Heights Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry: Doing Good in Woodland Heights / October 24, 2019 by Lori Bigler

The Heights Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry, located at 3523 Beauchamp, serves our neighbors in need and is a great place to give back to the community right around the corner!

We just celebrated our 10th anniversary. Since opening, we've served more than 44,000 families and 166,000 individuals.
We are 100% supported by donations & volunteers.
We are supported by 6 member churches, as well as many business and individuals, which include:
- Member churches: Zion Lutheran, St. Mark's Methodist, Christ the King Catholic, St. Andrew's Episcopal, The Vineyard, and the Church at 1548 Heights
- Stores / Organizations: Second Servings of Houston, FruitShare Houston, The Kolache Shoppe on Heights Blvd, Panera Bread, Kroger
- Community support: Corporate groups, school & scouting groups, neighbors
In 2018 our volunteers served more than 5700 hours.

To learn more about how you can help, visit himfoodpantry.org or call/text 832-478-5444

We are a client-choice food pantry, allowing clients to select non-perishable items (canned goods, rice & beans), as well as fresh bread, eggs, produce, frozen meat, and some toiletries. We are open twice a week, and are centrally located in the Heights: 3523 Beauchamp, 77009. We ask clients to bring a photo ID, and a bill/piece of mail w/their local Houston address. We serve clients from all ZIP codes in the Houston area. Our primary client hours are: Thursdays 5 - 7 PM and Saturdays 10 AM - Noon

Volunteer Opportunities & Service Day Ideas:

Hold a food drive, and bring the collection to stock our shelves. Stocking our shelves can be done on most weekdays or Saturday afternoons. (Needed items that can be collected are listed below.)
Volunteer during our open hours, and assist clients who are selecting their food. Volunteer times: 4:30-7 PM Thursdays, 9:30 AM-Noon Saturdays. You can sign up directly via SignupGenius at himfoodpantry.org. Youth groups are great - older middle school and high school students can help clients. Younger volunteers may come with adults.
We receive deliveries from the Houston Food Bank on Thursday mornings where lots of hands help immensely. Deliveries are approximately every 3 weeks. We receive pallets of food that need to be unboxed and stocked in the pantry and our outside shed.
We need volunteers to pick up donations from area restaurants throughout the week and throughout the month.
Deliver frozen boxed meals to homebound seniors.
Plan a work day inside the pantry: paint our door jams, fix doors & caulk holes in walls (yes, we have a few!)
Build shelving inside our shed. We provide materials.
Assist during a 5th Saturday Food Fair - we receive a Houston Food Bank truck full of goods and distribute the contents to the community. These are held from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM on 5th Saturdays throughout the year. Our next 5th Saturday event will be in February, 2020.