The
best way to help a child for the long term is to strengthen the
family and the community in which they live.
No
Needy Child Left Out: We use your sponsorship
funding to impact all of the needy children in a community, including
those who do not have sponsors. Our desire is that all children
would know that they are highly valued and loved by God. We want
no needy child to be left out.
Staff are Key:
The most important resource sponsorship brings to the community
and children is not equipment or material goods, but rather a
Food for the Hungry staff person who works in the community to
bring ideas, skills, faith, and love. Part of your monthly pledge
goes to support this worker.
Long-term Solutions:
Part of your funding goes to materials and supplies for projects,
training, and activities. We focus on long-term solutions rather
than short-term cures. You could give someone $3 for the medicine
to cure a waterborne illness, or you could pool the money to provide
clean water and make the medicine unnecessary in the first place.
We believe the latter is the most prudent use of your sponsorship
gifts.
Focus Areas:
We focus on the areas below and develop specific plans in each
community. We carry out activities based on the needs of the children
and their local situation.
Spiritual: Sponsorship
staff work with the local church or local Christians to help every
child know God and have the opportunity to hear and believe in
Jesus and his redemptive work. Sponsorship works to provide every
child the opportunity to understand God's good plan for all areas
of life as revealed in his Word.
Education: The sponsorship
program helps the family and local leadership identify and address
the problems that prevent or hinder their children from getting
a good education and developing their minds and skills as God
intends.
Health: Sponsorship
staff work with the community to identify and address chronic
health problems or provide emergency health care for sick children.
Emotional: Sponsorship
staff help the family and others provide the children with the
love and support they need and that God desires for them.
We are successful when the children are thriving because the
family, church, and leaders are meeting their needs as God intends.
