Our Purpose
Nourish America is committed to provide the daily essential nutrition that impoverished American children, families, pregnant moms, and seniors and others in need require to live productive, successful lives.
We do this by providing them nutrient rich foods and products such as vitamin supplements and nourishing foods (including naturals and organics). Our distribution network includes thousands of volunteers and staff who work at hundreds of Nourish America partner organizations and agencies serving those in need across all 50 states.
Nourish America partners include public schools, churches, Head Start, Healthy Start and WIC programs, homeless and battered women shelters, public health departments, medical clinics, the American Red Cross, Volunteers of America, Salvation Army, Boys and Girls’ Clubs, Feed the Children, Native American programs, YMCA and YWCA, City Park and Recreation Departments, hospital outreach programs, National Guard units, area Councils on Aging, public health departments, medical and nursing school community outreach programs, and many other community and faith-based organizations.
Awards and Success
We witness our success everyday in the enriched lives of the tens of thousands of low income children, families and seniors we serve across the United States.
Each year, we ask our participants to tell us exactly how our programs have made a difference in their lives. Parents report that their children are healthier, happier, more physically active, less sick, concentrating better and earning higher grades in school.
“My son listens better now. Thanks to your program, he is a happy, healthy little boy,” says C. Starbough of Des Moines, IA.
Seniors report increased energy, sleep, appetite, concentration, joy and self esteem and a reduction in illness, pain and use of medications.
“I feel better, sleep better, eating better and active. I walk and exercise now. I feel real good,” stated Emma Samuel, 70 years old, Riverside, CA.
Nourish America’s positive outcomes for those in need in the U.S. has earned it several awards:
- Highest Rating – two years in a row by Charity Navigator
- The first-ever “Impact Award” by the California Association of Non-profits (CAN)
- The “Celebrating Excellence Award” from the Campaign for Better Health and Citizens for Health
- The “Hero Award” from the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance
For more information about Nourish America’s programs and how they are bettering people’s lives, see Our Programs.