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About Friends of WFP

Friends of WFP is a U.S.-based, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on building support in the United States for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and other hunger relief operations.

Friends of WFP unites organizations and individuals committed to solving world hunger. Our education, advocacy and fundraising efforts in the United States support WFP’s life-saving global food assistance and development programs.

Friends of WFP is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, as recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. To view our IRS Determination Letter, click here.

About the World Food Program

WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, working to put hunger at the center of the international agenda and promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry.

In 2010, WFP aims to feed more than 90 million people in 73 countries. As the food assistance arm of the United Nations, WFP uses food to meet emergency needs and support economic and social development. WFP also provides the logistical support necessary to get food to the right people at the right time and in the right place.

To learn more about the World Food Program, visit www.wfp.org.