SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) _ Thousands of American teens will go hungry on a weekend this month in an effort to help Haiti quake survivors and fight global hunger through World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. This year, a portion of funds raised by 30-Hour Famine groups will go toward Haiti’s long-term recovery.

World Vision’s Pat Rhoads says the program is an opportunity for teens to have a direct impact on teens and children in Haiti.
World Vision has been working in Haiti for more than thirty years. It say the funds raised for Haiti will be spent on long-term needs such as food rations, treating the HIV-positive, agriculture, irrigation, and immunization.