Did you know that when you support Food for the Hungry (FH), you’re ultimately empowering communities to graduate out of poverty in a sustainable way? With your help, we walk alongside communities as they identify obstacles, create projects and develop programs to tackle them, and finally, own their solutions. We… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Changing The World One At A Time: A Child Sponsorship Story
“We can’t change the world, but we can change the world for one person at a time.” —Ryan Bauchiero It’s quite likely that you’ve heard about the transformative impact of child sponsorship. The relationship between a sponsored child and their sponsor is a special one. Two families from entirely… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Community Sponsorship: Discovering the Joy of Sacrifice and Giving
When Julie Hales and her family made the decision to sponsor two children in Indonesia through Food for the Hungry (FH), she was inspired and intrigued by the idea of community sponsorship. In her town of Garner, North Carolina, Julie had been to several… Read More
Child Sponsorship
High up in the Andes of Peru, the district of Huancavelica is home to families like Bruz’s. Bruz is an 11-year-old boy whose family gets by on farming, yet live on the brink of poverty. Although life can be difficult, FH helped his family start raising… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Our Favorite Child Sponsorship Letters: Edition #1
Every day, Food for the Hungry has the privilege of processing hundreds of letters between sponsors and sponsored children. These letters encourage us as we work to end poverty in the hard places. They are tangible pieces of hope that bring a smile to our face, or even make us… Read More
Child Sponsorship
What It Takes to Help a Community in Need
While the answer may differ for everyone, for Steve Wille in Phoenix, Arizona, answering God’s call to help a community in need meant immersing himself fully in another country. It also meant remembering to bring his work gloves! A Desire to Help the Most Vulnerable… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Food for the Hungry (FH) staff member, Carlos Núñez, lives in the Dominican Republic and works at the FH office in the capital city of Santo Domingo. By all appearances, Carlos is a young, successful professional pursuing a calling to serve God and the… Read More
Child Sponsorship
How God Showed Up for a Bolivian Family in the Form of a Letter
When Marcella began sponsoring a child in Toro Toro, Bolivia, she was thrilled at the prospect of being able to cultivate a relationship with him through letter writing. She excitedly began writing regularly to 6-year-old Raul. Little did she know the powerful impact her words… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Ending Poverty Together: Investing in the Future
When you begin walking alongside an organization like Food for the Hungry (FH), whether it’s by becoming a donor, a volunteer, a staff member, or a child sponsor — from day one you’re ultimately investing in the future. Your generosity — even if it’s a one-time gift — has… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Today’s guest blog comes from Erin Weidemann, the founder of Truth Becomes Her and the author of eight books, including Bible Belles’ The Adventures of Rooney Cruz series. Many of us spend time during birthdays or holidays searching for the perfect gift to bless family or… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Gift a Goat...and Help Make a Mess
Who would want to gift a goat to anyone? Goats have such a reputation for bad behavior, even Jesus called them out. In Matthew 25, Jesus likens Judgement Day to a shepherd separating the sheep and the goats. The sheep go right, the goats go left. “Then he will say… Read More
Child Sponsorship
Celebrate Child Sponsorship Day with FH!
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
Child Sponsorship
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
Child Sponsorship
Asia Updates: What God Is Doing in 2019
Every summer, we send out Country Updates to sponsors like you and reflect on the exciting progress we are seeing in the thousands of communities we work in around the globe. Food for the Hungry (FH) operates in nearly 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In each of these… Read More
Child Sponsorship
5 Things To Include in Your Child Sponsorship Letters
A few times a year, we at Food for the Hungry (FH) send you a letter from your sponsored child. They typically tell you about their favorite classes, their hobbies, their family. Then they usually will ask you a question. That’s one prompt for your response, but what else is… Read More