A Family’s Legacy Transformed
What is a family’s legacy? It’s the foundation on which future generations will build; the soil into which each child and grandchild will plant their dreams. But tragically, for too many families around the world, extreme poverty is the legacy that has passed from parent to child as far back as anyone can remember. That […]
Many FH Staff Members also Have a Sponsor Story
Today’s Child Sponsor Story comes from one of our own staff members, Stephani Liggins. Stephani’s Sponsor Story “I am an FH employee working in the department that focuses primarily on Child Sponsorship,” explains Stephani. In that role, she helps find sponsors for children at special events, like concerts. “As the Acquisition Support Specialist, I monitor […]
How Your FH Gift Catalog Purchases Matter
Each year, we create the Food for the Hungry Gift Catalog. But this is not your typical catalog! These gifts allow individuals and families living in some of the most challenging places in the world work toward a better life. Last year, many sponsors and donors–people just like you–purchased items like chickens, deworming medication, dignity kits, […]
Watch the Impact of Child Sponsorship — A Story of Two Families
Sponsorship’s Impact on Child and Sponsor Have you considered the relational impact of child sponsorship on both the child and the sponsor? At Food for the Hungry (FH), we believe the life-changing impact of child sponsorship goes both ways! Sponsorship is an act of faith. When you sponsor a child, you sign up to make […]
Carlos’ Story: How Child Sponsorship Pays It Forward
Food for the Hungry (FH) staff member, Carlos Núñez, lives in the Dominican Republic and works at the FH office in the capital city of Santo Domingo. By all appearances, Carlos is a young, successful professional pursuing a calling to serve God and the most vulnerable through his work. He is part of an important […]
Farming Families in Burundi Experience A Story of Hope
Meet Anitha. She is a 12-year-old girl in Burundi, a tiny, landlocked country right underneath Rwanda where 65% of the population uses water that isn’t safe for drinking. Like so many other farming families, Anitha’s lives in a rural community. With limited access to clean water, people in their community could walk more than a […]
Latin America Updates: What God Is Doing in 2019
Every summer, we send out Country Updates to sponsors like you and reflect on the exciting progress we are seeing in the thousands of communities we work in around the globe. Food for the Hungry (FH) operates in nearly 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In each of these countries, we come alongside leaders and families […]
5 Reasons Why Refugee Children Need Vaccines
When Salamot Khan was just a few months old, his family fled their home in Myanmar to seek safety across the border in Bangladesh. Salamot became one of about half a million children living in the Rohingya refugee camps outside of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Children like him have suffered trauma, witnessed violence, and still experience […]
