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How Partnerships Help Build Safe Housing

How Partnerships Help Build Safe Housing

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 FFTP

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

Supporting Impoverished Families Through Sustainable Housing Solutions

July 14, 2023July 19, 2023 FFTP

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 […]

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What is child sponsorship at Food For The Poor?

What is child sponsorship at Food For The Poor?

February 7, 2023March 21, 2023 FFTP

A unique way to sponsor a child Food For The Poor is one of the best charities you can choose for child sponsorship. Through our Angels Of Hope child sponsorship program, children living in established group homes with loving caretakers throughout the Caribbean and Latin America are given the critical resources every child needs. In […]

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Generations of Hope

Generations of Hope

March 30, 2022May 10, 2023 FFTP

In a remote area of Guyana where the literacy rate is low and food insecurity is high, the residents of Baramita Village hold onto hope. Food For The Poor donor-supported projects recently implemented in Baramita include the Food Security Project and a new library with a specific focus on supporting the education of children ages […]

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Praise from a President

Praise from a President

November 22, 2021August 26, 2015 FFTP

Food For The Poor received some high praise recently from the President of Guyana, Brigadier David Granger. Here’s a transcript of a beautiful speech he gave at Food For The Poor-Guyana’s recent fundraising dinner.   “Food For The Poor, an international organization committed to serving the poor, has honored the name of God through its […]

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2013 Annual Report

2013 Annual Report

November 22, 2021April 28, 2014 FFTP

Every day, you, our Food For The Poor donors, change lives and transform communities throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Over the course of a year, that generosity adds up to 365 days worth of miracles, blessings and hallelujahs for poor families. Have a look at just a few things you made possible in 2013. […]

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Pennsylvania Girl Collects Shoes, Sports Equipment for Orphans in Guyana

Pennsylvania Girl Collects Shoes, Sports Equipment for Orphans in Guyana

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

When 6-year-old Brooke Pasquinelli of Greenberg, PA, saw a story on TV about children sending shoes to orphans in need, she paid close attention. Brooke’s mom, Melissa, says that Brooke was inspired by the program to help children in a similar way. Melissa and her husband Brett are supporters of Food For The Poor, and […]

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Survive and Thrive

Survive and Thrive

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

I was just looking at the FFP website and saw a couple things that grabbed my attention.

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Seven ways you provided help and hope in 2012

Seven ways you provided help and hope in 2012

November 22, 2021February 11, 2013 FFTP

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 […]

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A Day of Celebration for orphans

A Day of Celebration for orphans

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

AOH Slideshow by FFP Photographer Hilda Perez They anticipate the day for months. Like children waiting for Christmas, the orphans Food For The Poor’s Angels of Hope (AOH) program supports bubble with excitement over their upcoming Day of Celebration. They constantly talk about the day, ask questions about it and dream about the fun-filled affair. […]

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