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Food Resources

Apply for some of the food resources today and make food security one less thing to think about as you pursue your education! 

Overview

In partnership with the Galveston County Food Bank and Catholic Charities Beacon of Hope Center, Â鶹ɫÇéƬ will distribute perishable and non-perishable food items to currently enrolled students. Food items will be picked up and distributed by Â鶹ɫÇéƬ at the student designated location (Main Campus or the Applied Technology Center). 

Distribution Dates:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 8:30 am at Beacon of Hope Center 4700 Broadway, Galveston, Texas 77551. Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 12:00 pm.

  1. The program is open to all students enrolled in at least 1 credit hour or Continuing Education program. 
  2. If you selected GC Applied Technology Center as your pick-up location, please go to the covered open breezeway near the garage door on the distribution date(s) selected.
  3. If you selected GC Main campus as your pick-up location, please go to Seibel Wing by the cafeteria area on the distribution date(s) selected.
  4. All students must apply to receive food items.

Meals on Wheels

2803 53rd St

Galveston, TX 77551

Office: (409) 744-2668

Email: galvestonislandmealsonwheels@gmail.com

Website:

​Services Offered - Deliver nutritious meals to Island residents who are homebound and cannot prepare their own meals due to illness, disability or age. 

St. Vincent's House

​​2817 Alfreda Houston Pl

Galveston, TX 77550

Office: (409) 763-8521 

Email:  frontoffice@stvhope.org

Website: 

Services Offered - Food Pantry and Snack Packs, Homebound Grocery Delivery, Homeless Prevention & Emergency Assistance Program, Transportation, Clinics, Family Service Center Counseling, Dental Extraction Saturday Clinic

Drive Thru Food Pantry St. Vincent's House:

Dates: Monday-Friday

Time: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

The Salvation Army 

601 51st St

Galveston, TX 77551

Office: (409) 763-1691

Website: 

Services Offered - Grocery Assistance, Daily Community Meal, Emergency Shelter, Family Shelter, Transitional Shelter, Case Management

Community Dinner 

Days: Every Evening at 5:00PM

The Salvation Army offers a sit-down meal inside

Catholic Charities
 

​​4700 Broadway, Suite F-103

Galveston, TX 77551

Office: (409) 762-2064

24-hr Hotline: (866) 649-5862

Website: 

Services Offered - Food Distributions, Counseling and Behavioral Health Clinic , Family Assistance, International Foster Care, Pregnancy and Parenting Services, School Counseling Services, Senior Services, Housing Referrals for Rental Assistance , Immigration Legal Assistance, Refugee Services , Women Veterans Program, Disaster Recovery

Beacon of Hope Isle Market Hours (English and Spanish)

CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread
 

2420 Winnie

Galveston, TX 77550

Office: (409) 765-6971

Website: 

Services Offered - Nutritious Meals, Clean Clothing, Personal Hygiene Products,  Structured Recovery Program

​Breakfast & Lunch Hot Meal

Days: Monday-Friday

Breakfast Served at 9:00 AM and Lunch Served at 11:30 AM 

Our Daily Bread provides breakfast and lunch meals Mon-Fri.

Galveston City Clinic 

Island Community Center

4700 Broadway, Suite F-102

Galveston, TX 77551

Office: (409) 763-7207

Website:

Services Offered -  Provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

24/7 Breastfeeding Support: (409) 392- 7120

Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC)

PO Box 149024

Austin, TX 78714-9024

Office: Call 2-1-1 or 1-877-541-7905, after you pick a language, press 2.

Website:

Services Offered - SNAP Food Benefits, TANF Cash Help, Health Care, Healthy Texas Women, Medicare Savings Plan, Long-term Care Services 

Galveston County Food Bank

624 4th Ave N.

Texas City, TX 77590

Office: (409) 945-4232

Website:

Services Offered - Mobile and Pantry Food Distributions, Nutritional Education, Application Assistance for Social Services

GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK MOBILE DISTRIBUTION FEBRUARY 2024

Benefits Registration 

Date: Currently Accepting Clients

GCFB offers application assistance at no-cost for the following the social services - SNAP + TANF, CHIP, CHIP Perinatal + Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, Healthy Texas Women Program. For more information, contact Ida Quezada at (409) 945-4232 (Ext: 2312) Services available in Spanish.

Check out their Printable flyer in and

Also, a virtual flyer in and  

Galveston County Community Fridge 

4628 Avenue Q

Galveston, TX 77551

Phone: (409) 939-0619 (Pastor Shirlyn Thomas)

Email: galvestoncommunityfridges@gmail.com, holisticgalveston@sbcglobal.net 

Service Offered: Open to all. This community fridge is up, running, and fully stocked. At no cost, please take what you need, leave what you can.

Galveston Community Fridge Flyer

New Life Fellowship Galveston

6328 Heards Lane 

Galveston, TX 77551

Website:

Services Offered: Each Month, New Life Fellowship holds a food fair. It’s open to the community and completely free! Volunteers place food such as fresh fruits and/or vegetables and canned or packaged items (food varies each month) in the trunk of your car. You will only be asked for basic household information. 

Combined Arms Veteran Mobile Food Pantry

The Connection Parking Lot

9300 E.F. Lowery Expressway #222

Texas City, TX 77590

Services Offered: Each month, SERVE, Combined Arms, Pastor Tim Franklin of The Connection Church and the Galveston County Food Bank will host a VETERAN food distribution.

Date: Third Wednesday of each Month

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Galveston County Veteran Mobile Food Pantry Flyer 

Street Scape Ministries

611 37th Street
Galveston, TX 77550

Office: (936) 590-0722

Website:

Services Offered - Free Daily Breakfast and Lunch, Spirtual Guidance, Physical Guidance, Financial Guidance, and Life Guidance. 

Daily Meals:

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

9am: Breakfast & Movie Series

10am: Education, skills & Support System

11am: Lunch & Bible Study Series

Tuesday & Thursday

9:00am - 11:00am: Streetscape To-Go Window

Sunday

8:00am-10:00am: Breakfast & Bible Lessons

 

The Chosen One Ministries
 
1501 6th Street,
Texas City, Texas 77590
 
Office: (409)229-1394
 
Website:
 
Services Offered: Provides services to the homeless, delivers food to shut-in seniors,, MH/MR, HIV, Post Aids, Drugs and Alcohol, and prison bound consumers.

Questions? Contact Us.

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
8:00 A.M. - 5 P.M.
info@gc.edu
409-944-4242
409-944-1500