Bring your kids closer to GOD, and each other, in 30 intense hours.

30 Hour Famine is an international youth movement to fight hunger. It will bring your group closer together and to God, feed hungry children, and change our world forever. Students fast for thirty hours and raise funds to help feed and care for children around the world. By sacrificing and serving others,
they are learning to think outside themselves and see the world as Christ sees it.
 

 

Is your group participating? Why not?  World Vision, as a partnership with your ministry, provides the materials for the 30 Hour Famine for FREE.

 

You get an amazing and impactful event for your group at no cost to you. For many youth pastors, this is the most powerful event they do all year. Don't believe us? Read some of the stories they've sent in. Then get signed up today so your own group can grow closer to God and feed hungry children.

One Youth Leader's Story...

 
"There were many students who didn't think they would make it the entire 30 hours without eating, but it was truly amazing how God united us as His hands and feet and gave us selfless hearts of servants for a weekend. Many walked away changed, having learned how to reach out and think about someone other than themselves. All the prayer, fasting, and fundraising that went into our 30 Hour Famine was more than worth it..." (more)

-Kaitlin, Youth Leader

  

Read more youth leaders' Famine stories here
 
 

"Why I Starved Myself for 30 Hours"

Check out this story by Laura Blank, a World Vision employee, on her experience of starving for food.

 

 

Special notice - Online Donations for Famine Participants!!!

 
New this year, your students can set up an online fundraising page for your 30 Hour Famine.  To set up an online fundraising page, students must be in a group that is signed up for the 30 Hour Famine for 2009! And this option will only be available between October 2008 and June 30, 2009.
 

Do the Famine!

Are YOU doing the Famine this year? It's easier than you think to experience the life-changing event we like to call the 30 Hour Famine. Check out this site to find out why you and your group should Starve for Food. Questions, concerns, or comments: give us a call at 1-800-7-FAMINE.

 

Check it Out!

Hannah Teter, snowboarding legend and Olympic gold medal champion in the half pipe, recently announced that she will donate all her snowboard earnings from the upcoming season to her charity, Hannah's Gold, and World Vision.  Click here to read the article.

 

 

For all our Famine leaders, get the info and resources you need right here.

Who is World Vision?

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, World Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God's unconditional love for all people.

World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

 

World Vision is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau.

            

Preview Video for the Famine!

The 30 Hour Famine Promo video is online! The new Famine Preview video is here. Click here to see the Famine Promo video, posted on our home page.

Download Resources

Get resources for your 30 Hour Famine! Here is where you'll find items like:

Famine t-shirts!

Click here to get the 4-1-1 on our official provider of all cool Famine gear, Uth Stuph Clothing. They've got shirts from as low as $6.50, and you can even customize shirts for your group. And find out how THEY'RE helping feed and care for children!

 

Study Tour

Every summer a select group of Famine participants travel with us to see first-hand how their Famine funds are being used.  Click here to learn how YOU could go on the Study Tour.

 

Famine Sunday

Does your group want to share your Famine experience with the rest of your church?  Do you want to know how you can get your congregation to partner with World Vision to fight hunger all year round?  Click here and learn about Famine Sunday!

 

Fuller Seminary Curriculum

The "Hungry for the Kingdom" 30 Hour Famine curriculum is available! Many thanks to the Fuller Youth Institute for providing this fantastic, four-part series just for YOU! Get the information on the Fuller Seminary Famine curriculum here. (Please note: this is the same curriculum that was offered in 2008).

 

AIDS and Hunger

You know that roughly 26,000 children die every day due to hunger and related causes. And you probably also know that AIDS kills millions of people a year and orphans thousands of children every day. But do you know how the two issues are connected? Learn more here.