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Feeding Villages is an Official 501(c)(3)

From everyone at Feeding Villages, we are so pleased to announce our 501(c)(3) status by the IRS. This has been a long process, but we are glad to be where we are today! Being "501(c)(3)" means that a particular nonprofit organization has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization. "Charitable" is broadly defined as being established for purposes that are religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering of national or international amateur sports, or prevention of cruelty to animals and children. One of the primary benefits of being tax-exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(3)…

Feeding Villages Rehabs Well in Nangunga, Uganda

In Nangunga, Uganda, families used to walk for hours each day just to retrieve unsafe, unclean water. After listening to the needs of families in the village, Feeding Villages worked with our partners in Uganda to rehab an existing water well. This water well project has changed the lives of hundreds of people, especially women and young children who are tasked to retrieve water daily for their families. Water supply, sanitation, and hygiene, given their direct impact on infectious diseases like cholera and dysentery, are important for preventing malnutrition. We know this rehabbed water well will significantly improve the overall health…

Fourth food drop in Kennewick, WA!

Our 4th food drop here in Kennewick! Each of the ten families we’ve been providing to the past few months have been so thankful for the extra assistance. This month, we choose to give each family two whole chickens and a ten lb bag of rice. Good eating for the all the families! #feedingvillages#humanitarian#dogood#feedothers#givefood#refugeeswelcome www.feedingvillages.org […]

September is off to a great start!

Our team in Uganda delivered 150 kgs of rice and 150 kgs of Posho to dozens of families in need within the main city of Kampala.Thankfully, the incidence of COVID-19 in Uganda is very low in comparison to other countries. While the country has been successful in taming the spread of the virus, the indirect […]

Third Food Drop Made in Kennewick, WA

Today marks our third food drop here in Kennewick, WA. Glad we could provide 10 deserving families a variety of foods including potatoes, onions, dates, pasta, pasta sauce, orange juice, honey, salt, bananas, and granola bars. We also provided each family hand sanitizer. The families we help locally are of Somali descent and have their […]

Donor Spotlight-Dr. Raju Rao

Dr. Raju Rao believes in the work that we do with Feeding Villages. He has been supporting our efforts since our inception. His constant encouragement helps to keep our team motivated, and his experience with charitable work in other parts of the world allows us to navigate unforeseeable challenges. “As a Medical professional I am […]

Feeding Villages to provide food assistance to Somali refugee community in Kennewick, WA

It’s official! Feeding Villages successfully performed its first food drop in our local community of Kennewick, WA! We’ve gotten a lot of encouragement to help support the local Somali Refugee population in providing much needed food assistance. For this first drop, we provided 10 families milk, eggs, pasta, potatoes, onions, cooking oil, dates, and fruit […]