A new year brings renewed hope that our goals will be met. We’ll be slimmer, we say. We’ll spend more time with our families, we say. This is our last puff of a cigarette, we say. According to Time magazine, those three resolutions are among the ones most-often broken. That’s not to say you can’t […]
Year: 2021
‘Beloved Haiti,’ a poem of love and hope
On the third anniversary of the earthquake that crumbled homes and hopes in Haiti, we’d like to share a poem of remembrance and commitment written by Angel Aloma, executive director of Food For The Poor. One of the more powerful lines in his poem, titled “Beloved Haiti,” is this: “Oh Haiti, land enslaved by misery. […]
Reforesting Haiti
Much has been said and written about Haiti’s deforestation problem. With good reason. Unabated chopping down of trees to produce charcoal – many Haitians’ chief source of fuel – has turned a once lush, beautifully forested country into one of the most deforested countries in the world. This has caused a tremendous amount of issues; […]
When Eating Mud Pies Isn’t Child’s Play
In Haiti, many children are fed mud pies, which sometimes are made with vegetable shortening and salt, when there is nothing else to eat. Francis McGovern, who works at Food For The Poor as a donor service representative, shares his childhood story of sampling mud pies. This was first published on our Facebook page in December. “Here’s […]
Seven ways you provided help and hope in 2012
As the numbers roll in from our colleagues and partners throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, we wanted to present a slice of what your support helped to accomplish in 2012. While facts and figures tend to make people’s eyes glaze over, keep in mind that these numbers represent how you helped to absolutely transform […]
Introducing Pope Francis
On Wednesday, Roman Catholic cardinals selected a man who advocates for the poor as the church’s new leader. His Eminence, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, is the first pope from Latin America. The 266th pontiff of the church will be known as Pope Francis. Several media reports, including The New York Times, New York Magazine […]
We have a Mission Trip Giveaway winner!
For the second year in a row, Food For The Poor held its Mission Trip Giveaway over a three-week period. To determine a winner, we asked a simple question: Why would you like to go on a mission trip to Haiti from July 8 – 12, 2013 with Food For The Poor? The responses we received were fantastic […]
Snapshots of Haiti
Recently, staffer April S. joined Food For The Poor colleagues visiting needy families in various parts of Haiti. The group was also there to check in on communities that have been beneficiaries of Food For The Poor support, such as Olivier, where 50 families received homes in 2012 from generous donors. April shares her iPhone […]
Digital scrapbookers helping to save lives one kit at a time
It’s a beautiful thing to see people working together, using their unique talents, gifts and resources in an effort to help people in need. That’s exactly what our good friends at Scrap Girls are doing.
36 gifts that will renew spirits, change lives
Jesus taught a valuable lesson about sharing when He performed the miracle of feeding 5,000 people. You can share your blessings and Christ’s compassion by feeding families, educating children, turning shacks into homes, and providing clean water. The Food For The Poor Spring Catalog offers products from fruit trees to schools that will change lives […]