Below are our highlights from 2019. You can read a more detailed report here.

Donors and friends of the foundation enjoyed a delicious meal at Molly’s Restaurant in Provo. “Without many hands doing a lot of work we couldn’t achieve nearly what we have been able to achieve,” Tim Heaton, the current Bountiful President said. Coordinators from Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala, Mongolia, and the Philippines were in attendance and spoke […]

Volunteers went to Guatemala on a NutriTour. They were able to render service in helping with screenings for malnutrition, visiting families to bring them hope, and visit several tourist sites. Nicole Corpron shares her experience on the trip… “I was lucky enough to go on a Nutritour to Guatemala. I wanted to go to Guatemala […]

By Bob Rees – Vice President, Co-Founder, Board of Directors In Antanaravio (“Tana”), the capital of Madagascar, from 1:00 to 3:00 Saturday afternoon we conducted our first screening of about twenty infants and toddlers. Screening consists of recording the children’s ages, genders, height and weight, all of which is entered into a computer program that allows us […]

Each month we provide supplements for between 11,000 and 12,000 children. We also provide nutrition for over 1000 pregnant and lactating mothers each month. We screen children every six months by measuring height and weight. Using WHO (World Health Organization) guidelines, we classify children’s nutritional status as normal, at risk, chronically malnourished, moderate acute (MAM) […]

Held at the Traeger Grill headquarters in Salt Lake City, this event featured Bountiful Children’s Foundation. Guests saw a video about Bountiful and watched five cooking demos. Three Bountiful Children coordinators, Babette Vitor, Rorie Macahilas, and Ludivina Ballan shared recipies as did two local chefs, Kelly @saltncopper and Erica @cleansimpleeats. The guests were then able […]

By Jessica Wilkinson “When something goes completely askew in your day – some unexpected event knocks down your plans– burst into blessing, for life is teaching you a lesson. The very event you feel unwanted, you yourself called forth, so as to learn the lesson you might balk against were you not to bless it. Trials […]

Another group of volunteers have made the trek to Guatemala and back to participate in our 2018 Humanitarian Nutritour! Here is a snippet of the trip through the eyes of one of our participants: “I liked my trip a lot. It was as I expected in terms of weighing and measuring the kids during screenings. I really loved the kids, […]

Hosting a bake sale is a great way to make a positive impact. Read Laura’s story to see how easy it is to get your whole family involved in supporting kids all over the globe.  Laura’s kids made all the signs for the event. How did you get your idea?  My children wanted to hold a bake […]

Banquet attendees divided into groups: 20% represented the high-income tier 30% represented the middle-income tier 50% represented the low-income tier, those in poverty We also had a silent auction with our dear friend Joe Metro that helped cover expenses. Guests brought rice and beans to help offset the cost. A guide for doing your own […]

Regine lives with her family in the beautiful country of Haiti.  Their water supply comes from what they can collect off their roof, and they have no electricity. The poverty in Haiti can be seen everywhere you look, but happiness, laughter, beauty and courtesy are the hallmarks that prove Regine’s insistence that, “Haiti is too rich to […]

Guest Post by Becky of kidworldcitizen 6 LESSON PLANS TO TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT HUNGER AND GLOBAL FOOD INSTABILITY: 1. Heifer International offers a wonderful visual lesson about our nation’s resources. “When is Enough, Enough?” on page 5 of this pdf on Feeding 5000 uses cups of cereal demonstrate the basic resources of the Earth, who is consuming most of […]

We just finished these great reads-and we know you’ll love them too. Check them out, and if you read them let us know! 1. The Promise of a Pencil  This story fascinated me.  Adam Braun tells us how he turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world. He shares the stories in his life that looking […]

The BYU team along with two of BCF’s local coordinators. In January, myself (Adrian Glover) and fellow BYU students Brenden Garrett, Westin Wong and McKay Rentz along with professors Josh West, Ben Crookston and Cougar Hall traveled to Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, where we facilitated a day-long training for nine of BCF’s local coordinators from across […]

he following article was originally published in the Meridian Magazine here. Helping Malnourished Latter-day Saint Children in Peru Robert A. Rees, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Bountiful Children’s Foundation Malnutrition in the Viru District In previous articles published in Meridian, including “Loaves and Fishes” and “Feed My Sheep,” I have written about the work of the Bountiful […]

We had a wonderful time showing the diversity that there is around the world. There were crafts, food, prizes, a silent auction, and cultural performances. It was fun for all. Thank you for helping children lead healthy lives!
Held at Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah

In June, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation screened children in Ghana for malnutrtion. From the results below, you can see the nutritional status of children varies by area but over half of the 282 children we evaluated are malnourished. Number of Undernourished Children by Area Over half of the children screened are malnourished. The chart below […]

Here are some pictures from our 2017 Guatemala Humanitarian NutriTour. Join our Bountiful NutriTour Facebook page here. Mike and Jody with Gloria Rosales who oversees all our programs in Guatemala and Central America. Nutritour participants with recipients and their parents/caregivers in front of the little chapel on top of Ical in Colotenango.  A big “hello” and […]

Throughout this past year, over 5800 children were evaluated by the Foundation in the Philippines for under-nutrition. The majority of these children are undernourished as seen in the chart below. Nutritional Status of Filipino Children Evaluated Nearly a fourth are acutely malnourished.An additional 46% have chronic malnutrition.About 20% are at risk. Our findings are consistent […]

“Today I am very happy that I have the opportunity to thank you for the great help you gave me so that my little Violet can overcome the difficulties that she had with her growth. With satisfaction I can tell you that now my daughter is very good and big. I have only to thank […]

Cusco Screening and Christmas Party. Just before Christmas, BCF led a Nutritour to Peru. The Nutritour began in Lima and ended in Cusco. Here is a summary from Angela Johnson on her experience as a Nutritour participant with two of her children: How grateful I am that we were able to go to Peru on a Nutritiour.  I love meeting the coordinators […]

A fun, touching, and powerful experience for the whole family! What kind of food do the hungry in poor countries eat? What do they do for work? What is it like to be hungry through no choice of your own? We had a thought provoking and fun-filled family evening. We learned how you can help […]

Families in El Codo receiving monthly supply of supplements. From July 8-17th, the Bountiful Children’s Foundation hosted a Nutritour to Guatemala. Here are some thoughts from one of the families who attended the Nutritour this year: I don’t believe I will ever go on another trip that has had more of an impact on me and […]

Unnamed Bolivian mother and child, mother in traditional Bolivian aguayo and cholita garb Kate Strickling with screening participant at weighing station BLOG POST BY KATE STRICKLING, MPH student at BYU Volunteer for Bountiful Children’s Foundation in Bolivia, May 2 – June 3, 2016 Bolivia is a developing country located in the heart of South America. […]

Juan Cevallos/AFP/Getty Images On April 16, 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of Ecuador and was followed by large aftershocks. Hundreds of people lost their lives as a result, but we were very grateful when we received word from one of our BCF coordinators in Manta. Manta is one of the cities […]

By Co-founder Dr. Polly Sheffield This is an exciting time for the Bountiful Children’s Foundation. Thanks to generous donors, we have continued to expand our outreach and are now helping approximately 11,500 young children in countries around the globe. This year we will be working hard to consolidate and standardize our programs in all the […]

A hunger banquet was held at American Heritage School. The student government helped provide the food to give to those attending. There were 3 classes representing the people of the world. The wealthiest 10% ate a lavish meal, 30% represented the middle class and ate a regular meal, and 60% represented those living in poverty […]

By Deanna Sykes, Foundation for Rebuilding Lives Reflections on Bountiful’s Early Days In June 2014, members of a Canadian registered charity, The Foundation for Rebuilding Lives, went to Guatemala to screen LDS children and their friends for malnourishment through a newly formed partnership with the Bountiful Children’s Foundation (BCF). Gloria Perez is the country coordinator […]

Natividad dressed in traditional Peruvian costume My name is Natividad Samochuallpa and I’m a teacher by profession. I studied education at a prestigious institution in my city following a scholarship for my studies in high school. I was a high school teacher, an elementary school teacher, and now I hope to advance my degree and […]