5 Loaves provides nutritious meals for under-nourished children in orphanages, schools, and on the streets who would otherwise not eat on a regular basis.
.30 cents a day can change a child's life.

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Children and Hunger

Hunger is a term which has three meanings (Oxford English Dictionary 1971)

• the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food
• the want or scarcity of food in a country
• a strong desire or craving

Hunger is a term which has three meanings (Oxford English Dictionary 1971)

• the uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food
• the want or scarcity of food in a country
• a strong desire or craving

Children are the most visible victims of undernutrition. Estimate that undernutrition in the aggregate—including fetal growth restriction, stunting, wasting, and deficiencies of vitamin A and zinc along with sub optimum breastfeeding—is a cause of 3·1 million child deaths annually or 45% of all child deaths in 2011. Undernutrition magnifies the effect of every disease, including measles and malaria. The estimated proportions of deaths in which undernutrition is an underlying cause are roughly similar for diarrhea (61%), malaria (57%), pneumonia (52%), and measles (45%). Malnutrition can also be caused by diseases, such as the diseases that cause diarrhea, by reducing the body’s ability to convert food into usable nutrients.

Hunger is also a cause of poverty, and thus of hunger. By causing poor health, small body size, low levels of energy, and reductions in mental functioning, hunger can lead to even greater poverty by reducing people’s ability to work and learn, thus leading to even greater hunger.

OUR MISSION​
It is the mission of 5 Loaves to fund indigenous feeding programs that consistently provide nutritious meals to children. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.​

OUR VALUES​
We value each and every human life as we believe all God's children have been created equal. We value the opportunity that we have been given to make a difference in someone else's life.​

OUR CONVICTION​
It is our conviction that we are to show God’s love by feeding hungry children.

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