Changing Lives in Jamaica

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Help for Jamaica

In 1982, Jamaica became the first country to receive assistance from Food For The Poor. FFTP-Jamaica was established one year later and is today the island’s largest charitable organization. FFTP partners with more than 1,300 churches and institutions to distribute food, medicine, educational supplies, and other items to impoverished families.

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Housing

Since its inception, FFTP has built 36,645 homes island wide, including 89 in 2023.

Water

Since early 2021, FFTP has established 17 water harvesting projects for schools across the island.

Food

In 2024, FFTP shipped more than 34.2 million lifesaving meals to Jamaica.

Education

FFTP has built, repaired, or expanded 322 schools throughout Jamaica.

Medicine

FFTP has constructed medical clinics across the island to improve existing facilities and provide quality care.

Emergency aid

In 2023, FFTP sent one prepositioned disaster relief kit to Jamaica with enough supplies to support 250 families in the event of a disaster.

Children

FFTP helps care for more than 343 children in 23 Angels Of Hope children’s homes. In addition, more than 60 children from inner-city communities participate in the FFTP Band Camp Program.

Sustainability

Animal Husbandry, such as programs such pig, chicken, and goat-rearing projects, as well as fishing projects, tree planting initiatives, greenhouses, and climate-smart crop cultivation, provide food and income for families in Jamaica. In addition, FFTP equipped more than 360 beekeepers throughout the island with supplies and training to generate income by harvesting quality honey and other apiary byproducts.

Community Support

Inner-city communities, schools, children’s homes, and farmers receive help with producing crops and livestock for food and profit. Constructed a multipurpose facility for community development and worship.

Micro-Finance

FFTP equipped 360 beekeepers island wide with supplies and training to generate income by harvesting quality honey.

Prison Ministry

Since 1998, FFTP has helped free 749 nonviolent prisoners through its Prison Ministry.

God’s Love

People’s faith in the light of Christ delivers them from the darkness shadowing their lives.

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Since 1982, 6 Million Donors Have Made It Possible for Us to Provide:

4.4 Billion Meals

95,964 Safe & Secure Homes

103,260 Tractor-Trailers of Essential Aid

And So Much More!

Meal totals reflect food shipments from 2006–2024. Shipments from 2006–2015 were converted from pounds to meals (4 meals per pound) and combined with reported meal totals from 2016–2024. Home construction totals and tractor-trailer shipments represent cumulative impact from 1982–2024

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