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Operation Starfish® Gives a Life-Transforming Gift to Food For The Poor

Operation Starfish® Gives a Life-Transforming Gift to Food For The Poor

November 22, 2021June 27, 2017 Victoria Green

When Nativity Parish of Burke, Va., presented its Operation Starfish® donation to Food For The Poor last month, the check included a $155 gift from a homeless man celebrating eight and a half months of sobriety. “Part of my recovery is giving back, and I know what your parish does,” he said, as he handed […]


The One We Touch: How a Small Crocheted Starfish Sparked a Legacy

The One We Touch: How a Small Crocheted Starfish Sparked a Legacy

November 22, 2021October 6, 2021 Victoria Green

By Michael Turnbell It was a chance encounter, but one that was forever impressed upon the heart of Dr. Lynne Nasrallah. Dr. Lynne, as she is affectionately known at Food For The Poor, met Filiana on a mission trip to Haiti in 2002. She was being treated for leprosy at Cardinal Leger Hospital. “I remember […]


An Enduring Commitment

An Enduring Commitment

November 22, 2021July 3, 2013 Victoria Green

One of the things that I have found most inspiring since coming to work at Food For The Poor is our donors’ dedication. I have heard many stories about individuals or groups who have traveled to Haiti or Jamaica three, six, 10 times. They see that the need in these countries persists, and they persevere: […]


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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