Feed My Starving Children

[CCRunner]

http://www.fmsc.org/

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults alike hand-pack meals designed specially for starving children, and FMSC ships the meals to more than 50 countries around the world. Click here to learn more about FMSC and how you can become involved.

A single meal costs only 17 cents to produce, and 94% of all donations goes directly toward the food program.

Basically the pack a rice/nutrients package and ship it all over the globe to help kids who are starving.
I did a packing session last night at my church and wanted to spread the word more.

Has anybody ever heard of it/done it before. Regardless of whether you have or not, I think you should consider having them bring food to your church or school or office or whatever or even just donate to the cause. Even though it's a christian organization, anyone can and should help.

 

[Mowque]

Just out of curiosity, what type of Christian? (Sounds like a good organization)

 

[Alpine Trooper]

I am interested in the type of food you packaged.

 

[CCRunner]

Just out of curiosity, what type of Christian? (Sounds like a good organization)

I personally am a Lutheran. I don't know the denomination of the organization

I am interested in the type of food you packaged.

It's a rice based thing. You take rice and add a bunch of stuff like chicken flavoring, soy protein, some veggie stuff and general vitamins. It's all vegan and pretty much non-allergenic

# Rice, the most widely accepted grain around the world.
# Extruded soy nuggets, providing maximum protein at lowest cost.
# Vitamins, minerals and a vegetarian chicken flavoring to give growing children the critical nutritional elements they need.
# Dehydrated vegetables for flavor and nutrition.

 

[cubsfan6506]

I've done this and it has my athiest seal of approval (Although there was lto's of obnoxious little kids, and I spent all my time shoveling surprisingly heavy rice from a giant bucket into a small bucket which was then wheeled out to people.)

 

[Sims2789]

Why not buy food from farmers in those countries? It's probably a lot cheaper than shipping it from here so more people could be fed.

 

[admiral-bell]

Why not buy food from farmers in those countries? It's probably a lot cheaper than shipping it from here so more people could be fed.

Isn't the problem often lack of productive farms in the recipient county?

 

[Narz]

Who's going to feed the starving children of the children you feed?

I'd support an organization that teaches third-worlders sustainable agricultural techniques & buys them farming equipment.

This organization reminds me of the quote - "the path to hell is paved with good intentions".

 

[UNpatriot]

Give starving children food, and you feed them for a day. Teach starving children to grow food, and you feed them for a lifetime. But who can learn if they are too hungry to think?

 

[LightFang]

Why not buy food from farmers in those countries? It's probably a lot cheaper than shipping it from here so more people could be fed.

Wrong, we can undercut their farmers a lot of the time.

 

[JohnRM]

Somehow, I doubt that America is one of the countries they ship to.

 

[El_Machinae]

It's usually much better to ship money, and then purchase money edit: food locally with the money. If you ship food, you actually do undercut the farmers. Putting farmers out of business is the last thing you want to do during a famine.

I don't want to discourage any charity efforts, though. There's nowhere near enough charity these days: pick your favourite and run with it. I've heard that micronutrients are something that's in rather short supply, and make the biggest long-term difference.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I read the thread title and thought "CCRunner has starving children?!"

Well best of luck in your endeavor. Hope it's successful.

 

[cubsfan6506]

Somehow, I doubt that America is one of the countries they ship to.

They ship to New orleans and a Indian reservation I believe.

 

[Ecofarm]

It's usually much better to ship money, and then purchase money locally. If you ship food, you actually do undercut the farmers. Putting farmers out of business is the last thing you want to do during a famine.

I don't want to discourage any charity efforts, though. There's nowhere near enough charity these days: pick your favourite and run with it. I've heard that micronutrients are something that's in rather short supply, and make the biggest long-term difference.

Well said.

I would add "fight the brain drain, personally".