{"id":1548,"date":"2014-07-09T20:20:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/blogger\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2016-03-11T22:55:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T03:55:55","slug":"kfa-kids-with-food-allergies-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allergyhome.org\/blogger\/kfa-kids-with-food-allergies-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"KFA (Kids With Food Allergies Foundation)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We at AllergyHome are honored and delighted to present this guest organization post from our friends at KFA (Kids With Food Allergies Foundation). This nonprofit charity has tirelessly worked to help keep children with food allergies safe and healthy. Thank you KFA\u00a0and Lynda Mitchell for joining us and for all that you do!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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KFA (Kids With Food Allergies Foundation):Keeping Children With Food Allergies Safe and Healthy<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

KFA Beginnings<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Just 15 years ago, there was little day-to-day support available to families raising children with food allergies. Families needed practical food allergy management strategies to keep their children safe and healthy. Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) incorporated as a nonprofit charity in 2005 to meet these needs.<\/p>\n

KFA\u2019s mission: <\/em><\/strong>We improve the day-to-day lives of families raising children with food allergies <\/em><\/strong>and empower them to create a safe and healthy future for their children.<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"KFA<\/a>Through the support of our donors and sponsors, KFA continues to grow. Everyone involved \u2013 from volunteers and staff to the members of our Medical Advisory Team and Board of Advisors \u2013 is touched by food allergy in some way or is passionate about our cause. Most, like our members, are parents of kids with food allergies. Some have food allergies themselves. Others provide care for food-allergic children as part of their medical practices. Regardless, we all take KFA\u2019s mission to heart and live it every day because food allergy impacts so many families and is potentially life-threatening.<\/p>\n

A focus on practical issues<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Parents need to be able to keep their children with food allergies safe and healthy. KFA was founded because those of us raising children with food allergies know that this is often much easier said than done. We know from experience that managing food allergies can be overwhelming. It is a big adjustment that can have an adverse impact on the whole family\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n

This is why we raise funds to support programs that include practical management and day-do-day support. We want to help parents with both the \u201cbig picture\u201d issues and the many details that these issues involve. We want families to not live in fear and to raise healthy, confident children who can learn to manage their own food allergies as they grow up.<\/p>\n

We are dedicated to offering all tools, recipes and educational resources completely free of charge. We want those who need credible, valuable information to have access to it regardless of their financial means<\/em><\/strong>. We thank our donors, grantors and corporate partners for making this possible.<\/p>\n

Three major KFA programming areas:<\/strong><\/h1>\n