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JAMAICA (August 15, 2018) “Twenty-one high school students in St Catherine have been awarded scholarships worth $315,000 by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF).”… To read more, click here.

WASHINGTON (August 15, 2018) “A shipment of respiratory masks from a ministry aid organization will help rescue and recovery workers breathe more safely in the aftermath of a catastrophic eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano.”… To read more, click here.

JAMAICA (Aug. 13, 2018) “‘Working with Food For The Poor Jamaica has taught me how to show love in the real meaning of the word,’ explained Nurse Carmen Berry, the outgoing head nurse at Our Lady of the Poor Clinic (OLPC) in Kingston.”… To read more, click here.

JAMAICA (August 13, 2018) “West Kingston Power Partners (WKPP) is hoping that its mandate to help lessen the economic burden of chronic diseases among citizens of Jamaica will bear fruit when it hosts its fourth annual health and wellness fair in western Kingston this week.”… To read more, click here.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2018) “Friends of Food For The Poor can shop for Kendra Scott’s new line and provide hope for families in Haiti at a special Sip and Shop event on Wednesday, Aug. 8.”… To read more, click here.

NEW YORK (July 31, 2018) “The Light A Single Candle Foundation (LASC) is seeking applications for its International Grants Program. The Foundation is currently partnering with Food for the Poor on a number of projects designed to provide food support and economic development to a number of Central American and Caribbean countries.”… To read more, […]

GUYANA (July 30, 2018) “Food for the Poor (FFTP) last week officially handed over twenty-six houses to families within Region Six.”… To read more, click here.

JAMAICA. (July 29, 2018) “Like many of the boys at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), 15-year-old Rojay Bates seemed destined for a bleak future, but come September, he will get another opportunity to attend high school, and the youngster has already penned his resume and application letter for the Jamaica Defence Force.”… To read […]

JAMAICA (July 24, 2018) “One thousand children ages six to 17 will benefit from the Jamaica Intensive Reading Clinic (JIRC) 2018 literacy camp, which started in western Jamaica yesterday.”… To read more, click here.

ROSWELL, Ga. (July 21, 2018) “Hope and Faith Sandstrom of Roswell, Ga., have met their goal of $3,600 for a home in Haiti, and have increased it now to $7,200.”… To read more, click here.