FEED THE CHILDREN AGENCY

Feed the Children Agency



Feed the Children Agency

Feed the Children was founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones after a life-changing trip to Haiti. An ordained minister, Jones was visiting churches in Haiti and saw the tremendous suffering of Haitian children. Jones had just read an article about surplus grains being dumped by American farmers, and soon after returning home he raised enough money to pay for the shipment of surplus wheat to Haiti. Over the years, a small relief project started by Larry and Frances Jones on their kitchen table grew into the 28th largest charity in the United States (and the 15th largest based on the amount of private, non-government support.)

Since 1980, FTC has provided clothing, medical assistance and educational opportunities to underprivileged children in 96 nations around the world. Through schools, orphanages and church-related feeding programs, Feed The Children touched the lives of thousands of children overseas. FTC sends shipments to Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Republic where direct distribution is made to recipients. Additionally, FTC provides financial assistance to orphanages, schools and other charitable groups in these regions.

The goal has been to help needy families move beyond relief assistance and become productive and self-sufficient members of their community. Through long-term, self-help development programs funded by grants and by Child Sponsorship partners, tens of thousands of families in foreign lands have increased their earning potential through new, marketable skills.

The heart of Feed the Children's U.S. program is distributing food to families in need. To do this, we work closely with caring corporate partners that donate surplus food and other supplies (in-kind donations), as well as with individual donors who help defray the cost of transporting the product ...