About KFA

Food Allergy Programs for Families and Caregivers


Kids With Food Allergies (KFA) is a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. KFA's programs improve the day-to-day lives of families raising children with food allergies. Our programs empower families to create a safe and healthy future for their children. KFA offers practical solutions to families to cope with:

  • Food allergy-related lifestyle adjustments
  • Dietary restrictions
  • Fear
  • Isolation

All KFA programs are available free of charge.

Our three major programming areas are education, support and food and nutrition.

Education

KFA’s educational resources give families reliable tools to keep their kids healthy and safe. Our resources help with home, school and daycare, social situations, restaurants, and traveling issues.

KFA’s educational offerings include:

  • Webinars with expert guest speakers and health professionals
  • Blogs
  • Newsletters
  • Live online events
  • Downloadable resources, guides and forms

Support

Support can be an important supplement to the physician-patient relationship. Much of food allergy management is dependent on avoidance strategies. Food allergy management also includes safe practices in day-to-day living.  It is important for families to connect with others who understand and can be supportive.  Support can be vital to the stress of the daily challenges of raising a child with food allergies. Support can also be a source of practical management strategies.

  • KFA’s peer support offerings include our flagship online support community. KFA hosts the largest online support community for families raising children with food allergies. Experienced parent volunteers staff the KFA community. These parent volunteers offer members peer-to-peer practical advice and emotional and social support.
  • KFA also encourages parents to seek local support. AAFA offers affiliated Educational Support Groups (ESGs).

Food and Nutrition

Especially when new to the food allergy world, parents have many questions about food. What can I feed my child? How do I figure out which foods are safe and which are not? Where can I find safe recipes for food that my family will enjoy?

KFA offers:

  • Safe Eats™ Recipe database of more than 1,200 recipes searchable based on allergens to exclude
  • Label reading guides
  • Substitutions
  • Allergy Buyer's Guide
  • Food and cooking support forums
  • Food and nutrition-focused educational materials.

We also support the advocacy and research programs of AAFA.