Volunteering makes us feel good. A lot of times you like to do it because you have a sense of satisfaction for what you just accomplished or who you helped. The Kim family started volunteering with Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF) seven years ago. At first Mrs. Kim was apprehensive about volunteering with her children because …
In the neighborhood where Ruben Ocasiones lives in Cebu City, Philippines, it was not uncommon to find kids selling fruits and vegetables to make money during the pandemic. Given the remote location of the community, the quarantine was not enforced as strictly as it was in the busier parts of the city. Ruben and his …
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On a warm afternoon in June, two small children sit enjoying some applesauce. The snack came from a Food Pak delivered that morning. Sitting around a small table, Araceli converses in broken Spanish with a volunteer from the local church. Araceli is one of many immigrants from Michoacán, Mexico who have settled in Fillmore, California. …
Dear Friends, One of the most common questions I hear from someone who is just learning about Children’s Hunger Fund is “how is CHF different than a food bank?” It’s a reasonable question to ask because we do give a lot of food away every year. This past year, the food that we distributed through …
You glance out of the taxi and she catches your eye, motioning her dirty hand to her mouth and then holding it out to you. He sits there on the sidelines of your soccer camp, too hungry to play. Tired eyes peer out the window of a broken shanty wrapped in a fraying blue tarp. …
If you only had $1.90 to spend in a day, which would you choose: food, first aid, or school supplies? If there were no other options for decent work, would you take a loan in exchange for food and shelter even if it meant years of hard labor and a chance of passing your debt …
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Just one glance at Sofia’s face and you know exactly what receiving a Food Pak means to her. Her family had received Food Paks before, but this visit was different. This time, the pastor brought out several Food Paks. He passed them out to Sofia’s siblings and then gave one to her—it was the perfect …
Imagine your sole source of income instantly vanishes. The three children who rely on you to provide them with food, clothing, and school supplies still have the same needs as before, but now you have no means of providing for them. You search for work, but there is no work to be found. If this …
Buruk and Nebi are twins living with their mother in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. Though they are the same age and live in the same home, Buruk and Nebi have had vastly different experiences. Buruk is a relatively healthy six-year-old boy. He attends school and helps his mother with cleaning the house. Nebi, on the other …
Dear Friends, I hope you will take a few minutes and read the updates we have for you in this edition of Frontlines. Though it has been a year of great challenge, we have experienced an outpouring of God’s blessing. If there was a word that best describes the past twelve months for CHF, it …