Foods Resource Bank
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Joan Fumetti
EMAIL
[email protected]
PHONE
515-421-5545
As a Christian response to world hunger, Foods Resource Bank (FRB)
links the grassroots energy and commitment of the U.S. agricultural
community with the capability and desire of small farmers in developing
countries to grow lasting solutions to hunger.
FRB engages volunteers to raise money through "Growing Projects" for
between 50-60 overseas programs a year. All of the programs focus on
developing small-holder agriculture, often in the most remote and poorest
regions of the world. Growing Projects are the heart and soul of FRB and
have supported over 100,000 families since the first Growing Projects
were created in 1999.
OFFICE ADDRESS
4479 Central Avenue
Western Springs, IL 60558
TYPE OF WORK
Faith Based, International, Community Based
COUNTIES
Activities
Statewide
HOW TO HELP
Iowans can support the work of Foods Resource Bank by starting or
joining a Growing Project in their community. A Growing Project is a group
whose members work together on a project or fundraiser to help farmers
overseas become self-sufficient. Growing Projects include pumpkin
patches, Sunday school gardens, revenue from an acre of field crops, pie
auctions, and more. Each member plays a unique role and contributes to
the Growing Project in different ways by offering what they have.
For more information about starting or joining a Growing Project, Iowans
should call 515-421-5545 or email Joan Fumetti.
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