Meds & Food for Kids

10/20/2026

A new documentary, Haiti Deportation Crisis, airs tonight at 9:00 CT on PBS's Frontline and on PBS.org at 6 p.m. CT.

"From award-winning filmmakers Adam Desiderio and Sebastian Walker (Strike on Iran), Haiti Deportation Crisis is a rare, up-close look at the extent and impact of gang violence in Haiti, the efforts to combat it, and the rising fears among Haitians in the U.S. of being sent back."

If you miss the film tonight, you can watch it on Amazon Prime PBS Documentaries.

10/17/2026

Right now, nearly 60% of Haitians live below the poverty line. This means that each individual is living and often trying to support a family on less than $3.65 per day. In contrast, the cost of a healthy diet in Haiti is $6.51 per person per day–an unattainable amount for 10.6 million Haitians. When workers also have to support children on these wages, the food and resource scarcity intensifies.

A huge contributor to poverty in Haiti is gang violence. Meds and Food for Kids COO Remenson Tenor explains the impact: “Without security, nothing can function consistently, including businesses, schools, and hospitals."

Violence causes small, family businesses to suffer. Often, businesses aren’t safe to open their doors and customers aren’t safe to shop–in the case that they can make it to the location in the first place. Gang organized road blockages restrict the movement of people and goods, and fuel prices have skyrocketed due to gang extortion. Business owners face the danger of their store being looted or destroyed. As violence like this forces the economy to a standstill, business owners and workers lose financial stability.

In addition to contributing to poverty at a systemic level, violence in Haiti also impacts economic security at a direct, interpersonal level. When victims are killed by gang violence, families lose not only a loved one but often their sole source of income. This leaves vulnerable people, such as children and those unable to work, with no means of supporting themselves.

The recent removal of TPS adds another factor to the poverty crisis in Haiti. The removal has caused a significant loss of remittances from Haitians in the US to families in Haiti. Haitian people rely on these remittances for over $4 billion each year, making the decline critical for those living below the poverty line.

MFK is invested in alleviating poverty by providing enriching career opportunities at our factory in Cap-Haitien. MFK employs more than 80 locals, and each salary supports an average of 6 people. Creating jobs in Haiti helps families afford housing, healthy food, and healthcare. MFK’s jobs enable Haitians to do more than make ends meet - they help families create bright futures for their children and communities.

Help Meds & Food for Kids invest in Haitian families and eradicate poverty with your donation today: mfkhaiti.org/donate

10/16/2026

World Food Day 2026’s theme, "Innovate today, nourish tomorrow," means not only feeding the hungry but actually preventing hunger itself. As a Haitian peanut farmer, peanuts are more than a crop. Peanuts feed you and your community and odds are they’re your source of income. Being a peanut farmer is likely a family business you stepped into, and the farming practices used by you and your peers have been the way of doing things for as long as anyone can remember. However, these practices may be inefficient– minimizing the yield of your crops, limiting food sources in your community, and harming your income.

Many farmers may miss their potential without even realizing. That’s where the Meds & Food for Kids agricultural training program comes in. We meet these farmers where they’re at, teaching how to increase yield, ensure safe, high-quality crops, and maximize profits using the resources available to them. And our training doesn’t end on the peanut field. We then teach business skills and work with program graduates to source the peanuts used in our therapeutic food.

MFK’s approach to agricultural development is comprehensive and sustainable. It’s not just about farming, but also about strengthening local economies, creating skilled workers, and reducing reliance on imported goods. Because of this innovative model, MFK has been recognized as a leader in strengthening agrifood systems. In 2025, MFK’s founder Dr. Patricia Wolff was awarded as one of 117 total worldwide Top Agri-Food Pioneers by the World Food Prize Foundation.

By working together with Haitian farmers on and off the peanut field, we can continue to advance innovative solutions for food systems that are stable, sustainable, and resilient. With long-lasting agricultural development, we nourish people today while ensuring that future generations will have the infrastructure to do the same.

10/16/2026

Today is World Food Day, a day we think about ensuring that all people have access to nutritious food. Meds & Food for Kids is a member of the Alliance to End Hunger and we support today's message from the President of the Alliance, Eric Mitchell.

🌾 Happy . This year, we're asking you to think about hunger when you vote.

On average, one in seven people you meet is struggling to afford food, whether they're your neighbors, coworkers or people you see at school or your place of worship. With the midterms less than three weeks away, hunger needs to be on the ballot.

Before you vote, ask yourself: Will my vote bring us one step closer to ending hunger, or one step further away?

Read Eric Mitchell's new blog in the comments below. 👇

10/14/2026

Our partner clinics make saving lives possible. With their crucial work diagnosing and providing our treatments to malnourished children like Charles, Meds & Food for Kids saves tens of thousands of children each year.

10/08/2026

Today is DAF Day!

Our community of supporters makes a difference as Meds & Food for Kids works to build a sustainable, resilient future for Haitian families. One way to give to MFK's mission is through a donor-advised fund, or DAF.

❓What is a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)? ❓

A DAF is a charitable investment account used to support organizations you care about. When you contribute to your DAF, you receive an immediate tax deduction, and you can recommend grants for nonprofits like Meds & Food for Kids anytime.*

📣 More than a quarter of a million Haitian children under 5 face acute malnutrition, and your support is essential for their futures. Make an impact and save lives by initiating your DAF gift to Meds & Food for Kids today.

*To learn more about giving to Meds & Food for Kids through your DAF, contact Beth Hammock, Development Director, at [email protected].

Already have a Donor-Advised Fund?
Visit mfkhaiti.org/ways-to-give for our EIN and address to initiate your gift today.

10/07/2026

Critical new data about child malnutrition in has been released in an analysis led by Haiti’s Ministry of Health with support from United Nations partners. The analysis projects that over 250,000 children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition. Among these children, 100,000 will suffer from severe acute malnutrition and are at risk of dying without treatment.

With continued violence and displacement affecting Haitian families, the rate of acute malnutrition is rising in the more densely-populated communities in the south and central regions of Haiti. Nutrition access in these areas is becoming more limited, and the youngest children are most impacted. Meds and Food for Kids is combating child malnutrition by expanding our clinic partnerships in the south of Haiti, including Cité Soleil, so more children in critical condition can be treated and saved.

Pierre Vauthier, FAO Representative in Haiti, explains that a fundamental part of solving this crisis is addressing its underlying causes, stating that strengthening agriculture and local food production helps Haitians meet their nutritional needs. Meds and Food for Kids addresses the cycle of hunger through agricultural training for Haitian farmers and local production of therapeutic food.

Malnutrition prevention is not just feeding hungry kids and training farmers - it’s nourishing the future of Haiti.

10/06/2026

We are so grateful to have partners like Middle Ground Haiti who share in our mission to save Haitian children from the threat of malnutrition. With more than a quarter million children under 5 estimated to be acutely malnourished, working with clinics across Haiti to treat and prevent severe malnutrition is vital.

10/02/2026

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Today we celebrate the smiles of children we work with in Haiti. With MFK’s therapeutic and supplemental foods, these children get to laugh, play, and smile like all children should- free from the hardships of malnutrition.

With your contribution, we can give even more children a reason to smile. Join the celebration and donate today! mfkhaiti.org/donate