Our Services To Families Are Free.... providing them takes donations
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We believe in each individual family’s ability to make the best decisions for their own situations, and that they are best served when they are equipped with evidence-based information, skills, and peer support.
This means we are committed to not recommending specific providers or giving treatment advice.
Our financial independence from any perceived source of influence is important to us so that the families we support can have confidence in our impartiality.
This means we that while we welcome donations from individuals, we do not accept sponsorship, advertising or other promoting funding that derives from commercial treatment providers.
… the check is on the way. I just want you and everyone at FEAST to know how thankful I am that FEAST and the ATDT Forum were here for me when my daughter developed RAN nearly 10 years ago. It was through the ATDT Forum that I learned what I needed to do to help my daughter recover. Full recovery took a very long time, a number of years. But whenever I had a question or needed support, I knew that I could always turn to FEAST. Today, my daughter is fully recovered. I’m so appreciative of all that you do, and I hope that FEAST will be here for as long as parents need this help.
What is F.E.A.S.T.?
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
- International
- Non-Profit Charity / US Registered 501(c)3
- Funded by Individual Donations
Our Goals:
- Connect parents and caregivers of eating disorder patients
- Offer science-based information & resources
- Promote family as a key resource during treatment
- Improve public understanding of eating disorders
- Reduce stigma
- Reduce suffering
How does your donation help?
Donations of all sizes are welcome and help us serve parents around the world. We help anyone understand their child’s eating disorder, support them to get appropriate treatment, and get the information they need to recover and thrive.
We know what kind of information and skills help families be resilient and strong through the process.
We believe in families. We believe in full recovery. We believe information is power and good treatment saves lives.
Your support can help us reach those families across the globe, now, when they need it most.
- $25 provides a month’s support for the families on the Around the Dinner Table Forum
- $45 pays our phone bill for a month so that families like yours can call to get help from anywhere in the world
- $500 sends one of our team to share recent eating disorder treatment news at a training
- $1,000 can send one of our Task Force team to advocate for parent involvement and share our insights at healthcare professional meetings and conferences
- $2,500 funds our online presence promoting family support for treatment
- $10,000 could allow us to fund an initiative from our wishlist-
We are always delighted to talk to anyone about how they could help us- just contact us if you would like to be part of what FEAST is achieving worldwide.
Contact me:
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh
Executive Director
Laura@FEAST-ed.org
(540) 50-FEAST
Annual Parent Support Line Fund Campaign
Facing Tough Topics
"They (F.E.A.S.T.) are powerful and vocal in the eating disorder community and they have taken on this issue headlong."
F.E.A.S.T. – Families Are Part of Healing
"F.E.A.S.T. is the first of its kind and a pioneer in ensuring families are intimately involved in healing and treatment of eating disorders. I couldn't have helped my daughter without FEAST. I was also able to forgive myself and learn more about my own experience of an eating disorder!"
Support Strength for Recovery
Thank you for being there for me when I needed it most. Not sure if recovery would have been achieved without this forum.
heard and valued
Being validated as a caregiver by professionals! Knowing that in that room, caregivers were heard and valued.
TED Talk feel
I loved the interactivity and the TED talk feel. It was very intimate and personal too.
removes intimidation
The top folks in the field in an intimate, less formal setting that makes it accessible - removes intimidation factor