Let's think about how prevalent poverty and hunger are in all the corners of the world and also in the US, our land of plenty. We can help make things better by getting involved. Below I've listed three organizations that have made significant and positive changes for those in need.
Feeding America:
Information From the United Nations:
- As the United Nations front line agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. Lives are saved by getting food to the hungry fast.
- WFP has developed expertise in a range of areas including Food Security Analysis, Nutrition, Food Procurement and Logistics, to ensure the best solutions for the world's hungry.
- WFP operations reach millions of people all over the world with food assistance.
United States Agency for International Development
- USAID leads international development and humanitarian efforts to save lives, reduce poverty, strengthen democratic governance and help people progress beyond assistance.
- USAID's history goes back to the Marshall Plan reconstruction of Europe after World War Two and the Truman Administration's Point Four Program (which tremendously benefited my country of birth, Greece). In 1961, the Foreign Assistance Act was signed into law and USAID was created by executive order. Since that time, USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. USAID work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives.
