COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 26, 2022) This week, Food For The Poor is sending 26 pallets of essential relief items to trusted partners in Puerto Rico to help families recovering from Hurricane Fiona. Seven pallets are being airfreighted to the Episcopal Church, with 19 pallets being shipped in a 40-foot container to Cáritas Puerto Rico. Relief […]
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BélO, ‘Haiti’s Musical Ambassador,’ Featured at FFTP’s Celebration of Hope
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 21, 2022) A socially conscious singer-songwriter hailed as “Haiti’s musical ambassador to the world” will be the featured performer at Food For The Poor’s 23rd Annual Celebration of Hope Virtual Gala. BélO, whose full name is Jean Belony Murat, is known for his catchy reggae and worldbeat-influenced music and his dedication to […]
FFTP Responds to Fiona in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 20, 2022) Food For The Poor is responding with urgently needed aid to Puerto Rico, where families are recovering from catastrophic floods and mudslides from Hurricane Fiona. The charity also is providing aid in the Dominican Republic, where Fiona made its second landfall early Monday. And it continues to assess Haiti’s needs, […]
Haiti Spared Fiona’s Wrath as Storm Unleashes ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding Elsewhere
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 19, 2022) Haiti largely escaped the brunt of Hurricane Fiona on Monday as it endured another day of continued violence, barricades blocking the streets and increasing food insecurity due to lack of movement in the country. The nation has been in virtual lockdown for the past week due to civil unrest. Fiona […]
Haiti Crisis: FFTP Poised to Respond in Face of Hunger, Violence and Fuel Shortages
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 16, 2022) As tensions rise in Haiti with escalating violence, soaring inflation and a growing hunger crisis, Food For The Poor is poised to respond and overcome obstacles to get aid to people who need it most. The dire situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince has contributed to runaway food insecurity for […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: FFTP Team Inaugurates New Communities, Meets New Partners in Colombia
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 15, 2022) A Food For The Poor team traveled to Colombia and saw firsthand how the charity’s generous donors and trusted partners are transforming the lives of families living in poverty. During a seven-day trip in July, the team attended the inauguration of two separate sustainable community development projects and visited Acceso, […]
Building Dreams in Haiti: Event Will Enhance, Expand School
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 8, 2022) Students and teachers at École Presbytérale Jean Paul II in Kenscoff, Haiti, face the daily struggle of squeezing into overcrowded classrooms in unsafe buildings made of metal sheets, concrete blocks and wood, with no access to proper hygiene and sanitation. With the help of Fr. Medard Laz, retired pastor of […]
International Literacy Day 2022: Laptop Program Benefits Angels Of Hope Children
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 8, 2022) The use of technology gives children easy access to information, boosts their creativity and helps them become independent learners more quickly. Thanks to Food For The Poor and its donors, FFTP-Jamaica’s Angels Of Hope Laptop Program distributed 68 laptops and covers to children living in 23 Angels Of Hope-supported homes. […]
FFTP Celebration of Hope Will Build Homes, Fulfill Dreams for Families in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 30, 2022) The women and young girls of Maché Mango, Haiti, walk 45 minutes every day to fetch water from a spring for their daily use. For many families in this village, home is a perilous patchwork of wooden sticks, ripped fabric and metal sheets providing little protection from tropical downpours. Providing […]
An Evening in the Tropics: Celebrating 20 Years of Providing Hope to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 23, 2022) With more than half of the population already facing hunger, high food and fuel prices, and escalating gang violence complicating life in the already troubled Caribbean country, Hope For Haitians continues to provide hope to the people of Haiti. On Saturday, Aug. 27, longtime Food For The Poor partner Hope […]