New Hope Bar Defeats Hunger and Malnutrition
FEED 3 has joined in partnership with nonprofit Manna Relief to fight malnourishment in children living in the United States. “The partnership is a game changer in the world of hunger” said Randy Skinner, executive director of FEED 3. “The majority of hunger relief organizations in the United States are simply filling empty stomachs, but not giving children the vitamins and nutrients they need to fight malnutrition.” FEED 3 was involved in over 40 sites this past year in feeding needy children and seniors.
Partnership similar to Tom Shoes model- One Hope Bar Feeds Two
The partnership was launched in Dallas at the kickoff of the project that released a new formula to fight malnutrition called the Hope Bar. “The Hope Bar is a healthier choice with greater results in the well-being of our kids.” says Skinner. “In addition to having one of the best nutritional ingredients in the Hope Bar, an additional Hope Bar is donated by FEED 3 for every bar purchased by our supporters, and a portion of the proceeds from the purchase of the bars goes to help create self-sustainable social business models.” Thus – for every bar purchased we are really providing 3 ways to fight malnutrition: The Hope Bar for your family or to donate, a bar matched that is sent to local or foreign malnourished children, and a donation to help a local co-op, school or church food pantry, or social business venture.
Challenges in the Current Hunger Landscape
Current food programs are mainly cereal-based and lack many of the nutrients young children need. According to the international relief organization Doctors Without Borders, food is not enough. “The majority of foods today that young children are consuming, are genetically modified and creating a national health crisis.” says Skinner. In addition, food programs are always looking for more food products that are currently dwindling, and the local provider of food has to continually spend time and energy raising resources.
The FEED 3 Hope Bar helps solves these three obstacles: (1) It compliments the food that needy families are receiving by providing nutrition and vitamins. (2) It doubles your organizations output with our product (3) It provides an income stream for local food providers via a social business venture.
For more information on how you can become a Consumer (purchase a box of Hope Bars for personal use), Supporter (purchase a box of Hope Bars each month and a second box of Hope Bars will feed inner city children in need), or an Ambassador (become a partner with our FEED 3 Hope Bar Mission and Social Entrepreneur program), click here.
For more information on how you can become a part of the mission to help end malnutrition, please take a few minutes to review this video: http://em2d.com/connect/35VYU7
Manna Relief uses a special blend of vitamins and minerals from real food in these Hope Bars, rather than synthetic chemical vitamins and mineral compounds. “Malnutrition can stunt children’s growth and brain development.” Says Cynthia Casperson, RN, director of health services for Buckner Children Services. “These issues prevent children from doing well in school, resulting in more dropouts, fewer job opportunities and an inability to provide for their families. It’s all linked to malnutrition.
Buckner is working in the Rio Grande Valley to change people’s lives through case management at the Community Transformation Center in Penitas, Texas. Last September, Buckner partnered with MannaRelief using their real food nutritional support of vitamins and minerals (called PhytoBlend). The donated year’s supply of PhytoBlend (also found in the Hope Bars) have resulted in remarkable results with children in the program.
FEED 3 has begun utilizing the nutritional product developed by Manna Relief in the feeding of children in Texas. For every bar purchased for needy children or adults, FEED 3 will match that purchase with an additional bar for needy children in our target areas of relief. In addition to the match, FEED 3 will also provide funds from the purchase to help launch self-sustainable feeding sites.
In July of 2013, former President Vicente Fox of Mexico hosted the first major conference on social business in Latin America. Over 100 various industries were invited to learn how Social Entrepreneurs were collaborating with industry leaders to create Social Business throughout the world. The main speaker at the event was 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, founder of the micro-finance Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. His social banking initiative is credited for fighting poverty on a wide scale. 
