Make a Difference Today!
Brighter Bites is serving families in Houston, Texas with the support of our partners The Houston Food Bank, Be Well Acres Homes, and MD Anderson, Deacons of Deadwood, Sanchez Foundation, Cigna, Texas Dow Employee Credit Union/TDECU Cares, and Halliburton.
Harris County has a food insecurity rate of 14.9% and one in four children face hunger in Texas. Brighter Bites is the nonprofit that delivers fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands. We teach families how to use the produce and watch their behavior change.
Do you have a passion for fresh fruits and vegetables and helping families in need? Brighter Bites is your chance to help kids turn healthy habits in to healthy lifestyles. If you’re in the Houston area, consider volunteering your time or donating today to make a difference for local families.
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What We Do
Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits and veggies to kids and their families who lack regular access to fresh food. We make it fun and we make it free! Here’s how:
Our Not-So-Secret Formula
PRODUCE
DISTRIBUTION
Every week of programming, Brighter Bites heads to schools and summer camps to distribute fresh, seasonal produce for families and teachers to pick up and take home. Two bags contain about ~50 servings of fruits and veggies, weighing close to 20 pounds.
NUTRITION
EDUCATION
We teach kids, parents, and teachers how to make the most of their produce. We encourage teachers to utilize their bags during in-class lessons and we provide nutrition education handbooks, plus weekly tip sheets and recipes, for everyone to use at home.
FUN FOOD
EXPERIENCE
Brighter Bites staff engages with families through in-person culinary demonstrations, as well as through various digital platforms through the sharing of easy recipes, kitchen how-tos, culinary tips, and healthy topics.
Volunteer
Volunteers are key for our program’s success! Volunteers can expect to help with sorting and bagging fresh fruits and vegetables as well as distributing the produce to the families enrolled. Sign up today to be a part of Brighter Bites in the Houston community!
Donate
$350 feeds one family for one year with fresh fruits and vegetables. Join us today and make big impact on the lives of students and their families.
Locations
Here’s where we’ve currently taken root around the community. Interested in bringing Brighter Bites to your school? Contact us!
HOUSTON
- 2024-2025
Alexander Elementary
8500 Brookwulf Dr. Houston, TX 77072
Barbara Jordan
17800 W Oaks Village Dr Richmond, TX 77407
Best Elementary
10000 Centre Pkwy Houston, TX 77036
Braeburn Elementary
5550 Pine St Houston, TX 77081
Brookline Elementary
6301 S Loop E Houston, TX 77087
Burnet Elementary
5403 Canal St Houston, TX 77011
Bush Elementary
9730 Stroud Houston, TX 77036
Bussey Elementary
11555 Airline Dr Houston, TX 77037
Caraway Elementary
3031 Ellington St Houston, TX 77088
Carrillo Elementary
960 S Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77023
Chambers Elementary
10700 Carvel Houston, TX 77072
Cloverleaf Elementary
1035 Frankie St. Houston, TX 77015
Cornelius Elementary
7475 Westover St Houston, TX 77087
Crespo Elementary
7500 Office City Dr Houston, TX 77012
Crockett Elementary
2112 Crockett St Houston, TX 77007
Cummings Elementary
10455 S. Kirkwood Rd. Houston, TX 77099
Davila Elementary
7610 Dahlia St Houston, TX 77012
Eliot Elementary
6411 Laredo St Houston, TX 77020
Fisher Elementary
2920 Watters Rd Pasadena, TX 77502
Franklin Elementary
7101 Canal St Houston, TX 77011
Frost Elementary
5002 Almeda Genoa Rd Houston, TX 77048
Garden Villas Elementary
7185 Santa Fe Dr, Houston, TX 77061
Garfield Elementary
10301 Hartsook St. Houston, TX 77034
Glover Elementary
1510 Columbia Blue, Missouri City, TX 77489
Goodman Elementary
1100 W Sycamore Rd Fresno, TX 77545
Gregg Elementary
6701 Roxbury Rd Houston, TX 77087
Halpin ECC
10901 Sandpiper Dr Houston, TX 77096
Harmony School of Endeavor
5668 W Little York Rd Houston, TX 77091
Harris Academy
3130 Holder Forest Dr Houston, TX 77088
Hicks Elementary
8520 Hemlock Hill houston, TX 77083
Hines-Caldwell Elementary
5515 West Orem Dr Houston, TX 77085
Hirsch Elementary
2633 Trailing Vine Rd Spring, TX 77373
International Leadership Academy
8440 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77074
James Berry Elementary
2310 Berry Rd Houston, TX 77093
Jessup Elementary
9301 Almeda Genoa Road Houston, TX 77075
KIPP Dream
500 Tidwell Rd Houston, TX 77022
Kashmere Gardens Elementary
4901 Lockwood Dr Houston , TX 77026
Kelso Elementary
5800 Southmund St Houston, TX 77033
Kennedy Elementary
400 Victoria Dr Houston, TX 77022
Legacy Clinic-Galena Park Middle School
400 Keene St Houston, TX 77547
Mahanay Elementary
13215 High Star Dr Houston, TX 77083
Martin Elementary
11718 Hendon Ln Houston, TX 77072
Meador Elementary
10701 Seaford Dr Houston, TX 77089
Mission Bend Glen
16053 Mission Glen Houston, TX 77083
Ninfa ECC
205 N Delmar St Houston, TX 77011
Normandy Crossing Elementary
12500 Normandy Crossing Dr Houston, TX 77015
Northline Elementary
821 East Witcher Ln. Houston, TX 77076
Petrosky Elementary
6703 Winkleman Road Houston, TX 77083
Port Houston
1800 McCarty St Houston, TX 77029
Ridgemont ELC
5353 Ridgecreek Cir Houston, TX 77053
Ridgemont Elementary
4910 Raven Ridge Dr Houston, TX 77053
Roosevelt Elementary
6700 Fulton St. Houston, TX 77022
Rosa Parks Elementary
19101 Chimney Rock Road Fresno, TX 77545
Scroggins Elementary
400 Boyles St, Houston, TX 77020
Smith Elementary
2703 Perez Rd, Houston, TX 77502
Southmayd Elementary
1800 Coral St. Houston, TX 77012
Sparks Elementary
2503 E. Southmore Houston, TX 77004
Tice Elementary
14120 Wallisville Rd Houston, TX 77049
Visual and Performing Arts Academy
4515 Mangum Rd, Houston, TX 77092
Williams Elementary
1522 Scarborough Ln Pasadena, TX 77502
Our Partners
Thank you to our partners for supporting our work in Houston:
