2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Feed The Children, an
international non-profit organization dedicated to helping hungry
children and families worldwide.
Through its three decades of service to the world, Feed The Children has
provided help and hope to victims of war, poverty, famine and natural
disaster worldwide. From the U.S. farm crisis in the 1980’s to the
current economic downturn, Feed The Children has been there to deliver
food, personal care items, medicine and other essentials to millions of
people.
Feed The Children was the first on the scene at the 1994 Oklahoma City
Federal Building bombing, working around the clock to provide rescue
teams with food and support. When the World Trade Center was hit by
terrorists in this decade, Feed The Children set up warehouse operations
to provide for the victims and the police and fire departments that were
charged with investigating the disaster.
Now, with six distribution centers in the U.S. and international
operations on five continents, Feed The Children provides food for more
than 800,000 meals each day worldwide. Feed The Children is also a
first-responder in natural disasters, having provided almost 700 trucks
of food and supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina, and millions of
dollars of aid to those affected by the Asian Tsunami.
Currently, Feed The Children is focused on communities affected by the
recent economic downturn in the U.S., where 89 percent of its overall
work is done. The “Americans Feeding Americans Emergency Caravan”
delivers food and personal hygiene boxes to children and families across
the United States in areas where there is the most need.
Feed The Children will continue its 30th anniversary
observation by spotlighting the plight of the hungry all across the
world and welcomes support from businesses and individuals who recognize
the need to care for those less fortunate around them.
About Feed The Children
Founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, Feed The Children is
consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in
the U.S., based on private, non-government support. Feed The Children is
a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with
headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine,
clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who
lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters.
In FY 2007, Feed The Children distributed more than 135 million pounds
of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50
states and internationally, supplementing almost 800,000 meals each day.
Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in
need in 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please
visit:
www.feedthechildren.org
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www.givingisgood.org
www.feedthechildren.org/abandonedbabies