Each year at this time, we partner with other humanitarian organizations that donate nutritious meals free of charge. We then distribute it to critical feeding programs at Salesian-run schools, youth centers, refugee camps, and other projects that serve some of the world’s most at-risk people.
These meals help school children focus and learn. They enable the sick to recover and heal. And they provide hope to impoverished communities.
For every $1 we receive from caring friends like you, we can ship $20 worth of food to the poor.
That means your gift of $20 can transport $400 in meals – and a gift of $50 delivers $1,000 in meals.
Current studies show that:
- Nearly 350 million people are food insecure, a number that more than doubled in just a few years.
- Approximately 45 million young children suffer from severe malnutrition each year – that’s nearly one out of every three children under the age of five.
- Almost half the deaths among children under five years of age are linked to undernutrition.
The causes of this global crisis are many. Impoverished children and adults are often forced to work long hours in treacherous conditions for mere pennies a day – not enough to feed themselves or their families.
Many are victims of devastating situations beyond their control: drought, famine, natural disasters and war. They are hungry and weak. And they are vulnerable to sickness and disease.
You can make a big impact in their lives!
Thousands of hungry children and families are anxiously awaiting their next nutritious meal – and they’re relying on us to provide it. Fortunately, the food is available. We just need your help to transport this vital food from the shipping docks to our mission sites.
Please act now. Your generosity will be multiplied 20 times! Thank you for caring.
