Headed by its current President and CEO, Brian Greene, the Houston Food Bank is a member organization of Feeding America,[4] with a four-star rating from Charity Navigator.

Prior to the pandemic, approximately 1 in 5 children in Houston lived in food-insecure households; the latest estimates show that number now to be 1 in 4.

Following the natural disaster, the non-profit organization opened two additional warehouses with 240,00 square feet of space for onslaught donations, expanded the scope of its service area, and welcomed thousands of new volunteers.

[12] The Houston Food Bank first opened its doors on March 8, 1982, as a vision realized for compassionate individuals to provide hunger relief.

The Albert and Ethel Herzstein Foundation[14] donated funding to purchase a 73,000 square foot warehouse in 1988 on US 59 at Cavalcade.