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Welcome to Food For The World, Inc.
Our MissionOur Mission is to assist all families in need by providing easy access to basic nutritional sustenance with minimal bureaucratic or systemic obstacles is order to insure healthier, happier communities in spite of poverty. With more specificity, assistance is provided and delivered to the elderly and handicapped who are otherwise homeward-bound at not cost. |
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Wellness ProgramThrough our partnership with Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Clinic and the city of Lawrence we've been able to put in place and support on a quarterly basis (4xyear) health screenings for our clients to help promote better health and wellness. These screenings are for Cholesterol, Glucose, Hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Additionally as part of the Wellness Program we provide our clients information and materials on anti-smoking and anti-obesity. All of teh materials and the health screenings are provided for free. |
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Diet and Nutritional counselingThis past year we implemented and rolled out a new program promoting Diet and Nutritional counceling classes in house for our clients. On a per need basis our dietician and nutrionalists give classes on all aspects of better living, healthier lifestyles, diet and walking. |
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Weekly Food DistributionIn 2008 Food For The World, Inc distributed over 888,400 pounds of food to people in need, addiontally during the Thanksgiving holidays alone we distributed ,799 turkeys and food baskets on to the neediest individuals in Lawrence, MA. On a Weekly basis we distribute to more than 340 low-income families. Because of the poor economy conbined with the very high unemployment rate in this region we anticipate that over the next year we will distribute more than one million pounds of food and administer to over six thousand individuals. |
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