It is not how
much we give but the love we put into giving.
M O T H E R T E R E S A
Donate
In Houston, each weekend food bag costs approximately $3.26, adding up to $125 per year in support of one child. 100% of donations raised for BCB stays in a designated account for Houston children. During the 2021-2022 school year, Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack distributed over 100,000 weekend food bags containing over 600,000 units of food.
Thank you to our volunteers!
Volunteer
To volunteer, please email Volunteer Coordinator, Michelle Putnik, at volunteer@bayoucityblessings.org
Bayou City Blessings in a Backpack collaborates regularly with volunteers and organizations within our community to organize inventory, write notes of encouragement included in our weekend food bags, assemble weekend food bags, and deliver weekend food bags to each program school. By offering evening, monthly Community Assembly (generally on the 3rd Thursday of each month) events, as well as private packing events families, clubs, corporate groups, and other organizations have an opportunity to gather for one hour to serve local children in a meaningful atmosphere of service and fellowship. We ask that you please bring our Food Focus item on the month that you volunteer to help us provide food for the bags!
Monthly Food focus
BCB gladly accepts in-kind donations from our Food Focus monthly calendar schedule.
Donations may be dropped off at the Bayou City Blessings room at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church (12535 Perthshire Road; Houston, TX 77024) by appointment, at a Community Assembly, or on Sunday mornings in the Food Focus collection boxes.
For large donation drop offs, please call 713-468-7796.
Top Volunteer FAQs
Where are events held?
Events are held at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in the Palmer Parish Hall; 12535 Perthshire Road; Houston, TX 77024. Ample parking is available in both the east and west lots.What should volunteers expect during an assembly event?
Volunteers gather to pack weekend food bags for the children in our program. Long tables are set up in Palmer Hall for assembly line work. When volunteers arrive, they can begin packing food by moving through the line and placing food items into the bags provided. Leaders will be on hand to help instruct.Who can volunteer? Our volunteers range from 2-99 years old! Families, children, youth and adults are all welcome!
Can I make a financial donation to the Bayou City Blessings? Yes. We are a privately funded organization and welcome financial support. Each weekend food bag is budgeted at $3.26 or $125 to support one child during the school year. Donate here.
When a child comes looking for food, that means, I really don’t have it. BCB allows our kids to feel love coming from us and that allows us to build a relationship with them, with our parents which is critical, and with our community.
P R I N C I P A L L E W I S, B L A C K S H E A R E L E M .