{"id":482291,"date":"2026-10-31T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482291\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:32:12","slug":"heights-neighbor-hosts-halloween-night-food-pantry-for-families-in-need-%c2%b7-click2houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/482291\/","title":{"rendered":"Heights neighbor hosts Halloween night food pantry for families in need \u00b7 Click2Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">Halloween is usually about candy and costumes, but one Houston Heights resident is adding another kind of treat this year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfInpsLvuqP\/\" class=\"text-primary underline-offset-2 hover:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">free supplies for neighbors who need a little extra help.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">For the second year, Marcy McQueen has hosted a Halloween pantry at 1010 W. Temple with nonperishable food, ready-to-eat meals, personal hygiene products, baby food and pet food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">The pantry is open to anyone who needs the supplies, with no questions asked. Donations are also welcome, according to McQueen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground\">Share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Read all comments -&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">The effort began last year in response to disruptions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the federal government shutdown. The pantry provided a way for neighbors to support families facing food insecurity and other challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">This year, the McQueen is bringing the effort back alongside the home\u2019s traditional Halloween candy giveaway, which will also include allergy-friendly treats for children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\/relaxed text-foreground\">Though the pantry is planned for Halloween night, McQueen said she has a backup plan to distribute supplies Sunday if rain prevents them from setting everything out Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halloween is usually about candy and costumes, but one Houston Heights resident is adding another kind of treat&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-482291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}