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| Founded | 1979 |
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| Type | Nonprofit 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Delivers food, daily essentials, vitamins and other necessities to children and families who lack these items due to famine, poverty, or natural disaster. |
| Headquarters | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Area served | United States and Internationally |
Key people | Travis Arnold, president and CEO |
| Website | www |
Feed the Children, established in 1979 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a non-profit organization focused on alleviating childhood hunger. Its mission is "providing hope and resources for those without life's essentials." The organization provides food, essentials, education supplies and disaster relief to those in need across the United States and in eight countries around the world. Domestically, Feed the Children operates five distribution centers located in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
In fiscal year 2021, Feed the Children distributed 91.5 million pounds of food and essentials to children and families in the United States. Internationally, the organization's food, nutrition, water, sanitation, and livelihood programs benefitted 2,000,000 people in 8 African, Asian, and Latin American countries.[1] The organization is accredited by GuideStar Exchange and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance.[2]
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