Food for the Hungry, Inc. HQ

Food for the Hungry seeks to end ALL forms of human poverty by going into the hard places and closely walking with the world's most vulnerable people. We have been serving through purposeful relief and development for over four decades. We believe in the fight against poverty, which is why we serve the vulnerable in over 20 countries globally. We're moved and inspired by our Christian belief that every person has intrinsic value and that it's our responsibility to advocate for the poor and marginalized without regard to race, creed, or nationality and without adverse distinction of any kind. We serve without stipulation or expectation and on the basis of need alone. We strive to respect the culture and customs of the people we serve in order to preserve their humanity and dignity.

We provide life-changing resources such as clean water, medical aid, food, equal educational opportunities to girls and boys, vocational training, and empowerment in the midst of unimaginable hardships. Our view of poverty is holistic and complex. We honor the people we serve by inviting them to contribute to the process. We are grateful to be invited into the communities we serve and work side-by-side with local leaders responding to their needs with transformative solutions, which are both sustainable and implemented at the hands of the communities themselves.

We're proud of the communities we enter, but more than that, we're proud of the ones we exit. Food for the Hungry goes in with an exit strategy and seeks to graduate communities from extreme poverty within 10 to 15 years. These are the communities where extreme poverty no longer has a seat at the table. They're self-sustaining and living out God's purpose for their lives. We celebrate with them and then we intentionally seek out the next community suffering under the heavy weight of poverty.

We were created for this work.

Food for the Hungry monitors the wellbeing of children in the communities where we work. We know thriving children are a barometer for a community's success and wellbeing. We strive for thriving children through a variety of programs, focusing on agriculture, health, clean water, education, hunger, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response.

We have worked since 1971 to serve the most vulnerable people on earth through purposeful relief and development. Our methodology is holistic, and informed by our Christian beliefs that every person has intrinsic value and that it is our responsibility to advocate for the poor and the marginalized. We work in a range of contexts in over 20 countries, and have more than 2,500 staff worldwide, with 98% of staff working in their country of origin. Our field staff are specifically trained in agriculture, health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response. We also are privileged to have thousands of donors who help us accomplish our work, including individuals, churches, foundations, corporations, other institutions and governments.

Food for the Hungry has worked since 1971 to serve the most vulnerable people on earth through purposeful relief and development. Our methodology is informed by our Christian beliefs that every person has intrinsic value and that it is our responsibility to advocate for the poor and the marginalized. Throughout our history, we have served millions of people in their physical and spiritual despair. To date, we have graduated over 20 communities from extreme poverty, impacted over 6.4 million children, and served over 795,000 households worldwide.

Food for the Hungry is committed to constantly innovating and improving our child-focused development methodology and to continue graduating hundreds of the most vulnerable communities around the world out of extreme poverty.