Heifer International
Heifer International works near and far to end hunger and poverty. ~dan
To End Hunger & Poverty
Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth.
By giving families a hand-up, not just a hand-out, we empower them to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope.
With gifts of livestock and training, Heifer projects help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways. We refer to the animals as “living loans” because in exchange for their livestock and training, families agree to give one of its animal’s offspring to another family in need. It’s called Passing on the Gift – a cornerstone of our mission that creates an ever-expanding network of hope and peace. (“Our Work” on the Heifer International website)
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USA – Building Healthy Community Food Systems in Arkansas and Appalachia
Project Profile:
Building Healthy Community Food Systems in Arkansas and Appalachia will help to organize and provide resources and support for local communities to fight hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. The project will specifically target high-need populations in two regions: Lee, Monroe, Phillips, St. Francis and Woodruff counties in the Arkansas Delta and Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties in North Carolina, and Johnson County, Tennessee in the high-country of Appalachia
Heifer USA will be facilitating and building the capacity for collaboration among key partners. With partners, this project will work within the value chain to create and support the establishment and sustainability of community food enterprises linking small and medium-scale farmers to diverse markets. Limited resource families will have increased access to, and the ability to influence the quality and availability of, local, healthy food within their own communities. Education and awareness-raising as well as public policy work are also key strategies as part of realizing long-term, systemic change. Please read more about this new initiative
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Hear what the Spirit is saying 
I appreciate the information you have sent out about Heifer International. I have often given a “gift” to our family members from Heifer. The gifts give animals and birds to people who will then start herds or flocks, and pass the animals and information on to others. It is a wonderful gift, and my family recipients have felt very good about them. I urge everyone to consider this type of gift to those of us who have so much.
Thank you for this comment and example of gift-giving. My family has done the same.