The statistics reflect the grim reality: According to the Inter-American Development Bank, a funding source for development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, nearly half of residents in the region live in ”unsuitable housing built with precarious materials or without basic amenities.” The houses, which are typically rudimentary shacks assembled from scraps of wood, tin […]
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Supporting Impoverished Families Through Sustainable Housing Solutions
Living in a flimsy shack likely to collapse with a well-placed kick is no way for children to grow and thrive. Since its inception in 1982, Food For The Poor has been helping families living in poverty by building safe, secure homes. Thanks to our generous donors, we have completed more than 93,600 homes for […]
Supporting Early Childhood Education in Jamaica
Partnership helps schools make the grade Across the Caribbean and Latin America, Food For The Poor and our supporters work together to improve the quality and availability of education at every stage of a child’s development. And what better example than the most recent renovation of the Spring Garden Infant Department and Brain Building Center […]