IDEA Public Schools is offering free meals to all children aged 18 and under in Houston this summer, regardless of school affiliation, through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Taylor Swift has donated $5 million to Feeding America to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Stacker compiled a list of food bank volunteer opportunities near Houston using data from VolunteerMatch

Tobias Dorzon, the executive chef for local restaurant Thirteen Houston, has announced his upcoming fine-dining dinner series featuring social media famous chef Chef Matt Price, EVERYBODY EATS, and the second stop is in the Bayou City.

KPRC 2 is proud to join tv stations across the country in airing this primetime special benefitting Feeding America. KPRC 2 will air a one hour special Saturday evening at 8pm to raise funds for Feeding America, an organization supporting food banks and food pantries in Texas and across the country. KPRC 2 is one of the TV stations across the country dedicating air time to this important program and cause. Feeding Texas is a member of the Feeding America organization. According to its website, the Feeding Texas network is the largest hunger-relief organization in Texas.

Bezos is one of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropys annual rankings. “There has been change building among private donors.”All told, the 50 biggest donors contributed $24.7 billion in 2020, compared with $15.8 billion in 2019. The $1 billion-plus of giving by each of the top five on the Philanthropy 50 matches last year’s record. No more than three donors gave $1 billion or more in any of the previous years. Colleges and universities received $2.2 billion from Philanthropy 50 donors in 2020.

Related: ‘Demand has increased exponentially’: Food banks ask for donations, volunteers in Houston areaOn Tuesday, Dec. 15, Houston Food Bank hosted a one-time, holiday food pop-up distribution from 7-9 a.m. Across all four hours of TODAY, the morning show dedicated an entire hour to this crisis. Reporting live from Houston Food Bank’s food distribution at NRG, Vicky Nguyen was in Houston to share ways viewers can help. Houston Food Bank Hosting Holiday Food Pop-Up DistributionThe event was held at NRG Yellow Lot, 9001 S. Main Street. The food distribution was limited to the first 2,000 cars, while supplies lasted and no walk-ups were allowed. For those that could not make this pop-up distribution, you can seek food assistance by locating one of Houston Food Bank partners near you at www.houstonfoodbank.org/locations.

DALLAS (AP) The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on Saturday July 11 to hail a date that doubles as an abbreviation of the convenience store chains name. 7-Eleven has been giving away its slushy beverage to all customers for nearly 20 years on July 11, but it scrapped the promotion this summer to reduce the risk of people flocking to its stores and risking contracting the coronavirus. Gathering nine million of our closest friends in stores on one day just didnt feel right, said Marissa Jarratt, 7-Elevens chief marketing officer. The Dallas-based chain instead decided to donate 1 million meals to Feeding America, a hunger relief group. The roughly 33 million people who had 7-Elevens membership app installed on their smartphones as of July 1 are also eligible for a free medium Slurpee at any time this month.

Meet the Broadway actor who set up a virtual piano bar in Houston for charity | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2Published: May 1, 2020, 2:12 pmThis quarantine, Broadway actor Ben Chavez has been entertaining music lovers by performing popular tunes from his living room in Houston. And he turned this fun activity into a virtual piano bar on Instagram to help those in need. He shared with Houston Life more details about this amazing way to give back to the community.

HOUSTON There are ways for you to help kids help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. As hunger continues to be one of the issues to tackle during the pandemic, you can teach kids to help donate to pantries all over the Houston area. And when full, you can have your kids bring the jar to donate to the local food pantry. Talk to your kids about volunteering at a local food bank, such as the Houston Food Bank. How to helpHere are some of the following food banks and food pantries where you can find more information on how to donate/give to those in need:Houston Food Bank - 713.223.3700Pearland Neighborhood Center - 281.485.1987Galveston County Food Bank - 409-945-4232East Spring Branch Food Pantry - (713) 464-0852Heights Interfaith Ministries - (713) 861-6155