Since inception by Larry and Frances Jones in 1979, Feed The Children has grown into one of the world’s largest and most efficient charities devoted to helping children and families in need. The mission of Feed The Children is to deliver food, medicine, clothing, educational materials and other necessities to those who lack these essentials due to poverty, natural disaster, war or famine.
In 2006, Feed The Children shipped 129 million pounds of food and living necessities to children and families in all 50 states and internationally, supplementing more than 730,000 meals each day worldwide. Since 1979, Feed The Children has provided help to the needy in 118 countries around the world.

Feed The Children picks up in-kind contributions from corporate warehouses and ships the donated items to one of six Feed The Children regional distribution centers. The distribution centers rely on community volunteers to create individual relief boxes that are disseminated across the United States. Donated items are placed into the hands of the needy through an intricate network of 50,000 pre-approved, independent partner agencies. As always, Feed The Children provides help to those in need absolutely free of charge.

When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, Feed The Children responded with unprecedented disaster relief. To date, over 600 semi tractor-trailers have been sent to the Gulf Coast, equaling more than 16 million pounds of donated food and relief supplies. Feed The Children remains committed to being a first responder to any natural or man-made disaster anywhere in the world and staying until the last needs are met.

Feed The Children nourishes more than the body and the soul; we also aim to feed the mind. Children in the United States receive books and school supplies to encourage education. Self-help development programs initiated by Feed The Children encourage families in foreign countries to be self-sufficient by learning and applying new, marketable skills. Among these efforts, Feed The Children has constructed agricultural farms and training centers, established micro-loan programs, and developed water sanitation projects.

Included in Feed The Children’s ongoing international programs is the Frances Jones Abandoned Baby Center (ABC), located outside Nairobi, Kenya. The ABC provides emergency and long-term care to more than 70 babies that have been abandoned or orphaned, or have families who can no longer feed or provide for them. Arriving infants are usually sick and malnourished. All come from desperately poor families, many of which have been devastated by AIDS. Once at the Center, they receive appropriate medical care, food, and a loving atmosphere in which to grow and prosper.