Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) works globally with organizations to help poor and
vulnerable people overcome emergencies and earn a living through
agriculture. The organization is based in the U.S., where it helps
smallholder farmers recover from natural disasters and civil strife and
become “agro-enterprises that engage successfully with markets.” CRS
helps farmers organize themselves into groups that create a common fund
from which they can borrow from each other to buy seeds, equipment, and
other assets. With 124 agriculture projects in 51 countries, savings
groups have collectively saved almost US$23 million, impacting
approximately 5 million beneficiaries worldwide.

7. Food for the Hungry

Food for the Hungry (FH) is a Christian organization focused on
community development with the goal of helping communities escape
extreme poverty in approximately 10 years. With operations in over 20
countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, the
organization focuses on all forms of human poverty, addressing physical,
spiritual, and relational needs of vulnerable people, especially
children. Their work includes efforts to reduce malnutrition and improve
food security, to enhance resilience to shocks, and improve livelihoods
among vulnerable households. FH helps local farmers implement new
techniques to successfully grow enough produce and raise livestock to
feed families and earn additional income. FH also collects farming and
gardening tools as donations to farmers in beneficiary communities. The
organization began in 1971 and operates out of Phoenix, Arizona.

8. Hazon

Hazon, the Jewish lab for sustainability, aims to create a vibrant,
healthy Jewish community and a more environmentally sustainable world
for all. Hazon supports farmers, hosts farmers’ markets at synagogues,
and helps source local food at Jewish institutions. They also offer
educational resources for children and adults. Through JOFFEE (Jewish,
Outdoor, Food, Farming, & Environmental Education), Hazon seeks to
connect people to Judaism, community, and the natural world with
hands-on professional development experiences across different ages,
Jewish backgrounds, and religious approaches.

9. Hindu American Foundation

The Hindu American Association (HAF) is an advocacy group focused on
human rights protection for Hindus and other minorities. Besides working
for religious accommodation and against religious discrimination, HAF
also works collecting food donations to aid partner food banks,
especially those which cater to Hindu communities. HAF’s headquarters
are in Washington, D.C. and runs activities across the U.S.

10. Islamic Relief USA

“Food aid is the largest sector of Islamic Relief USA’s humanitarian
aid”. Their programs include worldwide meat distribution, disaster
response with food and water, and food pantries across the U.S. The
organization also has projects in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Eastern
Europe, and Latin America.

11. Khalsa Aid

Khalsa Aid is a
Sikh organization that since 1999, provides emergency food and water
supplies in disaster and war zones across the globe. They have offered
support to victims of the Yemen Civil War, refugees from the Middle
East, the Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, and people affected by natural
disasters in Nepal, Australia, and the Caribbean. In the U.S., Khalsa
Aid runs food pantries for low-income American families weekly, and
through the Khalsa Aid Peace Corps, they offer daily meals to families
in need.

12. Langar Chile

Langar is a Sikh non-profit
organization that serves meals to homeless people in Chile. In Sikhism,
langar is a term that describes a community kitchen that serves free
meals to any visitors, regardless of religious beliefs. Since 2004
Langar Chile has operations in low-income areas across the country, and
in 2010 they extended their operations to catastrophe zones.

13. Leket

Leket is a Jewish food-rescue organization that collects food from
farms, hotels, caterers, and military bases to donate to people in need
in Israel. Leket has over 47 thousand volunteers and has helped over 175
thousand people by providing hot meals and fresh fruits and vegetables.

14. Manos Unidas

Manos Unidas (United Hands) is a Catholic organization based in Spain.
Manos Unidas focuses on raising awareness about the issue of hunger and
poverty, its consequences, and possible solutions. The organization
works in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, prioritizing isolated
communities in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. In these communities,
they seek to improve agricultural production capacities, diversify
income sources, increase access to water and sanitation, and promote
better nutritional practices. They also offer support by providing
technical training in agriculture to introduce best practices,
mitigation, adaptation, and productive resilience strategies in the face
of climate change. In 2018, Manos Unidas invested over EU€36 million
(US$40 million) to benefit 1.5 million people affected by hunger in
Africa, the Americas, and Asia.

15. Masbia

Masbia is a
Jewish nonprofit soup kitchen network and food pantry that offers kosher
meals to the food-insecure population of New York City. They have three
restaurant-like settings where they offer free restaurant-style meals
served by volunteer waitresses and waiters. Through their weekend
take-home package program, Masbia also provides groceries to
food-insecure families weekly.

16. Mazon

Mazon is a
Jewish nonprofit based in Los Angeles. They work to end hunger in the
U.S. and Israel by promoting hunger relief and supporting communities to
achieve advanced long-term solutions that improve food security. They
advocate for public policies that address the root causes of hunger;
provide funding, training, and resources to organizations who are
committed to ending hunger; and work to guarantee access to nutritious
food through an emergency food network for targeted communities. Last
year, Mazon led 36 rapid response anti-hunger projects in 22 states in
the U.S.

17. Muslims Against Hunger

This Muslim network
of more than 5000 volunteers helps the hungry in the U.S., Canada,
Haiti, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, and the Philippines. Volunteers sign up
online to help prepare or deliver food. In the U.S., the “Hunger Van”—a
mobile soup kitchen—drives around the streets of New Jersey feeding the
homeless since 2011. Another initiative, the “One World Community Café”
aims to feed those who are not homeless, but struggle with food
insecurity, and especially focuses on the elderly.

18. Muslim Hands

Muslim Hands is an organization based in the United Kingdom working in
over 40 countries to help communities affected by natural disasters,
conflict, and poverty. Among its priorities are the livelihood projects,
which aim to provide vocational training and the provision of
livestock, rickshaws and bicycles, fruit trees and plantations, bees and
honeycomb kits, seeds, and agricultural equipment. Muslim Hands also
offers food aid to victims of war and humanitarian crises like the
Rohingya Refugees from Myanmar living in Bangladesh.

19. Plainsong Farm & Ministry

Plainsong Farm & Ministry is a community-supported agriculture
organization, based in the U.S. state of Michigan. The farm provides
shares of their harvest to members and neighbors weekly, and members are
encouraged to buy and donate shares. Local poverty relief agencies
distribute donations to people in need in locations close to the farm.

20. TearFund

Tearfund is a British Christian relief and development agency. With its
focus on reducing poverty worldwide, TearFund supports initiatives that
help communities produce more food in environmentally sustainable ways
without the need for expensive chemicals or machinery. TearFund works
through local churches, using them as catalysts for action. Their seven
keys to ending hunger include developing profitable farming models;
promoting sustainable farming techniques; preventing and controlling all
forms of malnutrition; building communities resilient to disasters;
providing emergency support in times of crisis; and promoting equality.

21. The Good Tree Farm of New Egypt

This Muslim organization based in New Jersey in the U.S. aims to
promote better nutritional habits by offering affordable healthy food
options, providing organic botanical products for personal care, natural
cleaning, and functional foods. The Good Tree Farm also provides
entrepreneurship opportunities to youth from socioeconomically
disadvantaged faith communities. As a farm, the organization also
invites people who “want to produce food locally, use it to feed and
heal themselves and others, and lift up those less fortunate.”

22. World Hunger Relief

World Hunger Relief, Inc. (WHRI) is a Christian organization based in
Waco, Texas. WHRI is committed to the alleviation of food insecurity and
malnutrition through sustainable agriculture and community development.
WHRI is fighting hunger globally by training interns to be agricultural
missionaries, leaders of anti-hunger organizations, educators, and
sustainable farmers who can effectively address the issues of hunger in
their communities in 20 countries and four continents. In the U.S., WHRI
works in partnership with Waco Family Health Center clinics offering a
vegetable prescription program to populations vulnerable to food
insecurity and malnutrition. They also host several educational programs
focusing on sustainable agriculture, environmental responsibility, and
world hunger issues.

23. World Vision

World Vision is a
global Christian humanitarian organization working in nearly 100
countries. While its focus is child health and wealth, World Vision
works closely with communities to fight hunger and food insecurity.
Their projects help communities increase agricultural productivity
through improved seeds and practices, ensuring access to markets,
teaching families about nutrition, resources management, and integrated
farming systems. They also help farmers organize associations and
cooperatives to increase bargaining power, market, and credit access.

24. Zakat Foundation of America

Zakat Foundation of America fights hunger in the U.S. and abroad
(Afghanistan, Bolivia, Brazil, China, India, Northern Africa, Pakistan,
and Southeast Asia) by bringing relief during and after disasters, and
supporting community development and micro-credit programs. They run
food distribution projects and provide fresh meat for communities in
need through the support of community-based initiatives led by
volunteers.