Family-to-Family (F-to-F) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3), non-profit national hunger relief organization.  We are dedicated to connecting, one-to-one, families with “more” to impoverished American families with profoundly less.  Our program creates a bridge between communities with enough to share, and some of our country's poorest areas.

Families and individuals in blessed corners of the world are eager to link themselves, over time, to moms, dads and kids living in abject poverty. They share the sentiment of anthropologist Margaret Mead, who once said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world”.

Our members give in a variety of ways.  Some welcome the concrete responsibility of shopping for, packing, and sending a monthly carton of non-perishable groceries which provide 7 dinner-type meals to the family they "sponsor".  Some shop for and send “monthly drive items” – non-food basic necessities – while contributing a monthly donation to F-to-F, which we use to purchase groceries for 7 dinner-type meals for “their” family. Some simply make the monthly donation for groceries for “their” family. 

F-to-F purchases groceries at discounted rates from a constellation of large chain supermarkets and FeedingAmerica food banks. Each receiving family picks up the box packed especially for them from a local community partner, each of whom is affiliated with a local food pantry, outreach organization, school or church.   
 
 In an effort to create "possibilities", F-to-F encourages donors and recipients to connect and communicate when possible and comfortable. We suggest donors reach out to the family we have linked them to with a letter...and often sponsored families write back. We hope that by creating a bond of friendship between families who would otherwise never have had the opportunity to connect, lives will be changed for the better, even if ever so slightly.  Currently, F-to-F provides over 15,000 meals per month to over 2,500 struggling moms, dads and kids in 12 states across the U.S.A.
 
For children eager to make a difference F-to-F has a number of giving programs.  Birthdays in a Box, Books For Life, The Breakfast Club, Kids Can! and Best Dressed Babes are all hands-on projects for kids – for at home, in school, and with scout groups or religious groups.  These concrete ways to teach children empathy and compassion truly embed the notion of giving into the fabric of our children's lives.
 
Volunteers are needed to host sponsoring chapters in their communities, organize local groups and schools to run our Kids Can! Food Drive programs as well as The Breakfast Club Food Drive program. We are also seeking help with grant writing, media relations and public relations. We are a young grassroots organization that has rocketed into national prominence in a very short time. Please help us expand our reach to even more American families in need by joining our community of givers.