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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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Good Things Come in Trees – Tree-Planting Project Thrives in Jamaica

Good Things Come in Trees – Tree-Planting Project Thrives in Jamaica

August 3, 2022May 10, 2023 FFTP

Across the island of Jamaica, areas once covered with shade trees and lush fruit trees are shockingly barren. Deforestation can ravage communities over time when people living in poverty and lacking other resources cut down trees in their desperate search for wood to cook with and build shelter. After years of tree felling, with no […]

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God Gives Strength

God Gives Strength

March 2, 2022May 10, 2023 FFTP

The rickety house in Jamaica where Nola and her children used to live was dangerous. Made of wood slats, rusty zinc sheets and other scraps, it had many sharp edges. The children sometimes cut themselves when they brushed up against them. There was no way to keep her little ones safe. During rainstorms, water dripped […]

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We have a Mission Trip Giveaway winner!

We have a Mission Trip Giveaway winner!

November 22, 2021March 18, 2013 FFTP

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 […]

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Let There Be Light!

Let There Be Light!

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

On the way in to work last week, I heard a piece on the radio about the high cost of electricity in Jamaica, and the difficulty this causes for the island’s poor (and even the not so poor).

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Jimmy’s Story: How a Little Boy Touched a Mission Traveler’s Heart

Jimmy’s Story: How a Little Boy Touched a Mission Traveler’s Heart

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

 Jack Osborne traveled to Jamaica with a Food For The Poor mission group in July. Here, he shares his story. One day during our Mission Trip, while visiting the people of Jamaica, my life was affected dramatically by a very sweet young boy. 

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Partnerships

Partnerships

November 22, 2021April 29, 2013 FFTP

Partnerships are an absolute key ingredient in making the work of Food For The Poor efficient and effective.

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Building hope in Jamaica

Building hope in Jamaica

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

Since 2001,  Craig Ruppert and Chris Davitt — along with a tremendous amount of faithful family and friends — have partnered with Food For The Poor to build four schools, 165 housing units, and a home for the elderly. They’ve also made possible a sustainable fishing village project and two clean water initiatives. A couple months […]

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Meet the Winners of the 2017 Angels of Hope Drawing Contest

Meet the Winners of the 2017 Angels of Hope Drawing Contest

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

Thank you for voting in this year’s Angels Of Hope drawing contest. We’re pleased to introduce this year’s winners.     Kids 1st Place Cristofer is an athletic, affectionate and helpful boy who enjoys playing the guitar. In his free time he also likes to draw and play sports with his friends. His favorite subjects […]

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Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day

November 22, 2021June 14, 2013 FFTP

Much love and respect to all the dads out there! Thank God for all the fathers who do their best to work hard, live honorably, and take care of their families with a loyal devotion.

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