Nine Greater Houston Organizations Collect Thanksgiving Food Donations

Greater Houston residents looking to feed families this holiday season can choose from nine organizations collecting Thanksgiving donations, Community Impact reported.

The collection efforts span local churches and regional charities, offering multiple drop-off dates and specific item requests for Thanksgiving meals.

Cy-Fair Helping Hands fills Thanksgiving Blessing Boxes to feed families in need, accepting deliveries from Monday through Thursday or on the first and third Saturdays. Donors can drop off items through Nov. 12 at 9204 Emmott Road in Houston, according to Community Impact.

People wishing to contribute can bring boxes of mashed potatoes, canned mushroom soup, canned cranberry sauce, corn bread mix, pie crust, canned pie fillings, stuffing mix, and grocery store gift cards.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church Hosts Holiday Food Drives

A holiday food drive is being organized by St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Memorial to benefit the Western Houston Assistance Ministries and local families. Donors can drop off turkeys, hams, and gift cards in the Activity Center office at 625 Nottingham Oaks Trail from Monday to Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., or on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with drop-offs running through Nov. 17.

Prince of Peace’s Thanksgiving Loaves & Fishes accepts perishable foods, including frozen turkeys, chicken nuggets, bread, tortillas, and pies, exclusively on Nov. 21 at the Mercy Center located at 19222 Tomball Parkway. Staff members ask donors to sign up to schedule a donation on the organization’s website, though doing so is not mandatory.

Fifth Ward Fall Festival and Keep US Fed Montgomery County Collect Food

The 14th Annual Fifth Ward Fall Festival on Nov. 21 will offer free turkeys, with donations accepted on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Keep US Fed Montgomery County, which started as a Leadership Montgomery County Class of 2015 project and gathered the equivalent of 7.5 million meals last November, is accepting canned goods, pasta, rice, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, oatmeal, packaged snacks, soups, and shelf-stable meals through Nov. 24.

Drop-off locations include The CORE Movement Studio at 2643 S Loop 336 W in Conroe, CMG Home Loans at 900 New Day Ave. in Montgomery, and CMG Home Loans at 480 Wildwood Forest Dr. in Spring.

City Wide Club and CW 39 Super Feast Feed Houston

The City Wide Club and CW 39 Super Feast feeds thousands of people in Houston, utilizing multiple drop-off locations including Sprouts, Kroger, Chick-Fil-A, and Stellar Bank. Donors can drop off nonperishable food, frozen turkey, stuffing, flour, rice, tablets, tents, and backpacks at these locations only on Nov. 23.

An exception is made for the George R. Brown Convention Center at 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, which receives donations Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. the week of Nov. 23, with staff preferring perishables to be brought directly to the convention center.

Operation Turkey provides Thanksgiving meals to the homeless and less fortunate, hosting Turkey Tailgates the day before Thanksgiving on Nov. 25.

Extended Drives

The Montgomery County Food Bank is hosting a food drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 at 1 Food for Life Way in Conroe, with all donations due by Dec. 12. Meanwhile, the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry is accepting holiday food drive donations on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to assemble traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meal baskets.