The Houston Food Bank gave out boxes of food through its new neighborhood supersite in Fort Bend County during a June 2 distribution event.

The new location, located at 7227 W Grand Pkwy S, recently opened in partnership with Fort Bend County and Gallery Furniture. This free distribution event will be hosted every Tuesday and Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. until middle to late June. The only exception to these dates is June 5, during which the Food Bank will not hold a neighborhood site.

Houston Food Bank Strategic Capacity Senior Manager Madison Ziegenbein said they hope to serve 2500 vehicles every time distribution is held.

“You have your dry box, a produce box, frozen meat, and then milk,” Ziegenbein said. “And so, on average, that could be about 50 to high 60s in poundage with the intention that it would be for a household, not just a person.”

The neighborhood site is managed by Houston Food Bank employees, volunteers, and members of the National Guard, who are helping out with community distribution. To contain the spread of COVID19, the Houston Food Bank has all employees wearing masks and is providing personal protection equipment to volunteers and guardsmen as needed. The food distribution is contactless as well.

“We have cars pull up, pop their trunks, windows up, and we put the items into their vehicle so if someone's worried about being a high-risk population, they don't have to worry about (catching COVID19),” Ziegenbein said.

An estimated 30 volunteers were present at the site, according to Volunteer Service Kitchen Lead Dominique Clark.

The next date for the distribution is June 9. For more information on where to find the neighborhood site nearest to you and dates, visit https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/covid19/.