Alina* was out of options.

She and her husband had stretched their food supply as far as it would go — there was none left. He worked double shifts, but local prices were soaring. It wasn’t enough. Still, they had three daughters to feed. Their region of Ukraine has been struck repeatedly by air and missile attacks that damaged homes, schools and hospitals. Now, bracing for another freezing winter, survival felt harder than ever.

Then our local partner handed Alina a bag of MannaPack® Rice.

The girls begged her to cook it right away. The youngest tried to chew through the package while Alina read the ingredients with relief.

She said, “This isn’t just rice — it’s care in every spoonful.”

Because of you, we are there with mothers like Alina.

War wears on. Headlines grow polarized. But Alina’s story isn’t political — it’s simply a mother trying to keep her children alive.

And her story is not the only one.

What the news may or may not show

When a 6.0 earthquake flattened remote villages in Afghanistan in late August, killing more than 1,400 people, our partners were distributing FMSC meals within hours — and urgently asked for more.

Because of you, we are there.

When refugees in Uganda fled across the border from South Sudan, only to face severe hunger in overcrowded camps …

Because of you, we are there.

Where hunger hits hardest, we are there — because of you. And children are surviving. That’s why your generous gifts — of any amount! — are so critical. Imagine your impact when every meal costs less than 30¢.

MannaPack meals are in the world’s most critical hunger hotspots — from conflicts you see on the news to crises that never make headlines.

When tragedy fills the headlines, compassion rises. Ordinary people step in to help families they’ll never meet on the other side of the world. But when the cameras move on, the need doesn’t end. Families like Alina’s are still there. And because of you, so are FMSC meals.

The world is facing the biggest hunger crisis of our lifetime — but every meal you provide is a lifeline. Will you give today?

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* Name changed for security purposes.