Last year, ExxonMobil deepened its support for Houston’s youngest residents with a landmark $3 million donation to Kids’ Meals, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding preschool-aged children facing food insecurity. The contribution – the largest corporate gift in the organization’s history – helped fund the construction of a new 54,000-square-foot facility in the Spring Branch neighborhood of Houston, which officially opened on September 24.
“Our work with Kids’ Meals reflects a shared commitment to improving the education, health, and well-being of children across Houston,” said Alvin Abraham, Global Manager of Corporate Giving at ExxonMobil. “We’re excited to see the new campus further advance that impact.”
Nearly triple the size of its previous building, the new Kids’ Meals ExxonMobil Campus is designed to serve up to 26,000 children each weekday by 2031 and accommodate 125 volunteers in each shift. Every detail of the space, from apple sculptures lining the walkway to a towering brown bag installation at the entrance, embodies the organization’s mission to end childhood hunger. The campus also features the Brown Bag Café, operated in partnership with Belong Kitchen, which provides employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To celebrate the opening of the new campus, 100 ExxonMobil volunteers joined 200 guests, including Harris County officials and local community leaders, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
