Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. The organization is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.

Stop Hunger Now’s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used in crisis situations and in school feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world.

In its efforts to respond to emergency needs around the world Stop Hunger Now receives and distributes significant donations of in-kind aid. These donations are large quantities of food, medicines, medical supplies and other such items as may be of use in fighting hunger and providing relief in a crisis.

Mission

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world. The organization is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.
To end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.

Funding

Stop Hunger Now receives its funding primarily from church organizations, individual donations, and corporate sponsorships. Stop Hunger Now has already provided more than $100 million USD to more than 70 countries of great need.

Stop Hunger Now has the coveted 4-star Charity Navigator

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rating, having exceeded industry standards and outperformed most charities in the cause.

Partners

Stop Hunger Now partners with organizations worldwide to help them locate and to distribute aid. Partners include:

Abundant Harvest Gardens Alice Orphanage and Women Alliance to End Hunger Amigos Internacionales Bahati Community Center, Kenya Breedlove Carolina for Kibera Children of Vietnam CitiHope International Colegio Hope Convoy of Hope Emkweltmission Children Projects, Liberia Food for the Hungry, Inc.

Food for the Poor Foods Resource Bank Gleaning for the World Haiti Outreach Ministries Haiti Vision Hope Enterprises Iglesia Cristiana Bethel - Mexico InterAction International Aid, Inc. International Food Bank Islamic Relief Agency MAP International Mercy & Sharing

Middle East Council of Churches Professionals Incorporated Reach Now International Rotarians Against Hunger Rotary International Save the Children Safe Passage UMCOR Universal Aide Society Universities Fighting World Hunger Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners Zigbou Missionaries, Liberia

Gift In-Kind Program

Through the gifts in-kind program, Stop Hunger Now works with partners to identify donors and needy recipients of in-kind aid. In-kind aid is a donation in the form of goods: Stop Hunger Now often receives food, clothing, medical supplies and medicines, vocational supplies and more. At times, SHN works with other nonprofit organizations, such as MAP International and Gleaning for the World, who help locate donors and/or recipients of in-kind donations. In other instances, SHN receives a request for aid directly from a recipient organization, or an offer of donation from a donor organization. Stop Hunger Now screens the in-kind donations to ensure alignment with their mission ("to provide food and lifesaving aid to the world’s most destitute and hungry in the most efficient, effective and sustainable manner"), and to ensure alignment with their purpose and programs. They also use The Association of Evangelical Relief & Development Organization’s (AERDO) guidelines for relief organizations that receive gifts in-kind, including consideration of a product’s appropriateness, detailed recording, documentation and disclosure.

Grant program

Stop Hunger Now supports partner organizations in developing countries by providing direct financial assistance to support ongoing programs that provide food, medicines or other basic necessities to impoverished populations. This program enables Stop Hunger Now to respond to crises immediately by working with organizations already on the ground. It also supports local economies in developing areas and promotes self-reliance.

History

Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world.

Stop Hunger Now created its meal packaging program, in 2005. The program perfected the assembly process that combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix including 21 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packets. The food stores easily, has a shelf-life of five years and transports quickly for delivery to remote areas for school lunch feeding programs and crisis situations.

Timeline

• 1998: Stop Hunger Now was founded.
• 1999: Co-founder Ray Buchanan moved to Raleigh, NC for access to international corporate community and an airport.
• 2000: Stop Hunger Now developed a $250,000 relief project for Sierra Leone that will focused on holistic care for children affected by poverty and war.
• 2001: Organization operated in more than 30 countries. and received more than $900,000 in contributions.
• 2003: Stop Hunger Now campaigns for peaceful resolution of Middle East situation
• 2004: SHN helped to raise $8 million to feed and clothe the people of Afghanistan.
• 2005: Stop Hunger Now launches its meal packaging program. program.
• 2006: Rod Brooks joins the organization as CEO.
• 2007: SHN had provided more than $6.8 million in aid to crisis areas. A total 5.2 million meals had been packaged by more than 15,000 volunteers. SHN provided direct relief to crisis areas in forms such as digging wells and providing medicine.
• 2008: SHN packaged 5.9 million meals this year alone, and holds record-breaking meal packaging event of 1,010,374 meals.
• 2009: SHN volunteers packaged 8.6 million meals.
• 2010: Stop Hunger Now reaches historic meal packaging numbers by packaging 16.4 million meals. 10 meal packaging locations are operating in the US and one in South Africa.