Our Story

Established over 40 years ago, Feed the Children is one of the leading anti-hunger organizations.

We dare to envision a world where no child goes to bed hungry. To help create that world, we are dedicated to helping families and communities achieve stable lives and to reducing the need for help tomorrow—all while providing food and assistance to help them today.

In the United States we distribute product donations of food and other items from corporate donors through our network of local community partners, we provide classroom support and school supplies to students in vulnerable areas, and we mobilize resources quickly to aid recovery efforts when natural disasters strike.

Internationally, we manage child-focused community development programs that focus on reducing hunger and malnutrition, teaching health and promoting self-reliance in 8 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin American.

We welcome partnerships because we know that our work would not be possible without collaborative relationships. We seek to connect donors, partners, experts, volunteers, leaders and communities to raise awareness about childhood hunger and make it a thing of the past. That’s something we can only do together.

OUR VISION

Create a world where no child goes to bed hungry

Our Impact

Working with our partners, in Fiscal Year 2021 Feed the Children:

Distributed approximately 98.9 million pounds of food and essential items worldwide to benefit more than 10 million people globally.

Reached more than eight million children and families in the United States with distributions of shelf-stable food and essential household items valued at more than $445.7 million.

Benefited more than two million people in the international communities where we work.

Helped 29,538 teachers across 482 U.S. school districts with more than $2.8 million in teaching supplies as well as books valued at more than $4 million to reach more than 803,500 students.

Provided more than 2.1 million pounds of food and supplies valued at more than $5.6 million to disaster-affected regions in the United States.

Strategic Vision

Feed the Children stands ready to help – near and far. From an international child who needs a nourishing meal and school supplies, to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren on a fixed income, or a U.S. military family trying to make ends meet while a parent is deployed, we are unwavering in our dedication to helping our neighbors and building caring communities.

As we embark on the next five years in our history, we are inspired, and we remain committed to doing our part to create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.

Good Stewardship

At Feed the Children, our pledge is to be effective in our outreach to those in need by being good stewards of the funds entrusted to us. We are audited annually, and the information below is summarized from the consolidated financial statement.

Financial data presented here is summarized from the consolidated financial statements of Feed the Children, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Contributions to Feed the Children are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Our Values

Our values are founded on Christian principles and play a key role in our conduct and interaction with the people we serve, our donors, and our partners.

Defend dignity: we believe in treating each child and family in the communities where we work with value and worth.

Champion partnership: we believe collaboration is the only way to end childhood hunger.

Value every donor: we respect our donors’ intentions and promote responsible stewardship of the resources they entrust to us.

Preserve integrity: we commit to the highest standards of conduct and ethical practice.

Our History

Feed the Children has pursued our vision of a world without childhood hunger since we were founded in 1979. From a ministry originally focused on international support, we expanded our programs to address hunger in the United States, eventually arriving at our current model of fielding product donations of food and other resources from corporate donors and distributing them through a network of local community partners to assist families struggling with food insecurity. This network now includes partners across the U.S., and we currently maintain programming in 8 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America designed to reduce hunger and malnutrition, teach healthy practices and promote self-reliance.