Houston is really showing support in raising awareness around the issue of hunger, thank you. To bring awareness to the important issue of hunger, the Houston Food Bank and hunger relief agencies across the country have designated September as Hunger Action Month.  Here in Houston, the theme for the month is HUNGER BITES, BITE BACK, which has a double meaning plus a call to action: 1. Hunger is a bad thing; 2. that it has a painful, biting effect on those who suffer from it; and we can all “bite back” by taking action to help our neighbors in need. 

 The official awareness color of hunger is orange. 

Check out all the activity on our social media pages:

Twitter is @houstonfoodbank and Facebook is The Houston Food Bank Official Page.  You will see the hashtags #hungeraction and #hungerbites.  Feel free to use 
#hungeraction and #hungerbites when sharing how you fight hunger!  You can also make your profile picture orange to raise awareness. We also have the #helpie social media campaign.  What’s a #helpie? It is a selfie snapped while volunteering and helping others and posted on social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.  Posting a #Helpie will help shine a light – even if for a moment – on everyday people who make a huge difference in our organization and our community. 

HFB cannot express how important volunteers are to the organization being able to complete its mission to feed the hungry – they provide approximately 5,300 hours of service to our organization each week!

City Hall was lit orange last week and Mayor Parker got a great picture and kindly shared it on Twitter (see photo). 

Just remember, the month isn’t over yet so please get involved anyway you can!   Visit http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/hungerbites/
for more information and ways to get involved and take action.

HAM dates:

f.r.e.s.h. Young Professionals Group Happy Hour – September 18, 6-9 pm

Solar Panel Installation complete – September 30