Ukraine Relief Efforts
Prior to the Russian invasion, over 40 million people lived in Ukraine. According to the UN, 14 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since February.
10 Facts You May Not Know About El Salvador
Smallest country in Central America. At just over 8,000 square miles (21,000 square kilometers), El Salvador is about the size of the state of Massachusetts. It is also the only country in Central America without a Caribbean coastline. Most densely populated country in the Americas. With a population of about 6.5 million people, that’s still …
A Whole New Worldview
At least a mile from the nearest paved road, down a long dirt path lined with piles of large tires, sits a small, isolated structure in the middle of a large plot of land. A large container sits near the structure—it is the only access to water for cooking, cleaning, and bathing and is trucked …
When Resilience Meets Faith
Around the world, the Filipino people are known for their resilience. For Celeste Panganiban in Bacolod City in the Philippines, this translates to taking several part-time jobs in order to help feed her family. In addition to her job washing clothes, she also works as a masseuse and sells avocadoes and mangoes. Her husband is …
What Happens When a CHF Volunteer Has No Distribution Center to Work In?
In 2010, a youth pastor from Wisconsin was with a group of his students serving members of the homeless population in downtown Chicago.
Evidence of God’s Faithfulness in Ukraine
As churches across Ukraine continue to provide temporary shelter to families traveling to safer lands, our ministry partners in Ukraine remain steadfast in their mission to provide families who are at their most vulnerable state with basic comfort as well as the lasting hope of the gospel. For the refugee families that pass through these …
11 Reasons to Volunteer at Children’s Hunger Fund
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. As we pause to celebrate the 400,000+ volunteers who have been a part of the past 30 years of ministry at Children’s Hunger Fund, we thought we’d share a few reasons why our volunteers come back week after week, in their own words. It’s an opportunity for kids to volunteer. …
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God Is Faithful Even During Disaster
On January 22nd, 2022, Tropical Storm Ana swept across the island nation of Madagascar, right through the capital of Antananarivo. Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes due to flooding and landslides. Four days later, Children’s Hunger Fund church partners were mobilizing to provide aid. Food was purchased and delivered to shelters. Rolls …
Seeking Hope despite Poverty, Disease, and Death
In the village of Buhera in eastern Zimbabwe, even basic resources like water are scarce. Subsistence farming provides a meager supply of food for families to live on, but unpredictable rains and neglected irrigation systems mean that even this resource is unstable. Arani Chuma lives in Buhera with her husband, her father, and her five …
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Generations of Hope
In the back corner of the Wentz Volunteer Center at CHF’s Sylmar Distribution Center, three generations of volunteers work together to build a Meal Pak.