JAMAICA (December 24, 2020) “Sharon Roache, a humble 29-year-old with an adorable smile, could easily blend in with other women in her age group. In fact, if she doesn’t tell you the struggles she has had to bear at her young age, no one could guess. Her story is, however, one of triumph, as, despite […]
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PATH Families get Food Hampers from New Fortress, FFP – jamaica-gleaner.com
JAMAICA (December 24, 2020) “Some 600 families registered on the Government’s PATH programme are set to have a brighter Christmas this year, thanks to donations of Christmas food hampers by New Fortress Energy (NFE) and local non-governmental organisation Food For The Poor Jamaica (FFP), as part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) provider’s Christmas outreach […]
Rotary Club of Kingston Makes Dreams Come True – loopjamaica.com
JAMAICA (December 24, 2020) “One of the most ambitious projects carried out by the Rotary Club of Kingston during the 2020 administrative year was the donation of equipment valued at $21 million to the Bustamante Hospital for Children.” To read more, click here.
Shenseea Joins Boom Energy Drink to Hand Over Home to the Needy – loopjamaica.com
JAMAICA (December 23, 2020) “BOOM, Jamaica’s first 100 per-cent locally manufactured energy drink by the Wisynco Group, will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in 2021 by gifting 10 of the island’s most vulnerable with 10 houses through the Food For The Poor ‘Tan Ah Yuh Yard’ COViD-19 housing initiative.” To read more, click here.
Gold Coast PR Council Elects 2021 Board of Directors, Names Melissa Perlman President – prlog.org
BOCA RATON, Fla. (December 22, 2020) “The Gold Coast PR Council, Inc. (GCPRC), South Florida’s largest independent group of PR, marketing and communications professionals from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and Dade counties, today announced its new 2021 Board of Directors.” To read more, click here.
Despite COVID-19, Canadians Provide 7.8 Million Meals and More in the Caribbean and Latin America – globenewswire.com
CANADA (December 22, 2020) “Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) moved quickly in early 2020 to address the impact of COVID-19 in vulnerable Latin American and Caribbean communities.” To read more, click here.
Former Santos Player gets Assistance for Holidays – jamaica-gleaner.com
JAMAICA (December 22, 2020) “Members of the Vere Technical High School Past Students Association have ensured that former national footballer Miguel ‘Bankie’ Blair will be well taken care of for the holidays after the group donated more than $200,000 to assist him with food and medication on Sunday. The funds will also assist in securing […]
No More Discomfort – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (December 20, 2020) “For 26 years Joan Willie endured the discomfort of living in a poorly built one-room house with a roof that leaks badly when it rains. That ended last Friday when the 69-year-old woman received a house from local charity Food For the Poor (FFP).” To read more, click here.
FFP Spreading Holiday Cheer Throughout Fishing Villages – jamaica-gleaner.com
JAMAICA (December 19, 2020) “Food For The Poor Jamaica (FFP), as part of its Basket of Care Programme, has embarked on an effort to spread holiday cheer alongside captains from the 14 fishing villages on the FFP Fishing Programme. Throughout the fishing villages, FFP provided almost 300 food and hygiene care packages; along with cooked […]
Six Hundred Families on PATH get Christmas Food Hampers – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (December 18, 2020) “NEW Fortress Energy Foundation (NFE), in response to the unprecedented level of need as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, is partnership with local NGO Food for the Poor Jamaica to deliver Christmas hampers to six hundred most vulnerable families registered on the Government’s Programme of Advancement through Health and Education […]