HOUSTON (April 29, 2024) – Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s Interfaith Relations and Community Partnerships department recently concluded two impactful training workshops aimed at fostering understanding and advocacy within the community, Faith Over Fear: Countering Anti-Muslim Bias and Allyship: Understanding and Responding to Anti-Jewish Ideas. The first workshop, Faith Over Fear: Countering Anti-Muslim Bias, took place on Tuesday, March 19th, at Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston. Led by Reverend Cassandra Lawrence from Shoulder to Shoulder, this training program was deve ..read more

HOUSTON (April 16, 2024) – Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s Refugee Services program recently organized an inclusive intercultural Iftar, bringing together over 200 attendees from diverse backgrounds including refugee clients, community members, supporters, and staff. The event embodied Interfaith Ministries’ commitment to fostering understanding and solidarity among different faiths and cultures. Attendees represented a wide array of linguistic and cultural backgrounds, including Arabic-speaking individuals from various regions, Dari and Pashto speakers from Afghanistan, Swahili s ..read more

HOUSTON (April 15, 2024) – As hurricane season approaches, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston is gearing up for its 2024 Operation IMpact, an annual project that prepares Meals on Wheels seniors for hurricane season. Operation IMpact addresses the critical needs of homebound seniors who rely on Interfaith Ministries’ Meals on Wheels program for nutrition and support. With an unusually active hurricane season forecast, Operation IMpact is critical to ensure these individuals have access to emergency food to sustain them. Each weekday, Interfaith Ministries’ Meals on Wheels for Greater H ..read more

HOUSTON (March 27, 2024) – Lisa McNair is an author, civil rights leader, bridgebuilder, and the oldest living sister of Denise McNair, one of the four little girls killed in the infamous 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. As the keynote speaker at Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s IMpower Lecture, she will share her family’s riveting story of survival after this horrific and high-profile loss that changed their lives forever and marked a seminal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. In “Birmingham Bombing and Beyond:  Living a ..read more

SUPPORT WILL HELP ADDRESS SENIOR HUNGER AND ISOLATION IN GREATER HOUSTON   HOUSTON (March 11, 2024) – Interfaith Ministries’ Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston and Galveston County will hold Meals on Wheels delivery ride-a-longs with community leaders as part of #SaveLunch – a nationwide campaign led by Meals on Wheels America designed to rally communities around our senior neighbors and protect the essential services that enable so many to remain healthy and independent at home. Across the country this month, Meals on Wheels programs have enlisted elected officials, community influenc ..read more

Photos: Here Photo credit: Quy Tran It was a sold-out show on Saturday, February 17, 2024 as more than 265 philanthropic animal lovers donned their best Western wear and kicked up their boots and raised more than $113,000 at Hotel ZaZa – Museum District for the 11th Annual Wags and Whiskers Brunch, benefiting Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s Animeals program, which provides pet food, toys and preventative vet care supplies to over 1,300 pets of homebound seniors in IM’s Meals on Wheels program. The “Bow Wow West” themed event featured a celebrity pet fashion show produced by Todd R ..read more

HOUSTON (January 2, 2024) – Interfaith Ministries’ Refugee Services is thrilled to announce the development of the RefugeeCare Navigator App, a pioneering digital platform designed to connect refugee clients with vital local resources, fostering education, awareness, and support on health, wellness, and related topics. Developed by the Community Engagement Team, the app is set to empower refugee families in Houston, Texas, by providing easily accessible and comprehensible information in multiple languages. The app will serve as a comprehensive resource hub, offering information on navigating ..read more

LA MARQUE, Texas (December 15, 2023) – Meals on Wheels Galveston County (MOWGC), a program operated by Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, is proud to announce that it has reached a significant milestone by serving over 1,000 clients. This achievement reflects the program’s commitment to meeting the growing demand for senior nutrition in Galveston County. “Our headquarters in La Marque allows us to continue to meet the growing demand for senior nutrition in Galveston County,” said Marie Mark, Program Manager of Meals on Wheels Galveston County. “Meals on Wheels is more than a meal. It ..read more

Saturday, February 17, 2024 HOUSTON (December 6, 2023) – On Saturday, February 17, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., philanthropic animal lovers will don their best Western wear and kick up their boots at Hotel ZaZa, Museum District for the 11th Annual Wags and Whiskers Brunch, benefiting Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston’s Animeals program, which provides pet food, toys and preventative vet care supplies to over 1,300 pets of homebound seniors in  IM’s Meals on Wheels program. The “Bow Wow West” themed event will feature a celebrity pet fashion show produced by Todd Ramos, a sile ..read more

HOUSTON (November 28, 2023) – Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (IM)’S Meals on Wheels program will be distributing holiday gift bags to over 5,300 homebound seniors across the Greater Houston/Galveston area. These gifts may be the only presents some seniors receive. Each bag is filled with items often requested by Meals on Wheels recipients, such as warm socks and hats, toiletries, and games. Volunteers make homemade cards to add extra cheer. IM must raise $50,000 to cover the costs of these gifts for elderly neighbors. Later this winter, IM will deliver a supply of shelf-stable meal ..read more