Global Organizations
by subject
Nutrition
Seattle Area
Anti-Hunger and Nutrition
Coalition
The mission of the Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition is to make it
a priority to end hunger in Washington. The coalition is a statewide
coalition of organizations and individuals in Washington that speaks
with a united voice for state public policy action on hunger. The
coalition provides a forum for issue and policy development, communication
with state policy makers, and an up to date information exchange.
West
Seattle Food Bank
West Seattle Food Bank is committed to eliminating hunger in West Seattle
through securing &distributing quality nutritional food; Educating
clients about good nutrition; increasing public awareness of hunger in
our community; coordinating community services for clients assuring
continuity of services to clients through a convenient, accessible location.
Share Our Strengths
Operation Frontline
Seattles operation Frontline, a program of the Fremont Public
Association and Share Our Strength, is a direct outreach program that
mobilizes culinary nutrition professionals to teach cooking classes focusing
on nutrition and food budgeting. Local chefs and nutritionists
volunteer their time to teach these four to six-week classes for people
linving on a limited income. Classes are taught at local community
and family centers, food banks, schools and transitional housing sites
in an effort to provide practical, and hands-on experience. Operation
Frontline strives to end hunger at its root causes by sharing life-skills
with those who struggle to feed their families.
Family Works Food
Bank and Resource Center
Family Works seeks to strengthen families as the foundation of a health
community through community-based support, adequate nutrition, education
and skills development.
International
World Association for Children
and Parents (WACAP)
Based on the belief that every child deserves a family, world Association
for children and parents (WACAP) places children who are unable to live
with their biological families into loving adoptive homes and provides
support services. In countries where WACAP unites children with
adoptive families, WACAP provides nutrition, healthcare and education
to orphaned and impoverished children to improve their quality of life
and prevent child abandonment.
Kenya AIDS Intervention/Prevention
Project Group
KAIPPG (Kenya AIDS Intervention/prevention Project Group) is a full service
AIDS organization—addressing everything from home-based care for
PWAS to the education and material needs of AIDS orphans to good nutrition
for all those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS—which also addresses
issues of poverty and hunger, lack of education and healthcare, the human
rights of women, youth and children, and PWAS, and environmental sustainability.
AFRILIFE (INTERNATIONAL)
AFRILIFE provides humanitarian assistance that focus on children, families
and institutions in Africa through nutrition, medicine, clothing, medical
equipment supplies, educational supplies and training support. Seven
million children die in Africa each year of diarrhea disease, acute
respiratory infection, malaria, measles and acute zones of Africas
most distressed countries to promote self-sustaining, community-supported
primary health system to prevent and treat the most prevalent public
health problems. we emphasize training and education of local
health workers. We treat children, women and HIV/AIDS patients.
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