Feed My Starving Children
| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States |
Area served | 110 countries |
| Website | www |
Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations. Founded in 1987, it says it has been involved in more than 110 countries.[1]
Founding
Richard Proudfit, a Minneapolis business man, founded the organization in 1987 after visiting Honduras after a hurricane and seeing food insecurity among children.
In 1993, with the help of a team of Cargill food scientists and colleagues from General Mills and Pillsbury, a vitamin-and-mineral fortified rice meal was created specifically for malnourished children around the age of five years old. FMSC changed the name from "Fortified Rice Soy Casserole" to MannaPack™ Rice in 2008.
The organization recruits volunteers including school children to assist in packing. They also employ paid staff to supervise the operations.[2] FMSC has eight packing facilities: three in Minnesota (Coon Rapids, Eagan and Chanhassen), three in Illinois (Aurora, Libertyville and Schaumburg), one in Richardson, Texas, and one in Tempe, Arizona.[3]
References
- ^ "About FMSC : Feed My Starving Children". www.fmsc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "Home : Feed My Starving Children". www.fmsc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ "In Arizona: a move back to Tempe". www.fmsc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.