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God’s Story: The Church is the Fullness of Christ

Man in Cambodia travels down the road with motorcycle at sunset

This post is the thirteenth 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. You can read the next post in this series here.   What does it look like for the Body of Christ to serve the local community? That’s […]

God’s Story: Learn to Serve Like Jesus

Celio, an FH staff worker, helps a woman straighten our her house after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique.

This post is the twelfth 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. You can read the next post in this series here.  When Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique earlier this year, Food for the Hungry (FH) worker Celio Corter was […]

God’s Story: A Plan for Your Life

God's reconciliation of all things

This post is the eleventh 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. You can find the next post in this series here.   Joseph and Evelyn discovered that they could have clean water using natural materials that could be […]

Syrian Refugee Crisis: How to Help

Syrian refugee family

Syria is the largest ongoing refugee crisis in the world right now.  Before Syria’s brutal war started in 2011, more than 22 million people called the nation home. After eight years of violence and civil war, the Syrian crisis has already displaced over 5.4 million refugees. Now, hundreds of thousands of refugees are in harm’s […]

7 Ways You Can Empower Girls on International Day of the Girl

Every October 11, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child to celebrate the progress made, as well as take a long and hard look at how we can address the needs and challenges girls still face. We wanted to share with you 7 ways you can empower girls right now through partnering with […]

You Might Be Surprised by the Best Ways to Support Coffee Farmers

Development worker holds up coffee seedling in Africa, under growing canopy.

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 of coffee remained foreign to me! Flash […]

Does the “Breakthrough” Model Apply to Poverty?

A young boy in the Dominican Republic holds a baseball bat, ready to hit the incoming ball.

A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved. This is an apt truism most of the time. But climbing a ladder with the expectation of picking the choice fruit at the top of the tree won’t yield success if the ladder is leaning on the wrong tree, or against a brick wall. Poverty is like that.  […]

God’s Story: The Fall Changed Everything

The Fall

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. You can read the next post in this series here. Ask any ten people for a definition of poverty, and you’re likely to get ten different answers. […]

Chào! FH Begins Operations in Vietnam

Farmer in Vietnam stands in green rice field

Food for the Hungry works in multiple countries across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Today, we are excited to introduce you to a new country where we’re breaking ground this fall: Vietnam! A Historic Return to Vietnam In a sense, beginning child sponsorship in Vietnam is more of a coming home than a breaking ground. […]

What’s the Problem with Poverty? (Part 2)

Three men survey green garden in Cambodia, in Food for the Hungry's work zone

This post is the second part of a mini-series discussing poverty with FH’s COO, Ed Hatch. Follow the series with the first post, What’s the Problem with Poverty? Problems come in all shapes and sizes. Problems by their very nature suggest something should be done. There are problems where nothing is being done and should […]

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Gift Policy:
You may send small, flat paper-based items that can fit into a standard #10 size envelope, have a value of less than $5 dollars and weigh less than 4 ounces. We ask that you send small, flat items of this size because shipping is expensive and even small gift items can cause issues clearing customs.

You can send postcards or photographs, however, we ask that you visit here for more details about culturally appropriate guidelines for photos and other images. Please write the child’s ID # on the back of each item that you enclose with your letter to ensure that it reaches him/her.
 
Best gifts to send your sponsored child:
  • Paper dolls
  • Postcards
  • Pictures of yourself or family
  • Sports cards, individual cards (baseball, soccer, football)
  • Stickers (flat, paper-based, only a few at a time)
  • Paper-based simple bookmarks, stationery, drawing, or writing paper (single sheets)
  • Coloring pages (single sheets, not books)

Please do NOT send:
  • Monetary gifts
  • Liquids, candy, or food
  • Batteries or magnets

Please note, all items should be compliant with airline transport and safety regulations. Gifts that don’t meet the gift policy will be donated to a local Christian non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, that works with low-income families. We will not be able to return them.