Need To Feed The Need - NFN Information

Need to Feed the Need (NFN) a non profit NGO under the purview of The Registrar of Societies bearing official name Persatuan Memberi Kepada Yang Memerlukan and registration number PPM-009-14-20042017. NFN is a soup kitchen that distributes food and other basic necessities in Kuala Lumpur. NFN operates out of Medan Kasih, a purpose built government-constructed facility at Lorong Medan Tuanku 2, every Thursday night. NFN’s patrons are the homeless and urban poor of all age groups; parents with newborn babies to senior citizens; anyone who has found themselves in difficult circumstances. Most of the able-bodied among them have jobs, though their meagre incomes may not be enough to pay for monthly room rental, let alone a two-month deposit. Some pay a daily rate of RM25 to RM40 for a squalid room with lumpy mattress just so their children could sleep. The majority of the families live in 4m x 3m makeshift rooms in converted shop-houses. Every Thursday, NFN serves approximately 400 patrons with a hot meal, up to two side dishes (kuih, buns, etc.) and bottled water. The amount spent per person is about RM8, which equates to RM3,200 per week to sustain our basic operations. Partners and food sponsors Syed Bistro, MMZ Bistro, Meals For All and The Nasi Lemak Project also assist in providing meals for NFN’s patrons. NFN was founded in October 2013 by a group of individuals who identified a void in soup kitchen operations on Thursday nights. NFN was later registered as a legal entity under the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in December 2014 and has since formally registered as an NGO under RoS as Persatuan Memberi Kepada Yang Memerlukan. With this, NFN can provide greater transparency and accountability to its donors. Although NFN is now a registered entity with an Executive Committee and Management Team, it is operated and managed entirely by permanent volunteers without reward, assuring our contributors 100% of aid received is channeled entirely to those in need.