaining the correct information in the event you encountered a wrong number.

If you find any errors in this food pantry guide we ask that you make note of those mistakes in the comment section. If you obtain the correct phone number, address, etc, we also ask that you add that to your comment.

Searching for food pantries on a full stomach and encountering wrong numbers is exceedingly frustrating. Just imagine doing it on an empty stomach.

What are your “go-to” Houston food pantries?  Tell us about it in the comments section below. 

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