Bruce Jackson’s hobby is woodturning, but his passion is child sponsorship. “I wouldn’t say I’m a woodworker. I’m a woodturner, and I’m pretty good at that – but I’m not a salesman,” explains the craftsman who lives in Hillsborough, Oregon, west of Portland. “So I have bowls… Read More
Child Sponsorship
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… Read More
Child Sponsorship
One Day God Will Turn Your Pain Into a Great Story: Mary Rose
“We should always be reminded that God is doing great things in your life. Bear it in mind that, ‘One day God will turn all your pain into a great story.’” These powerful words were spoken by 23-year-old Mary Rose Oniot. Mary Rose is a Field Communication Officer… Read More
Child Sponsorship
One of the main ways you can partner with FH is through monthly child sponsorship. We are thankful for our community of child sponsors! Sponsors like you are supporting children, families, and communities all around the world as they overcome poverty. Over the past 50 years,… Read More
Child Sponsorship
The Impact of Child Sponsorship: Meet 11-Year-Old Mustakin
The Impact of Child Sponsorship For child sponsors with Food for the Hungry (FH), the question of impact is often top of mind. When you sign up to become a sponsor, how do you know the impact of child sponsorship? How much do FH’s generous supporters really change the lives… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Get to Know Raquel Muñoz: FH Leader in Child Sponsorship
If you ask FH sponsorship staff member Raquel Muñoz to describe child sponsorship through Food for the Hungry (FH), she is straightforward. As part of FH’s work ending poverty around the world, she says, “child sponsorship is hope for vulnerable children, their… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Ever tried to pray for your sponsored child, but wondered if your prayers were hitting the mark? If you’re a Food for the Hungry (FH) sponsor like me, you’ve received at least one photo of your sponsored child in the mail. And like me, you probably took a moment to… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Meet a Sponsor Who's Prayed for Four Decades
There are many words you could use to describe Barbara “Bobby” Steagall. Faithful. Devoted. Joy-filled. Spunky. Or, as we at Food for the Hungry (FH) like to call her: a “sponsor extraordinaire.” The essential thing in ‘heaven and earth’ is that there should be a long obedience in the same… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Kid-Friendly Printable Activities to Share with Your Sponsored Child
At Food for the Hungry (FH), we created these five kid-friendly printable activities to share with your sponsored child because we know that it’s never too early to start teaching your family to care for others and be curious about the world! Whether you have small children at home or… Read More
Child Sponsorship
The Impact of Child Sponsorship: From Sponsored Child to Staff to New Mother Amalia began as a sponsored child and now is FH staff! When FH staff member Amalia was a little girl living with her family in Guatemala, she remembers… Read More
Child Sponsorship
A Sponsor Letter Journey: From One Heart to Another
I celebrated 25 years with Food for the Hungry (FH) in August, and after all these years, I must recognize how the concept of a sponsor letter played in my wonderful journey. We think of how sponsorship letters impact the children who receive them, but their impact has been so… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Return to School Looks Different in 2020
Return to school brings many mixed emotions. There is often excitement for the new school year ahead or sadness that summer is coming to a close. But this year, uncertainty looms as the return to school looks different than it has in year’s past. Many of the same challenges we… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Letter writing. Do people even write letters anymore? Well, as a former Food for the Hunger Correspondence Representative, I can tell you that people do write letters. SO many letters! In fact, FH processed over 600,000 letters between sponsors and sponsored children in 2019. What is so great about these… Read More
Child Sponsorship
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… Read More
Child Sponsorship
How Swimming Lessons Save Lives in Vietnam
In a mountain town in northern Vietnam, Food for the Hungry (FH) is helping children get to school safely — with swimming lessons. Hung is a 12-year-old boy from a community in Thai Nguyen province. He’s one of many students for whom the walk to school… Read More