Our Approach
We are a Global Nutrition Organization
We provide nutritional supplements to children in 14 countries around the world using local leaders and local food supplements, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life.
Once a child has been screened and identified as undernourished according to World Health Organization growth charts, they are enrolled in our program.
Mission Statement
We partner worldwide with local organizations to nourish children and strengthen women by expanding their skills and confidence to foster long-term family resilience and self-reliance.
How Bountiful USA Lives Its Mission
Works Through a Global Partnership Model
Bountiful Children’s Foundation USA works through a global partnership model that mentors and guides self-directed local teams as they establish, guide, and sustain their own solutions.
Provides Nutritional Support, Health Screening, and Family Education
We are building a worldwide network of local organizations that provide essential nutritional support, routine health screenings, and caregiver education focused on nourishing and nurturing infants and young children. These services strengthen women as they nourish and nurture children from the critical first 1,000 days—conception to age two—until a child’s fifth birthday, laying the foundation for lasting family resilience.
Advances a Sustainable, High-Impact, and Scalable Approach
We mentor and support local teams as they manage their own services, provide nutritional supplements, and engage caregivers. We promote standardized program tracking through 11 SMART-aligned results and provide shared digital tools—including our website, donor platform, malnutrition screening app, and database—so local organizations can document impact, share authentic stories, and build trust with partners worldwide.
Strengthens Local Capacity and Global Commitment
Through shared resources, cultural humility, and local partnership, our model strengthens local capacity and fosters enduring community resilience—while inspiring broader commitment to giving every child a healthy start in life.
Governance in Service of Our Mission
At Bountiful, governance is disciplined care in service of a shared mission. It is how compassion becomes dependable through clear roles, thoughtful decisions, responsible stewardship, transparent records, and respect for the people closest to the work.
Through these reflections, we share the principles behind our approach with donors and grant partners, locally governed organizations, and Bountiful’s own volunteers, employees, and board members. They help explain how we seek to protect trust, support local leadership, use resources responsibly, and continue learning together.
These posts illuminate our culture and reasoning. They do not replace formal policies, professional judgment, delegated responsibilities, or board-approved decisions.
Still Serving the Broth
At Bountiful, we understand that the journey to nurturing communities and empowering children is not a solitary path but a shared commitment driven by collective wisdom and respect for local dynamics, which is why we focus on creating connections that honor the unique strengths of each community we serve; through collaboration, we aim to harness diverse insights and experiences, fostering a vibrant ecosystem where local leaders have the tools they need to thrive and where every child receives the compassionate care they deserve.
Clear the Froth, Serve the Broth
Why Bountiful’s Work Nourishes What Matters Most A Message from our Board Chairman Kurt Matthia To our Bountiful Volunteers, Donors, Partners, and Friends In a World of Froth, We Serve the Broth So much in the world today is swirling, noisy, and…
Bountiful trains the Coordinators
to teach Health Lessons to the families
Our seven health lessons are coupled to initial screenings, periodic follow-up screenings, supplement distribution, and home visits. All needy pregnant and lactating mothers are enrolled in the program and given nutritional supplements, as are children through age 3.
Our health lessons promote exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months,
and nursing mothers are given food supplements.
Our coordinators also educate families on child cognitive development.
Our approach includes:
Micronutrient and calorie
dense supplements
Growth monitoring
every 6 months
Educating families on hygienic,
healthy food preparation
and meal planning
Growth Monitoring in the Philippines
Whether it is on a park bench, on the roadside, in a bamboo hut, under the shade of a mango tree, or on the cement floor, Bountiful coordinators find a way and a place to get the children’s height and weight to check their progress.
