A Path to the Future: Hope for a Family of 8
Life seemed hopeless to 13-year-old Yoan, with no clear path to the future, until Food for the Hungry’s local Child Sponsorship staff stepped in to help. Yoan lives in Tarapaca, Bolivia, part of El Alto de La Paz, a sprawling city born out of years of rural-to-urban migration. His father, Reddy, is 46. In addition […]
Through Child Sponsorship, this Craftsman Helps A Community
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 and plates and other wood creations all over […]
Communities Transformed Through 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, we’ve witnessed communities transformed through child sponsorship. How 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 of those in extreme poverty? […]
A Heartfelt Thank You to our Sponsors and Supporters
Thank you for joining us on this mission to end all forms of human poverty. Whether you’re a child sponsor, a supporter lifting FH up in prayer, or a first time donor: thank you! You are transforming the lives of the most vulnerable around the world. Together, we are responding to God’s call to end […]
Chickens, Pigs, and Pencils: How Simple Things Create Big Opportunities
Chickens, pigs, and pencils — quite an unusual combination. How could these three items together possibly change lives? There are some titles you hope to hold. Being one of the poorest families in town is definitely not one of them. Yet this is how nine-year-old Bernadette’s family was known. They found themselves on the brink […]
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 you teach them at church […]
Tube Well Provides Water…and a Healthier Life
At first glance, the coastal region of Taltoli, Bangladesh doesn’t seem like a place where it would be hard to find a well and sufficient water. Shallow ponds and pools of groundwater water surround the area, which is home to the largest mangrove forest in the world. In a humble fishing village here, situated near […]
Raising Kids Who Care: Fun Activity for Kids
In this season of spending lots of time at home, we are all on the lookout for a fun activity for kids. And more importantly, we are trying to raise kids who care. Kids who are thoughtful, kind and loving. Raelyn, a mother of three girls living near Detroit, Michigan, had a wonderful idea of […]
3 Ways FH Builds Community Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
It’s 7 p.m. when an evening newscaster announces that a storm is brewing. It’s a big one. The weather updates say that it’s due to make landfall within 48 hours. When it does, the impact is devastating. While houses are destroyed and cities sit underwater, people flee their schools, homes, and livelihoods, uprooting their entire […]