Feed the Children Responds To Hurricane Florence Needs

Nonprofit To Send Food And Supplies To East Coast

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Feed the Children is working with corporate partners and local agencies to allocate shipments of food, water and disaster relief supplies for those affected by Hurricane Florence.

The storm, which includes catastrophic flooding, has forced mandatory evacuations across the eastern seaboard affecting approximately 1.5 million people. More than a dozen shipments of supplies totaling approximately 355,000 pounds from Feed the Children are on their way to help residents in North and South Carolina as well as Virginia.

The nonprofit is working hand-in-hand with local agencies such as Operation Compassion, Convoy of Hope, Mankind United to Save African Children, Harbor Light Worship Ministries, Reach Out American International, 21 Reasons to Give, Christian Appalachian Project and Midwest Food Bank-Bloomington to help with outreach efforts.

Many long-time partners such as StarKist, Energizer, BNRG, Treehouse Private Brands, FitJoy Nutrition, White Wave and Frito-Lay have donated supplies in addition to their support to help displaced residents.

Affected residents will receive products such as:

~ Ready to eat food, soups and snacks
~ Beverages
~ Paper goods
~ Cleaning supplies
~ Cereal
~ Flashlights
~ Batteries

"We are very dedicated to making sure the residents affected by Florence have the food and supplies they need to survive this potentially life-threatening storm," said John Ricketts, director of Disaster Services at Feed the Children. "We are working with our partners on the ground to distribute supplies. We are calling on communities and partners across the U.S to help our neighbors in their time of need."

While many partners are stepping forward to provide support, residents still need materials such as work gloves, cleaning supplies and water. Feed the Children is accepting monetary donations to assist those affected by Hurricane Florence. Visit feedthechildren.org/hurricaneflorence for more information.

SOURCE Feed the Children

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