East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc.

01/28/2023

We are officially ONE WEEK away and we could not be more excited! Come join us and our AMAZING sponsors, if you haven't purchased your tickets yet - don't wait! Snag them today!

https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/InauguralEFBHNMChiliCookOff/tabid/1336003/Default.aspx

Frito Pie Sponsor: Texas Biergarten
Dessert Sponsor: Mrs. Claus Cookie Company LLC
Beverage Sponsors: Texas Leaguer Brewing Company, The Servant Kings, and H-E-B
Trophy Sponsor: Bank of Texas
Kids Corner Sponsor: Sugar Land Baptist Church
Cornbread Sponsor: KenWood & Associates

01/27/2023

Come join our team!

Want to join our team? Now's your chance!

For more information email [email protected]!

01/25/2023

We are only TEN days away from our Inaugural Chili Cook-Off, have you gotten your tickets yet? There is still time!

Tickets are ONLY $20 for adults and $10 for kids.

We will have 12 delicious chilis to sample and you get to vote on your favorite. Corn bread, frito pie bar, yummy desserts and wine/beer will also be available!

Want to try your luck in our raffle? We will have a dozen items for you to try to win including the fan favorite, Vickie O'Dell Coates' famous cake balls, a table for 8 at our Fort Bend Empty Bowls gala and much, much more!

https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/21/2023

Very thankful for our friends at Sugar Land Space Cowboys for their generous donation to EFBHNM and other local non-profits!

Thank you Space Cowboys for all you do for our community!

01/20/2023

Sign up to paint your bowl before we fill up!

We still have space available at our Spring Paint Dates! Reserve your space before they fill up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49a5a72ba0fc1-spring1?useFullSite=true#/

All bowls will be available for purchase at our 14th Annual Empty Bowls on June 9, 2023 benefitting East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc.

01/19/2023

Painting with some of these amazing Fort Bend Junior Service League ladies tonight!

Want to paint? We have plenty of available dates! Come and join in on the fun!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/4090f49a5a72ba0fc1-spring1

01/18/2023

What makes a cup of chili taste even better? An ice cold drink of course!

HUGE sponsor shout out to our beverage sponsors: Texas Leaguer Brewing Company, The Servant Kings, and H-E-B!

We will be serving an assortment of beers and ciders from TX Leaguer Brewing Company, H-E-B sodas and waters and of course, wine by the glass!

Have you got your tickets yet? They are only $20 for adults and $10 for kids. Get them today!

Link: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/16/2023

📣📣 Sponsor Shoutout: This year's trophy sponsor is Bank of Texas! We cannot wait to award our judge's top 3 chilis and of course, the Fan Favorite!

Only way you can vote on the best chili in Fort Bend County is by coming to our Inaugural Chili Cook-Off benefiting our food pantry, East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc.

Tickets are just $20 for adults and $10 for kids!

Tickets: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/15/2023

We had a great group of YIP volunteers yesterday! They helped sort 8 pallets of food, w**d our garden, plant new seeds for the spring and plant some more winter veggies. Also, take a look at those cute signs they created!

We also had an Eagle Scout design and build a compost bin for the garden!

EFBHNM is so thankful for these amazing high school kids. Definitely some future leaders in this crew!

01/14/2023

Did you know that our upcoming Chili Cook-Off is family friendly?

Thanks to our friends at Sugar Land Baptist Church we will have a whole area just for the kiddos! Games, face painting, crafts and more!

Kid's tickets are only $10, so make sure you get your tickets soon and bring out the whole family to support East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry!

Ticket Link: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/13/2023

We are 3 weeks our to our newest fundraiser, the Inaugural Chili Cook-Off! We want to give a big shout out to our Frito Pie sponsor, Texas Biergarten!!

Texas Biergarten is a local restaurant in Missouri City that serves delicious food and tons of craft beers. Not only are the owners extremely talented, they are very giving. East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc. has been the beneficiary of Wednesday Night B-I-N-G-O where they raised over $2,000 for our food pantry.

Get your tickets NOW so you can try over 12 homemade chilis, corn bread, desserts, local beer and of course, frito pie! Kids are WELCOME and will enjoy the kid's corner with games, crafts, face painting and more!

Tickets are only $20 for adults and $10 for kids, so get them fast!

Link: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/10/2023

Fort Bend Empty Bowls is back! Our 14th Annual event is Friday, June 9 at Safari Texas Ranch and we are ready to make this event the biggest one yet!

Last year's event raised over $255,000 for East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc. and this year we want to raise even more!

The amazing DANNY RAY and the Atlantic Street Band will be performing, so make sure you wear your dancing shoes--this will be an event you wont want to miss.

All sponsorship levels are open! We are looking for a new title sponsor. The title sponsor will be featured on the April cover of UpClose Magazine with us! The title sponsor will get amazing publicity coverage, but there is only ONE available, so make sure you get it ASAP!

Please reach out [email protected] with any questions!

Link to sponsor: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/.../tabid/1343324/Default.aspx

01/06/2023

Don't forget to buy your ticket for our Inaugural Chili-Cook Off FUNdraiser at Fluor!
Sample chilis from 12 of our coalition churches' best chefs (can't forget the cornbread - compliments of KenWood & Associates. And enjoy a frito pie bar sponsored by Texas Biergarten & dessert from the fabulous Mrs. Claus Cookie Company LLC!
Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 5pm-9pm.
This event is fun for the whole family! Your kids will have a space all their own with crafts and games - a huge thank you to Sugar Land Baptist Church
All while enjoying live entertainment!

Let's see who can snag one of the beautiful trophies, sponsored by Bank of Texas.

We have sponsorships/underwriting available. Contact [email protected] with any questions.
Tickets: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

01/06/2023

25 lbs of sweet potatoes harvested and onions were planted this week!

I had our Finance Director and my sweet daughter help me, but still looking for a solid team of volunteers to help with the garden.

If you are interested, contact [email protected] or [email protected]

01/05/2023

Come and join our Fort Bend Empty Bowls Committee!! We are a strong and smart group who raised over $255,000 for the food pantry last year! Help us make this year's event even better!

RSVP to and contact [email protected] with any questions.

Our Empty Bowls committee is getting ready to gear up for the the 14th Annual Fort Bend Empty Bowls!! We would love for you to join us on Tuesday, January 24th at 5:30pm at East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc. and help us plan the biggest and best Empty Bowls yet!

Questions? Contact [email protected]

01/01/2023

Timeline photos

12/29/2022

Tickets

Tickets are on sale for our new FUNdraiser!

Come and join in on the fun at East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry's Inaugural Chili-Cook Off at Fluor. Sample chilis from 12 of our coalition churches' best chefs!

Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 5pm-9pm.

This event is fun for the whole family! Your kids will have a space all their own with crafts and games and you can enjoy the entertainment.

We have sponsorships/underwriting available. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Tickets: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

Tickets

12/27/2022

Timeline photos

12/25/2022

A very Merry Christmas from our EFBHNM Family to you!

12/23/2022

Thank you to Sugar Land Town Square for this extremely generous donation from your 1st Annual Co****le tournament! This will help so many families in need in Fort Bend County! 💙

12/19/2022

We are wishing all of our friends and neighbors a fabulous holiday season. We are constantly amazed at the support of our friends and neighbors each year as we serve our community, and 2022 was no exception. As we rest, reset, and recharge we look forward to 2023 and continuing to support our community.
A reminder that the Financial Assistance and Food Pantry will be closed December 17-January 3.

12/19/2022

The food pantry distributed holiday food baskets to nearly 350 families this past weekend! This would not be possible without our donors, volunteers and staff who have worked for months creating meals, picking up food drives, sorting food receiving monetary donations. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.

HUGE thank you to Fort Bend Junior Service League and the Sugar Plum Market for the grant of $15,000 to buy gift cards so our clients could get the protein of their choice for their holiday meals this year.

We wish you all a very merry holiday season! Stay warm and safe, we will see you in January 🎄💙

12/06/2022

🚨🚨 New FUNdraiser! Save the Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 5pm-9pm. 🚨🚨

Come and join in on the fun at East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry's Inaugural Chili-Cook Off at Fluor. Sample chilis from 12 of our coalition churches' best chefs! Enjoy a frito pie sponsored by Texas Biergarten and a delicious dessert from Mrs. Claus Cookie Company. This event is fun for the whole family! Your kids will have a space all their own with crafts and games and you can enjoy the entertainment.

We have sponsorships/underwriting available. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Tickets: https://efbhnm.ejoinme.org/chilicookofftickets

12/01/2022

Share Your Holiday Food Drive!

📣 Nearly 80,000 pounds of food was donated to our food pantry in November!! 📣

There were tons of schools, businesses, churches and individual food drives that were picked up and dropped off throughout the month and of course the Share Your Holiday Food Drive on

Thank you so much to everyone who hosted a food drive in November! Thank you to all of the volunteers who drove our trucks, loaded and unloaded thousands of pounds of food. Thank you to all the future volunteers who will help sort! We could not serve the community without you.

Lastly, thank you to Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center for hosting the SYHFD for us and your continued support of EFBHNM 💙

11/29/2022

Thank you RISE Runners & Walkers - Sugar Land, Texas for your amazing support!

11/29/2022

Thank you to our friends at The Goddard School for your continued support of our food pantry!

11/29/2022

The Share Your Holiday Food Drive is off to a great start this morning! Stop by the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center until 2pm today with your donations this

11/28/2022

is TOMORROW (11/29/22)! There are so many ways you can give back to your community, but here are a few ways you can support East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc....

-Donate monetarily: you can donate directly to our paypay account using the link below. You can even earmark your payment to go to the program you choose!

-Donate non-perishable items: tomorrow from 8am - 2pm at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center in Sugar Land we will be collecting food for the Share Your Holiday Food Drive. All of the food collected at this location will come directly to our food pantry!

-Sign-up to volunteer in the future with us: contact our Fritz, our Volunteer Coordinator and she will help you get involved with our amazing organization.

-Donate gently used clothes, furniture and household items to our resale shop, Tri-City Churches Resale Shop. 100% of the proceeds made at our resale shop fund our food pantry.

Link do donate: www.humanneeds.org/donate
Link to volunteer: www.humanneeds.org/volunteer

11/18/2022

A few snapshots from our Thanksgiving distribution earlier this week. We served 375 families with a delicious thanksgiving dinner of all the yummy sides and a protein of their choice!

Thank you to all of the volunteers, donors and staff who made this all possible.

The food pantry will be closed 11/21 - 11/25. We will be back and ready to distribute food on 11/29.

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

11/16/2022

Thanksgiving distribution day!!

11/16/2022

11/11/2022

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day to all who have served! A huge thank you to the men and women on our staff and volunteers who have served! You all served our country and now you continue to help serve your community. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

11/08/2022

Christmas Dollar Day at Tri-City Churches Resale Shop is SATURDAY! Get here early and be ready to shop!

All Christmas decor and selected winter clothing will be $1!

10am - 4pm at the Resale Shop (425 Stafford Run Road)

100% of our proceeds go directly to the food pantry!

11/04/2022

Wednesday Night B-I-N-G-O is BACK! Texas Biergarten is hosting Bingo and giving back the proceeds to our food pantry each Wednesday in November! Come and try your luck with us next week!

11/02/2022

Last night’s Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was a HUGE success! We got to celebrate our amazing volunteers at the food pantry and Tri-City Churches Resale Shop!

This year we had 251 volunteers log 25,982 hours!!

That is equivalent to…
🌟 3,248 8-hour days
🌟 81 40-hour weeks
🌟 1 yr, 7 mos. and 1 week with not a single workday off!

Thank you to each an everyone of you who give your time to EFBHNM and our Resale Shop. Our organization would not be able to serve Fort Bend County without YOU! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Also a thank you to Sugar Land Methodist Church for hosting us and Lopez Mexican Restaurant for catering such a delicious meal!

11/02/2022

Thinking about dinner plans? Why not come out to the fabulous Texas Biergarten, enjoy a delicious meal, and play some BINGO supporting the ministry!

Bingo tonight at 6:30pm! Every Wednesday in the month of November we will be raising money and taking food donations for Special thanks to for sponsoring! They brought swag and beer for prizes! All proceeds stay right here in our community to help feed our neighbors!

10/19/2022

Shredding Hunger 2022

We are so thankful for Keller Williams Southwest and their amazing team of realtors who hold this awesome event each year! They helped collect over 3,600 pounds of food and over $1,000 in donations to our food pantry. Thank you KW!

10/19/2022

We are thrilled to introduce you to Tri-City Churches Resale Shop new manager, Natasha! Come stop in and say hello and get to know our newest East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry team member! 👋

We are open 10-4 Tuesday-Saturday.

➡️425 Stafford Run Road

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new resale shop manager, Natasha! Come stop in and say hello and get to know our newest East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry, Inc. team member! 👋

We are open 10-4 Tuesday-Saturday.

➡️425 Stafford Run Road

10/15/2022

Thanks so much to Keller Williams Southwest for an incredible shred event! We are continuously grateful for our community support in fighting food insecurity in East Fort Bend!

10/13/2022

Join in on Sugar Land Town Square’s 1st Annual Co****le Tournament on November 3rd! Tons of sponsorships available and you can form a two person team for $100! Proceeds benefit the food pantry!

Questions? Contact [email protected]