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How Food For The Poor is Fighting Poverty: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

How Food For The Poor is Fighting Poverty: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 17, 2022March 21, 2023 FFTP

Over the last month, Food For The Poor has taken great pride in acknowledging National Hispanic Heritage Month with articles about developments in the Hispanic countries where the charity works and with social media posts featuring FFTP team members of Hispanic descent and their passion for service.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Time of Reflection and Appreciation

National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Time of Reflection and Appreciation

October 14, 2022May 9, 2023 FFTP

Over the last month, Food For The Poor has taken great pride in acknowledging National Hispanic Heritage Month with articles about developments in the Hispanic countries where the charity works and with social media posts featuring FFTP team members of Hispanic descent and their passion for service.

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A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love

January 7, 2022March 21, 2023 FFTP

Candida loves her daughters and is deeply rooted in her community in Nicaragua where she has lived since she was 8 years old. She is raising her children as a single mother, and would pick through trash in the local dump from sunrise to sunset for a daily wage. Family Ties The moment Candida stepped […]

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Haiti Diary: After the earthquake

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

THE BEGINNING About two hours before the “sinister” hit Haiti, I was on my way to the Miami Airport to take a flight to the Dominican Republic (DR) to meet with the country’s president. On my way there, I received a call advising that he would not be able to meet with me. I decided […]

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Guatemala Journal – The Silence and the Pain (Part VII)

November 22, 2021March 21, 2012 Vivian Borja

I traveled to Guatemala on a Saturday with our national senior account executive from Salem Radio, five of my colleagues from Food For The Poor (FFP) and the 13 coolest Christian radio hosts (some also pastors) that one could ever imagine, coming from as close by as the west coast of Florida and as far […]

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Guatemala — After the floods

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

In early June 2010, after severe flooding occurred in Guatemala, a small team from Food For The Poor (FFP) – including Alice Marino, Director of Marketing, and Mark Khouri, Director of Goods In Kind – traveled with me there to meet with our partners, Caritas Arquediocesana. The purpose of our trip was to visit some […]

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Guatemala Journal – The Silence and the Pain (Part VIII)

November 22, 2021April 10, 2012 Vivian Borja

I traveled to Guatemala on a Saturday with our national senior account executive from Salem Radio, five of my colleagues from Food For The Poor (FFP) and the 13 coolest Christian radio hosts (some also pastors) that one could ever imagine, coming from as close by as the west coast of Florida and as far […]

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Hello world!

Hello world!

November 22, 2021November 5, 2021 RKD Digital

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

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Guyana adventure

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

It is quite an adventure just traveling to Guyana. First, we boarded a flight from Miami to Trinidad, having a layover in “Trini” of about seven hours.  A late-night flight from there brought us to Georgetown, the capital of Guyana – a little after 11:00 PM.  Then, after an hour’s drive from the airport, we […]

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Guatemala Journal – The Silence and the Pain (Part IX)

November 22, 2021April 11, 2012 Vivian Borja

I traveled to Guatemala on a Saturday with our national senior account executive from Salem Radio, five of my colleagues from Food For The Poor (FFP) and the 13 coolest Christian radio hosts (some also pastors) that one could ever imagine, coming from as close by as the west coast of Florida and as far […]

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