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Sharing the Inspiring Story of the FFTP Clergy Speakers’ Family

Sharing the Inspiring Story of the FFTP Clergy Speakers’ Family

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 FFTP

Going to the annual Food For The Poor Clergy Speakers’ Convocation is like visiting family, like a spiritual retreat, like going to a continuing ed workshop. We speakers have joined a family. As family we share stories. Recently I shared the story of an assignment I had in February. The huge sign outside the church […]


Volunteers at the Heart of Food For The Poor

Volunteers at the Heart of Food For The Poor

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 FFTP

Volunteers have a hands-on way to give back through Food For The Poor’s new Volunteer Program. The charity officially launched the program in April with its first Hearts United Community Day, an event that brings together schools, churches, businesses and community-minded individuals. Throughout the year, FFTP hosts groups for small packing events and invites volunteers […]


Just One Can Make a Difference

Just One Can Make a Difference

January 27, 2022 FFTP

By Michael Turnbell When we share the mission of Food For The Poor and the plight of families in desperate need, we never know who may be listening or whose heart may be moved. Longtime FFTP speaker Fr. Tony Palazzolo had one such experience in September at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Cropwell, […]


Meeting Angela

Meeting Angela

December 20, 2021 FFTP

By David Langle, Project Manager, South America In early December, a colleague and I had the opportunity to meet someone very special to Food For The Poor and its donors. Her name is Angela and one of our partners took us to the Roosevelt Institute in Bogota, Colombia, where she has been receiving lifesaving treatment […]


A Corporate Matching Gift Can Double Your Donation!

A Corporate Matching Gift Can Double Your Donation!

November 22, 2021February 1, 2018 Victoria Green

Imagine if your donation to Food For The Poor could feed twice as many hungry children. Last year, Food For The Poor received more than 1,100 matching gifts. If you work for a company with a matching gift program, your donation to Food For The Poor could be doubled! The impact of matching gift programs […]


Another Face in the Crowd

Another Face in the Crowd

November 22, 2021July 16, 2012 Robby

As FFP’s Radio On-Air Fundraiser, Paul Jacobs is never at a loss for words. A moving encounter on a recent trip to Guatemala however left him speechless. He had no words seeing women, children and entire families digging through mounds of trash in the stifling heat…trying to find anything to survive.  That is where Paul met […]


The Day the Speakers Came to Visit

November 22, 2021April 3, 2014 Joy

Some came decked in shorts and sneakers. Others came sporting sunny yellow T-shirts and khakis. They all spent time on Tuesday in fellowship and training at Food For The Poor’s main office. These men are part of our Speakers Bureau and were in town for their annual convocation. The speakers are religious leaders who visit […]


A New Kind of Retirement

A New Kind of Retirement

November 22, 2021May 4, 2018 Victoria Green

A trip to Jamaica with loving donors and retirees inspires Food For The Poor’s Director of Public Relations, Kathy Skipper. What does retirement look like to you? Is it a permanent vacation, a part-time job, volunteer work? I’m 60 now and I think a lot about how retirement might shape up for my husband and […]


Meet Food For The Poor’s Executive VP

Meet Food For The Poor’s Executive VP

November 22, 2021July 27, 2012 Megan

By ROBBY BRUMBERG Recently we spoke with FFP’s Executive Vice President Alvaro Pereira (pictured on the left in the photo above), about his involvement in international development, the importance of houses and happiness, and little bit about badminton. Enjoy! Q: Can you tell us a bit about your background: where you grew up, what sort […]


Ode to a Good Shepherd

Ode to a Good Shepherd

November 22, 2021May 19, 2014 Joy

Earlier this month, Food For The Poor lost a dear and devoted friend: Fr. Richard Martin. Jim McDaniel, Program Specialist at FFP who worked with Fr. Martin of Church of the Nativity for 16 years, shares his memories. Rev. Richard B. Martin Oct. 17, 1939 – May 3, 2014   By Jim McDaniel Fr. Dick […]


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