Children's Hunger Fund
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Children's Hunger Fund is a Christian non-profit organization
founded in 1991 by Dave Phillips. CHF provides resources and training to local churches in the United States and in developing countries to help them meet the needs of impoverished communities. To date, CHF has distributed more than $927 million of aid to children and families in need.
(FEMA) asked Children's Hunger Fund to participate in relief efforts. Since inception, CHF has expanded to more than 72 countries worldwide.
The annual Toy Wrap event is CHF's largest volunteer event. Each year, thousands of volunteers gather to wrap toys donated by corporate manufactures or retailers. At the event, CHF names a Volunteer of the Year, honoring them for their service and commitment to feed hungry children.
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Non-profit organization
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founded in 1991 by Dave Phillips. CHF provides resources and training to local churches in the United States and in developing countries to help them meet the needs of impoverished communities. To date, CHF has distributed more than $927 million of aid to children and families in need.
History
From 1992 to 1994, Dave Phillips worked with one employee in a small garage. They helped eight churches made up of 200-300 families. In response to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, CHF increased its food distribution program in South Central Los Angeles. When the 1994 Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley, the Federal Emergency Management AgencyFederal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...
(FEMA) asked Children's Hunger Fund to participate in relief efforts. Since inception, CHF has expanded to more than 72 countries worldwide.
Volunteering
CHF accepts volunteers from churches, community groups, and schools into warehouses in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Antonio. Volunteers pack boxes of food called Food Paks on an assembly line as well as bag dried beans and pasta, wrap toys, and sort donated product.The annual Toy Wrap event is CHF's largest volunteer event. Each year, thousands of volunteers gather to wrap toys donated by corporate manufactures or retailers. At the event, CHF names a Volunteer of the Year, honoring them for their service and commitment to feed hungry children.
Children's Champion Award
In four of the last six years, Children's Hunger Fund has awarded notable individuals for their philanthropic efforts to help children in need. Recipients of the Children's Champion Award include:2011
- Bobby BowdenBobby BowdenRobert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...
, Florida State UniversityFlorida State UniversityThe Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
coach - S. Truett CathyS. Truett CathySamuel Truett Cathy is the founder of Chick-fil-A, a quick service restaurant chain based in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, USA.-Early life:...
, founder of Chick-fil-AChick-fil-AChick-fil-A |"fillet"]]) is a quick service restaurant chain headquartered in College Park, Georgia, United States, specializing in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's claims of Christian values. Long associated with the southern United States, where it has been a...
2010
- David RobinsonDavid Robinson (basketball)David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...
, NBA champion - Michael Hart, and Carol Hart, co-founders of Zoe Children's Homes
2009
- Steven Curtis ChapmanSteven Curtis ChapmanSteven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
, and Mary Beth Chapman, cofounders of Show Hope - Jim Daly, President and CEO of Focus on the FamilyFocus on the FamilyFocus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s...
2006
- Ty WarnerTy WarnerH. Ty Warner is an American toy manufacturer and businessman. He is chairman, CEO, sole owner and founder of Ty Inc., which manufactures and distributes Beanie Babies, Beanie Baby 2.0s, Ty Girlz, Pluffies , LI'L Ones, Beanie Boos and other plush items...
, CEO and President of Ty Inc.Ty Inc.Ty Inc. is an American plush animal company based in Westmont, Illinois. By far their most famous line of products are the Beanie Babies, but Ty also manufactures other lines of stuffed toys...
, manufacturer of the Beanie BabyBeanie BabyA Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than conventional stuffing , giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel.The original nine Beanie Babies launched...
product line - Myron Wentz, Founder of USANA Health Sciences
External links
- Official Website
- http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3487CHF rating by Charity NavigatorCharity NavigatorCharity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Its stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities."-About:...
] - About CHF by Guide Star
- Ministry Watch Profile of CHF
- Children's Hunger Fund by the ICA