Food for Life Global
Non-profit food relief organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Food for Life Global is a non-profit vegan food relief organization founded in 1995 to serve as the headquarters for Food for Life projects. Food for Life Global has its roots in ISKCON dating back to 1974. It is a completely independent non-profit organization that supports the work of Food for Life projects both inside and outside of ISKCON. Its network of 291 affiliates span the globe, with projects occupying over 65 countries.[1] Volunteers provide over 1 million free meals daily.[1] Food For Life engages in various sorts of hunger relief, including outreach to the homeless, provision for disadvantaged children throughout India, and provision for victims of natural disasters around the world.[2]
Founded | 1974 |
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Founder | Paul Rodney Turner |
Type | Charity |
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Focus | World hunger and equality |
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Origins | Was first founded in Potomac, MD, in 1995; however, it has roots dating back to 1974 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Juliana Castaneda, Steve Manz |
Website | ffl |
With roots in India, the Food for Life project views itself as a modern-day revival of the ancient Vedic culture of hospitality and service to those in need. It was conceived in 1974 as a local food relief in Mayapur, India, as part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. In 1995, the headquarters was established in Maryland, United States, to help support the expansion of the project, temporarily moved to Slovenia from 2015 to 2017, and then re-established in Delaware, United States, in 2017.