Howard Schiffer
Howard Schiffer, Founder & President, Vitamin Angels
Howard Schiffer is the founder and president of Vitamin Angels, a public health nonprofit working to improve maternal and child nutrition worldwide. Here he discusses the organization’s most recent work. Question: Please describe Vitamin Angels’ work. Answer: Today, more than 3 billion people worldwide—largely in low-resource settings—experience some form of malnutrition. We focus on reaching […]
Vitamin Angels Appoints Parul Christian to Board of Directors
Vitamin Angels announced the appointment of Parul Christian, DrPH to its Board of Directors effective immediately. As a nutritionist, public health specialist, and epidemiologist, Dr. Christian has extensive experience in maternal and child nutrition, specifically focusing on nutritional interventions aimed at promoting infant growth and survival in the context of low-income families. “We are honored […]
Vitamin Angels Advanced Goal to Reduce Barriers to Access Essential Nutrition for Pregnant Women Globally in 2021
Vitamin Angels, a public health nonprofit working to improve nutrition worldwide, focused their efforts in 2021 on reducing the barriers to accessing essential nutrition that underserved pregnant women and children face in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, Vitamin Angels program partners were able to extend their health and nutrition services further than ever […]
Vitamin Angels Announces the Appointment of Jim Hamilton as Board of Directors Chair
Vitamin Angels has announced the appointment of Jim Hamilton as chair of Vitamin Angels’ Board of Directors. Hamilton’s strong background in the natural products industry, excellent C-suite level connections, extensive leadership experience and passion for serving vulnerable communities has well-equipped him for this role, according to the organization. “After 10 years of service on our […]
Vitamin Angels Earns 10th Consecutive 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
Vitamin Angels, a global nutrition nonprofit dedicated to providing underserved women and children with access to essential nutrients, recently earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the 10th time that Vitamin Angels has earned this top distinction, further showcasing its strong financial health and commitment to accountability and […]
Vitamin Angels US Announces Program Partnership with Vitamin Angels UK
Vitamin Angels US, a public health and nutrition organization delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions to nutritionally vulnerable, underserved populations globally, has announced a program partnership with Vitamin Angels UK. Together, the organizations will provide supplemental food packages, free of charge, to select nurseries serving children in the U.K. who are at nutritional risk. “One in four […]
Vitamin Angels Advances Goal to Eliminate Newborn Mortality Globally
In its 25th Anniversary year, Vitamin Angels (California) made significant advances towards its goal of eliminating newborn mortality globally by scaling up its multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS) program. The organization increased its reach from 500,000 pregnant women in 2018 to reaching more than 2 million women in 2019. Domestically, Vitamin Angels partnered with over 330 local […]
Vitamin Shoppe Holds Vitamin Angels Fundraising Events
The Vitamin Shoppe (New Jersey), a retailer of nutritional products, raised over $700K in 30 days through a robust event, in-store and digital campaign throughout the month of May to benefit Vitamin Angels (California), a global public health organization fighting to end malnutrition worldwide. Through this campaign, The Vitamin Shoppe reached more than 2.8 million […]
Lief Labs Continues Partnership With Vitamin Angels
California-based Lief Labs, a formulation and product development innovator and manufacturer of dietary supplements, announced that it continues the company’s commitment to improving the health of millions of women and children worldwide as an official partner of Vitamin Angels (California). Lief was a Humanitarian Sponsor of the Vitamin Angels 25th Anniversary Celebration event on March 6 at the Disney […]
Vitamin Angels Outperforms Nearly 9,000 Charities Evaluated by Charity Navigator
California-based Vitamin Angels, a global aid charity that provides nutritional support to women and children in need, was once again recognized by Charity Navigator for excellence in administrative and financial transparency. Only 4 percent of charities evaluated have received as many consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator. “This esteemed designation from Charity Navigator indicates that […]
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