Archives: Press Releases

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is urgently responding with trusted partners to the devastation from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The death toll from Monday’s predawn 7.8-magnitude quake and series of strong aftershocks topped 7,000 and was still expected to rise. The quakes caused widespread destruction stretching hundreds […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2023) As a humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti with families in desperate need of food, Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have renewed their longstanding annual pledge to provide lifesaving rice. Food For The Poor-Haiti will receive 440 tractor-trailer loads of lifesaving rice from the Republic […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2023) As Jan. 12 approaches, marking the 13th anniversary of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strike in Haiti, Food For The Poor (FFTP) remains steadfast in its commitment to the country and its citizens, providing lifesaving aid and support in an increasingly challenging environment. “While other organizations have made the difficult decision to […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2023) Boca Grande Hope For Haitians and the Scott family’s campaign to fight poverty and provide homes for families in Haiti through Food For The Poor (FFTP), now in its 14th year, shows no signs of slowing.  This year, the goal is to raise funds to build 40 more homes in […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2022) A total of 146 nonviolent prisoners will be home for Christmas, thanks to Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the generous donors who support the charity’s prison ministry.  For more than two decades, FFTP has honored the tradition of securing the release of nonviolent offenders by paying their accumulated fines […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2022) For much of his life, 13-year-old Antwoine, of Spanish Town, Jamaica, was isolated and bullied because of his disability and appearance. He now has greater mobility and a brighter outlook, thanks to a specially designed wheelchair he received from Food For The Poor (FFTP) and Free Wheelchair Mission. Antwoine was […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2022) With festive music and décor in the background, Food For The Poor (FFTP) volunteers on Saturday packed 1,518 holiday food kits for impoverished families in the Caribbean and Latin America. More than 100 volunteers participated in the event, a pilot project for a new program in development at FFTP. The […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2022) Amerijet International Airlines made a $10,000 contribution to Food For The Poor (FFTP) on Monday, Dec. 5, paying tribute to its customers and extending a hand to impoverished families during the holidays. Amerijet CEO Tim Strauss presented a check to Ed Raine, President/CEO of FFTP, at the company’s Miami headquarters. […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 1, 2022) Food For The Poor donors opened their hearts on #GivingTuesday to provide much-needed food for families in desperate need. Donors gave enough funds to provide 9.4 million lifesaving meals. Thanks to a generous match from longtime partner Feed My Starving Children, every dollar provided by midnight Tuesday was tripled to […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2022) As inflation and surging food prices deepen the pain for struggling families, Food For The Poor donors have an opportunity to triple their compassion on #GivingTuesday. Thanks to a generous match from longtime partner Feed My Starving Children, every dollar provided by FFTP donors by midnight, Nov. 29, will be […]