Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness

Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness

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Student-led service and advocacy group focused on tackling systemic poverty and homelessness in Houston. Find out more at: coalition.rice.edu

The purpose of this organization is:

1. To develop sustainable programs providing immediate relief services to the homeless and economically disadvantaged. This may come in the form of, but is not limited to, monthly preparation and delivery of sack lunches for the homeless, hygiene kit distributions, and volunteer placements at local non-profits servicing the economically disadvantaged.

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03/30/2026

Here is our educational post for this week!

01/23/2026

Hey Coalition!

Rice Coalition will be hosting our next SFA event this Saturday, January 24th, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Come join us in creating peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunch packs that will help combat food insecurity in the greater Houston area! We hope to see you there :)

01/21/2026

🥪⭐!!!!!COME VOLUNTEER WITH US!!!!!⭐🥪

Are you looking for a rewarding way to engage with the local Houston community? Do you enjoy working with children?

Make your afternoon count! Join Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness to pack yummy sandwiches and lunch packs to donate to a local shelter with local middle schoolers! Transportation will be provided.

Our first session this semester will be this Friday, January 23rd from 3:45 - 5:00 PM at Lanier Middle School. Please email Cedric at [email protected] with any questions.

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11/02/2025

Here is our educational post on the formerly incarcerated and the situation behind it

Photos from Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness's post 10/16/2025

Here are pics from our 10/10 Sandwich U event! Thank you to everyone who helped volunteer!

Photos from Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness's post 10/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our September Off-Site event at !

04/23/2025

Do you want to help provide lunch to Houston’s food-insecure? Join us to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in Baker Commons next Sundah, April 27th, at 1pm! See you there!

Photos from Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness's post 04/21/2025

Thank you to our panelists for coming to our Hunger and Homelessness Education Panel last Thursday! We learned so much and can't be more appreciative for them!

Photos from Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness's post 04/21/2025

Thank you to Lanier Middle for helping out with this week's Sandwich U packing session!

04/16/2025

Join us for annual Homelessness and Hunger Education Panel by Rice Coalition this Thursday (tomorrow) from 7-9 PM in Sewall Hall 309! Hear from and ask local experts questions about food insecurity and housing injustice! There will be FREE Velvet Tacos!! Open to all students—don’t miss it!

04/11/2025

We will be hosting a bake sale fundraiser this Friday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the RMC!

Stop by to grab something sweet from 85 °Bakery. All proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to help fight food insecurity in the Greater Houston area!

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Location

Address

Rice University, 6100 Main Street
Houston, TX
77005

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm