Information about Charity, World Hunger and Donating
Feed The Children is a Christian, international nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
What We Do
During our 29-year history, Feed The Children has grown into one of
the world's largest private organizations dedicated to helping hungry
and hurting people. Last year, Feed The Children shipped 135 million
pounds of food and other essentials of food and other essentials to
children and families in all 50 states and in 32 foreign countries,
supplementing almost 800,000 meals a day worldwide a day worldwide.
Since our founding in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, Feed The Children has reached out to help children and families in 118 countries around the globe.
U.S. Programs
The heart of Feed The Children's U.S. program is distributing food
to families in need. To do this, we work closely with caring corporate
partners that donate surplus food and other supplies, as well as with
individual donors who help defray the cost of transporting the product
donations.
Feed The Children's wholly-owned subsidiary, FTC Transportation, Inc.,
picks up in-kind contributions from corporate warehouses and brings
them to one of six Feed The Children regional distribution centers.
Some of the donations are then distributed in bulk and others are
processed into individual relief boxes.
The supplies and boxes are then delivered to pre-approved,
independent partner agencies that, in turn, distribute the supplies
through over 50,000 feeding centers, homeless shelters, churches and
various other organizations located in communities across the U.S.
Individuals and groups can also sponsor a food distribution, during
which boxes are given directly to families in need.
While much of our work focuses on hungry children, we also
understand the importance of feeding a child's mind. For this reason,
Feed The Children launched a new education initiative named H.E.L.P.,
or the Homeless Education and Literacy Program. Through H.E.L.P., Feed
The Children works with the Homeless Outreach Coordinators in
elementary and middle schools to provide essential school supplies,
books, food and personal care items to homeless students.
Through the generosity of committed partners, Feed The Children
delivers much needed necessities to children and their families every
day. As always, Feed The Children provides help to those in need
absolutely free of charge. Find out how you can take a stand against hunger in the U.S.
International Outreach
Feed The Children's international programs focus on providing food,
medical assistance, emergency relief, and creating sustainable
development.
Since 1979, we have provided food, clothing, medical assistance, and
educational opportunities to those in need in more than 118 nations
around the world. Through schools, orphanages and church-related
programs, Feed The Children touches the lives of millions of children.
We also provide assistance to orphanages, schools, and other charitable
groups in these regions.
A key goal is to help families in need move past needing help and
into becoming self-sufficient members of their community. Through
long-term, self-help development programs funded by grants and
individual donors, thousands of families in countries around the world
have increased their ability to be self-sufficient by learning and
applying new, marketable skills. Find out how you can be a part of the solution to the problem of child hunger around the world.
