The Catholic Food Organization International, CAFOI, is a registered nonprofit with 501[c]3 status. The organization supports the poorest of the poor with food, shelter, medicines, and the necessities of life according to biblical principles. CAFOI’s motto therefore is “Give Them Something to Eat” from the gospel of Mark 6, 37.

The idea of forming CAFOI is derived from the statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO), Catholic Charities, CAFOD, St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief Services, and many others. According to statistics, about 2.4 billion people out of 7.8 billion suffer due to unsafe nutrition and insufficient food. In 2018 alone, 820 million people did not have enough food to eat.

During the COVID-19 era that number increased upwardly. Key figures indicate that Latin America and the Caribbean have about 42.5 million people going to bed hungry every day, Asia about 522.9 million, Africa, 261.1 million. Overall, over 26.4% suffer from food insecurity.

CAFOI strives to provide support to the poor, the hungry, and the impoverished of society to offer them a decent living. CAFOI’s philosophy is to associate with the poorest of the poor in its programs and seek to offer them alternatives to a better life with the resources at hand.

CAFOI seeks to transcend religious, ethnic, racial, or geographic boundaries to offer help based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. In Mark 6, 37, Jesus said to his disciples, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” Jesus replied, “Go and see who many how many loaves you have.” And after checking they said, “Five—and two fish.”

CAFOI relies on donors and donor agencies to undertake its set goals and projects. All donations are tax deductible. CAFOI will collaborate with Our Daily Bread and St. Vincent de Paul. Donors can click on the link and make their donations easily.