| Stop Hunger Now | |
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| Abbreviation | SHN |
| Motto | Working together to end hunger |
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose/focus | hunger relief organization |
| Headquarters | Raleigh, NC |
| Region served | Scores of countries worldwide |
| Budget | $13.2 million USD annually[1] |
| Website | stophungernow.org |
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.
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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.[2]
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[3] to more than 70 countries of great need.[4]
Stop Hunger Now has the coveted 4-star Charity Navigator rating,[5] having exceeded industry standards and outperformed most charities in the cause.[6]
Stop Hunger Now partners with organizations worldwide to help them locate and to distribute aid. Partners include:
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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.[7]
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.[7]
Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world.[8]
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.[8]