About Jeremy Reis

Jeremy Reis is the Director of Digital Marketing for Food for the Hungry. He is the husband to Jennica, father of 6, and professor at Ohio Christian University in his spare time.
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Day 3: Cow (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 11, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

One of the most touching aspects of this giving process has been how Evie (age 8) has responded. As we were selecting gifts to give, we considered giving chickens. Evie asked if she could give two chickens herself. She has been saving up her earnings since the gift catalog arrived with a goal of giving [...]

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Day 2: 3 Sets of School Supplies (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 10, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

We’ve been very blessed to be able to homeschool our children. Each year, we go and purchase the curriculum and school supplies, so we understand how much it costs to equip our kids each year. When we saw the school supplies gift, our kids’ eyes lit up. Evie (age 8) asked, “Dad, school supplies only [...]

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Day 1: 2 Guinea Fowl (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 9, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

The first time we sat down with the kids to pick items to give, we thumbed through the entire gift catalog before picking which items to donate. As we read through each item, we began to realize how educational this process was going to be – not only for the kids, but for us as [...]

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8 Days of Giving

By on December 6, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Each Christmas season, our family looks through the gift catalog and selects a few gifts. We have four girls and a boy (and one more child due on Christmas!) who love to give. This is an opportunity for them to see how our gifts can make an impact in others’ lives. We love flipping through [...]

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Making a difference this World Food Day

By on October 15, 2012 in World Poverty

Field staff and a community member talk about how FH donors are helping making a lasting difference in celebration of World Food Day 2012.

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Flooding Destroys Much of Baptiste in Haiti

By on August 26, 2012 in Disaster Relief

One of Food for the Hungry’s sponsorship communities in Haiti, Baptiste, has suffered from massive flooding destroying at least 40 homes and most of the crops. FH has 146 sponsored children in Baptiste and all indications are that the children are ok. We do not know yet if any of those sponsored children live in [...]

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Tropical Storm Isaac Update: FH Communities

By on August 25, 2012 in Disaster Relief

Tropical Storm Isaac passed through Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR) early this morning. The FH Emergency Response Unit has been in regular contact with the field. FH Haiti Country Director Bekele Hankebo and FH DR Program Director Cristopher Garrido reported that while it is still raining in both countries, the worst has passed, and [...]

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Tropical Storm Isaac: News Roundup

By on August 24, 2012 in Disaster Relief

Tropical storm Isaac is expected to pass over Haiti and the Dominican Republic threatening two of the poorest nations in the Caribbean. Food for the Hungry is working in 29 communities in Haiti and 29 communities in the Dominican Republic. As we prepare for landfall, we’ll keep you up to date on the latest news from [...]

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7 Reasons to Sponsor a Child

By on July 1, 2012 in Stories

My wife Jennica and I sponsored our first child in a developing country in 2000, shortly after getting married. We went to a live VeggieTales show – yes, total theatre buffs – and there was a table during intermission with an opportunity to sponsor a child for around $30 a month. We didn’t have children [...]

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