Feed the Children

Holidays are no time for hunger. Thanks to a generous $175,000 investment from PepsiCo Foods North America and the support of our amazing donor community, we're committed to DOUBLING our impact this #GivingTuesday! We've set an ambitious goal – to provide 300,000 meals for hungry children and families. Our Giving Tuesday Challenge starts today and lasts through Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, so don’t wait to double your impact! Join us this Giving Tuesday: https://bit.ly/4hS5RDT Frito-Lay #nohungerholidays #foodinsecurity #holidayhunger

🏀 Thank you to the Detroit Pistons! 🏀 Today, players, coaches, team employees and season ticket members joined us at the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center not for a game, but to support local families in need of help this holiday season. Eight hundred families received boxes of food, essentials, and more, as well as frozen turkeys from Kroger. Special thanks to Pistons players, Tobias Harris and Tim Hardaway Jr., for their contributions to cover costs of the Kroger and Feed the Children items!

So proud of our own Colleen Finn Ridenhour, who was recently featured on the panel at the annual Mattel Women's Conference!

Feed the Children is excited to share some big news with you. Beginning January 2025, Emily A. Callahan is joining Feed the Children as our new President and CEO! She takes on this role from Travis Arnold, who is retiring after eight years in the position. An Oklahoma native, Callahan brings 25+ years’ experience in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. Prior to coming to Feed the Children, she served as Chief Marketing Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Networks at Susan G. Komen. She also served as the vice chair for the Association of National Advertisers and is a founder and chair of The Memphis Brand, one of the nation’s only place-based branding initiatives. “It is the honor of a lifetime to return home to join Feed the Children, reconnecting with my community and serving alongside our partners, children and families around the world,” Callahan said. “Together, we can be a powerful movement, improving the lives of thousands of children and families who need us most.” Callahan starts her new role January 2025, as we embark on our new five-year strategic plan to bring food and hope to even more children. Please join us in welcoming Emily Callahan to Feed the Children! View the press release here: https://bit.ly/3Z7GTJf

Feed the Children extends our gratitude to Magic Johnson and his Magic Johnson Foundation for another amazing Holiday Hope event! This year marks the 10th anniversary of our partnership, and we could not be more thankful. Today, Feed the Children and Magic Johnson and the Magic Johnson Foundation hosted a Resource Rally in Inglewood, CA, for 800 local families. Attendees received a 25-lb box of shelf-stable food,15-lb box of personal care items, and 5-lb box of AVON products along with hams, fresh produce, children’s toys and books, coats and more- just in time for the start of the holiday season! Event supporters included StarKist Co., Campbell's, Sprouts Farmers Market, Power Crunch, Bentgo, Starbucks, Dole Food Company, PLEZi Nutrition, Blue Planet Eco-Eyewear, Alba, Dr. Seuss Foundation, Operation Warm, Target, Mattel, Inc.’s Play It Forward, and Magic Johnson Enterprises, Faithful Central Bible Church, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

To the men and women who have served in our armed forces: Your courage and sacrifice for others is an exemplary standard for all of us who care for our country and its people. We thank you. #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2024

This month, we’re kicking off our No Hunger Holidays campaign with an ambitious goal: to provide 10 million meals to children and families who need help. We invite everyone to be part of this season of giving. Your support can make a huge difference. Together, we can turn the holidays into a time of joy and nourishment for all. Let’s make sure no one goes to bed hungry this holiday season. Join us today! Donate now: https://bit.ly/4eiawMe

Great images from a great event yesterday with FedEx and #FedExCares! Together with other local nonprofit partners Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis and Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. we hosted a Resource Rally in Memphis, TN, to provide food and essential products to 400 area families. In Memphis, one quarter of the population faces food insecurity. With the holidays right around the corner, now is a crucial time to ensure vulnerable families have their basic needs met. No one should have to spend the most wonderful time of the year in hunger.

BIG NEWS from our amazing board! Today through November 13th, our Board of Directors has generously offered to match all donations made to Feed the Children up to $50,000. This gift comes right in time for the holidays, as 1 in 5 children in our country continue to face hunger and food insecurity. https://bit.ly/4eibS9B

It’s a wonderful day in Chelsea, MA! Feed the Children and The Salvation Army Massachusetts Division has joined up with Price Rite Supermarket for their “Feeding Minds and Bodies Campaign,” and we’re here to do just that! At our Resource Rally today, 800 families will receive boxes of food, household and hygiene supplies, backpacks filled with school supplies, Price Rite gift cards, and more. In the United States, 1 in 5 children experiences food insecurity. As the holiday season approaches, more families may struggle to provide – not just gifts and special celebratory meals, but enough food at all, as the absence of in-school meals stretches their budgets to the max. It’s why partnerships with organizations like Price Rite are so important. Since we began working together in 2015, more than 40,000 families have received the fresh fruit, vegetables and groceries they need to nourish their families.