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Disaster recovery is a long and complex process. It’s much more than getting enough food and water to needy families. It’s about bringing hope and vision to devastated parents and children. At church, I’m preparing to teach on the book of Job. You may remember that Job lost everything —… Read More

Food for the Hungry (FH) has the privilege to work in over 20 countries around the globe in three different regions.  As part of your relationship with FH, you have seen the beauty of the variety of cultures the world houses. One of the… Read More

When I was a child, my dad rose early in the morning, shuffled to the kitchen in well-worn slippers, and used the drip coffee pot to brew a cup of Folgers Classic Roast coffee. Those red canisters were a familiar part of my childhood, even while the taste… Read More

This post is the tenth in a series on God’s Story, the Foundation for FH’s Work in Relief and Development. Follow the series, starting with the first post.   Trinidad had four small children when she separated from their father, who had physically and verbally… Read More

Friends of Food for the Hungry (FH) have done some pretty amazing things to serve vulnerable communities around the world. From matching gift drives to selling handcrafted products or running a 5K, there are endless ways you can use your influence to advocate for the most vulnerable. One… Read More

Raise your hands. How many of you have participated in the ever-growing and varied celebratory days designated for things like National Ice Cream Day, World Coffee Day, National Sibling Day, National Dog Day, and more? It seems like a new celebratory cause and its corresponding hashtag pops up… Read More

Can you imagine spending 5 or 6 years in primary school without learning how to read? Sadly, this is a reality for many children around the world today. Globally, two-thirds of children (approximately 68 percent) will reach the last grade of primary… Read More

If you’ve never had authentic Filipino food, it’s something to add to your list. Food for the Hungry has been working in the Philippines since 1978, doing a range of work with indigenous communities on livelihoods, education, and health. Because the Philippines is actually an island… Read More

It’s a sad statistic–nearly 13% of the children in Ethiopia have lost one or both parents. That’s one of the highest percentages in the world. And UNICEF estimates there are some 800,000 Ethiopian orphans who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS. In places like… Read More

This post is the ninth in a series on God’s Story, the Foundation for FH’s Work in Relief and Development. Follow the series, starting with the first post. Ask any ten people for a definition of poverty, and you’re likely to get ten… Read More