Sixty million orphans go to bed hungry every night
Every two seconds another child becomes an orphan
It only costs $15 a month to feed an orphan
Food for Orphans is currently working with orphans in Central African Republic, Liberia, Peru, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, and Myanmar. New counties and projects are being evaluated on a regular basis and with your help, more orphans can be fed.
Proper nutrition improves the orphans' immune system, helps them fight off disease, helps them focus in school, and eases the ache in their belly.
Your $15 a month will provide proper nutrition and save the life of an orphan.
BREAKING NEWS
BREAKING NEWS
Food for Orphans has created a Student Advisory Council. Click the blue "More Info" tab to read the latest Breaking News!
An article in the New York Times reports that teenagers are the next "New Force in Charity" and Food for Orphans agrees. So Food for Orphans created the Student Advisory Council.
College bound students are under more pressure than ever to create an academic as well as philanthropic portfolio for the admissions process. This Council will allow students to have a voice in the operations of an international charity. The SAC student receives leadership and philanthropic training and experience in working with an international charity.
By being a part of our SAC, each student will qualify to receive a letter from the White House signed by the President of the United States, a lapel pin and a Certificate of Achievement from Food for Orphans to include in their college admissions packet, resume and service profile.
The mission of Food for Orphans is to supply at least one nutritious meal per day to as many orphans as possible. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Food for Orphans staff has experience and history in visiting orphan homes, seeking out orphan care projects in need, evaluating those projects, training orphan care providers, measuring the needs of orphans and projects, and sharing our advice with the orphan care providers.
Young adults are passionate and effective in the way they respond to the desperate needs of children. We are always excited and encouraged by the innovative and creative ideas and responses of today’s young people. The Food for Orphans Student Advisory Council will provide a platform for students to gain insight and discernment in making executive decisions that have a direct impact on orphans around the world.
We are asking that you nominate two students to serve on this Council. The requirements are as follows:
1. Junior or Senior level in High School.
2. A college-bound student in good standing with at least a 2.0 GPA.
3. A student who is energetic, possesses excellent communication skills, ability to build and maintain social rapport, ability to work independently, and a creative self-starter.
4. Must have access to a computer with internet access.
5. Willingness to volunteer a minimum of 2 hours per month, which will include participating in an online forum.
6. A written recommendation from a teacher or an administrator.
The student's goal and mission is to tell others about the plight of hungry orphans, encourage others to join them in feeding orphans, and initiate fundraising activities.
To nominate two students for Food for Orphan’s Student Advisory Council, please call 719-591-7777 or email info@foodfororphans.org.
We look forward to helping you motivate your students on an international platform, provide them with valuable charitable service, and save the lives of thousands of innocent orphans.
Our goal is to provide your students with a life-changing experience. Together, we can provide your students with an opportunity to do something exciting for the ones in our world that have suffered the most … orphans.
Experience and scientific studies have shown that not only do students have a desire to help those in need, but that in doing so, they themselves improve their lives, their attitudes, and their studies. This results in a more manageable student body, students with a more positive attitude, students who are less self-centered and with an eye to the future. A truly positive experience for everyone involved.
Here are some answers to some questions that are frequently asked. Click on the blue tab to read more. If you can't find the answer you are seeking, then contact us and we'll do our best to answer your question.
How and when did Food for Orphans start?
Gary VanDyke, our Founder and CEO, began helping orphans in 1999. In 2007, Food for Orphans was officially incorporated.
What does Food for Orphans do?
Our goal is to make sure that every orphan receives at least one nutritious meal per day.
Food for Orphans supplies the funds to purchase food for orphans around the world, as well as shipping large containers of dehydrated meals. We seek out and evaluate orphan care projects that need assistance in providing food to hungry orphans. Our staff has experience and history in visiting orphan homes, evaluating projects, training orphan care providers, measuring the needs of orphans and projects, and sharing our advice with the providers. We also train the orphan caregivers on diet and nutrition.
Where does Food for Orphans feed orphans?
Food for Orphans provides food for orphans that truly need help. That means we fund feeding programs in mostly poor third-world countries. We seek out those orphan care programs that have exhibited the ability and history to care effectively for the needs of orphans, yet struggle to provide the necessary food. From the orphan care providers, we require project financial accountability, monthly reports, updates on the condition of the orphans, and unlimited access to the project. Food for Orphans is currently feeding orphans in Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
How much of my donation actually goes to feed the orphans?
How does Food for Orphans choose which countries to work in? God's leading. Food for Orphans follows God's leading when presented with a new opportunity to help orphans. Each decision about a new country is presented to God in prayer. It is imperative that God's hand be evident in opening the door to a new country.
Committed orphan care partners. Food for Orphans seeks out orphan care projects that are truly struggling to provide enough food to give the orphans a nutritious diet. We identify local indigenous orphan care providers that are willing to sign and adhere to our partnership agreement. Following a detailed application, inspection, and reference check, we make the decision on whether or not to provide the project with funding.
Need. Food for Orphans usually works in orphan care projects in very poor communities. Through personal visits to the project by us or our partners, Food for Orphans assesses actual needs, and makes decisions as to which projects to include in the program.
Is Food for Orphans feeding orphans in the United States?
Food for Orphans wants every orphan to be adopted. So we have established a special fund to help feed the orphans in the US that have been adopted … no matter if the orphan is from the US or overseas, Food for Orphans will provide the adoptive family a monthly check to help with the cost of feeding the adopted orphan. All that is necessary is to contact Food for Orphans and provide a copy of the adoption papers.
How much does it cost to feed an orphan through Food for Orphans?
The cost of feeding an orphan varies from country to country. On average, feeding an orphan costs $15 a month. A $150 donation will feed ten orphans for an entire month.
Do orphans have to become Christians to receive food?
No, there are no belief or religious restrictions for an orphan to benefit from our services. Any orphan in a project where Food for Orphans has an agreement is welcome to receive food regardless of their faith. Food for Orphans' hope is that each child will be taught and accept the gospel of Jesus Christ sacrificial death, the gift of eternal life, and of salvation through faith in Him.
Can I sponsor an individual orphan?
Food for Orphans is not a child sponsorship organization. When you make a donation to help feed orphans, your donation is used to feed orphans around the world.
Can the orphans be adopted?
Many of the orphans can be adopted. However, some countries where Food for Orphans is working restrict adoption by foreigners.
If you would like more information on adoption, click HERE for a list of helpful organizations.
Does Food for Orphans have a Statement of Faith?
Yes, Food for Orphans adheres to the statement of faith established by the National Association of Evangelicals:
1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return to power and glory.
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Food for Orphans, Inc. is blessed to have an excellent Board of Directors. The primary responsibility of the board is governing Food for Orphans and ensuring the following of its mission.
The Board of Directors meets on a regular basis and is the anchor on which our organization depends. The Board's vast experience has enabled Food for Orphans to be recognized as a successful international children's relief and assistance charity.
Our current Board of Directors includes:
Matt Storer - Chairman
President of VisionTrust International, a ministry to orphaned and impoverished children.
Gary VanDyke - President and Treasurer
CEO and Founder of Food for Orphans
Damon Lane - Secretary
A financial genius and the owner of Lane Financial Management.
Greg Holland
A business man with vast experience in ministry and business development.
Chris Baker
Associate Area Director – Southeast Asia for Compassion International, a child advocacy ministry.
Now recognized as one of the leading orphan care organizations in the world, Food for Orphans began as a cry of hunger coming from an innocent orphan child. Through God's leading and the hard work of many volunteers, Food for Orphans was launched.
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Gary VanDyke, Food for Orphans' founder and CEO, began helping orphans in 1999. As the father of five, Gary has always had a heart for the needs of children. But in 1999, he visited several children's projects in Lima, Peru and as he tells it, "To watch the pain of these children's suffering was impossible for me to bear. My life was changed forever."
Gary worked with a charity that helped needy children and orphans around the world. While there, Gary visited the international projects, evaluated their needs, helped to train the staff, and communicated the children's needs to people back home. As he visited more and more orphans, Gary was touched by their helplessness and innocence. He was constantly wounded by the poor health and physical condition of the orphans he met. When asked what their biggest challenge was, orphan caregivers repeatedly said "The lack of food."
Gary knew that he could not continue to stand immobile while orphans starved. Knowing that something had to be done, he began to create an organization that would address the orphans most pressing and urgent need … food.
In 2007, Food for Orphans was officially incorporated. Our staff has vast experience and history in caring for needy children, visiting orphan homes, evaluating children's projects, training orphan care providers, measuring the needs of orphans, and sharing our advice with the orphan care providers.
Through the generous donations of caring individuals, Food for Orphans will continue to grow and expand into more countries and many more communities. Our goal is to provide food to as many orphans as possible, because their suffering cannot and will not go unheard nor unhelped.
We will not turn our back on their need. Nor will we be silent on how easy it is for you to help them.
Food for Orphans is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors. When personal information is provided to us by a donor, it will only be used to support the donor's relationship with Food for Orphans. We will never exchange, share or sell our mailing list or e-mail list to others.
If a donor prefers not to receive mailings or e-mail from Food for Orphans, he/she can notify us by phone, e-mail, or mail and we will remove him/her from our mailing list.
Food for Orphans retains donor information on file in order to provide gift receipts for tax purposes and to tailor subsequent communications to the donor.
Information is used to complete a transaction, communicate to the donor, and update the donor on donation history, special events and other news. All donor information is kept in a password-protected database on a secure server and is never shared with others. For electronic donations made by credit card or bank account, all donor information is in a password-protected system and stored in a secure location. Credit card and bank account information is used only for processing donated funds and is not retained for any other purposes.
Food for Orphans also proudly adheres to the "Donor Bill of Rights".
PHILANTHROPY is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life.
To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights. Click "More Info" to view the Donor Bill of Rights.
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To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
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To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
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To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
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To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
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To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
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To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
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To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
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To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
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To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
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To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
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