COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 23, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) is expanding a transformative school breakfast feeding program in Haiti that is improving student learning and attendance while strengthening local agriculture and economic stability across multiple communities. Launched in October 2024, the pilot program now serves 29 schools, providing nutritious morning meals to […]
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Food For The Poor Annual Report Highlights Partnerships, Projects, Emergency Response
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 16, 2026) – Food For The Poor (FFTP), one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the United States, provided more than $421 million in aid and services in 2025, delivering vital support to communities across Latin America and the Caribbean. The report looks back on a year defined […]
FFTP Shifts Haiti Operations to North, Increases Focus on Long-Term Programs
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 10, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) is reaffirming its deep and ongoing commitment to Haiti, highlighting continued operations and expanded reach in the northern part of the country, and a renewed focus on sustainable, community-driven transformation following a recent leadership visit. FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine met with FFTP-Haiti leadership […]
FFTP Appoints Sara Sywulka as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 9, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) has appointed Sara Sywulka as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, bringing more than three decades of international humanitarian, disaster response, and community development leadership experience to the organization. In her new role, Sywulka will oversee FFTP’s operational functions, including international programs […]
Food For The Poor Recognized as One of South Florida’s Top Places to Work
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 22, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) has been awarded Top Workplaces 2026 honors by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, based on employee feedback gathered through an independent third-party survey. The annual Top Workplaces program, presented by the newspaper for the 12th year in partnership with Energage, celebrates organizations that […]
Hurricane Preparedness Week: FFTP Pre-positions Critical Relief Supplies Before Storms Strike
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 1, 2026) – As National Hurricane Preparedness Week begins on Sunday, May 3, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is reinforcing its commitment to disaster readiness by pre-positioning critical relief supplies across Latin America and the Caribbean. This effort builds on the organization’s ongoing response to Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica in […]
Food For The Poor Appoints Denise Cagley-Jefferson as Executive Director of Jamaica Office
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 29, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) has appointed Denise Cagley-Jefferson as the new Executive Director of FFTP-Jamaica, bringing to the role decades of experience in nonprofit service, international development, disaster response, and sustainable community-focused work. Cagley-Jefferson officially began in early April and transitioned to Jamaica this month. Her appointment […]
Food For The Poor Secures Easter Freedom for Nonviolent Prisoners Across the Caribbean
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 9, 2026) – As Christians around the world celebrated Easter and the promise of resurrection and new life, Food For The Poor (FFTP) extended that promise by restoring freedom to nonviolent prisoners through its longstanding Prison Ministry Program. This Easter season, FFTP secured the release of eight prisoners in Haiti, one […]
FFTP Mourns Bishop Burchell A. McPherson, Longtime Leader and Advocate for the Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 27, 2026) — The Most Rev. Bishop Burchell A. McPherson, a beloved member of the Food For The Poor (FFTP) family whose faith, leadership, and compassion helped transform countless lives, died Wednesday, March 25, in Jamaica. He was 74. Affectionately known as Bishop Burchell, he served for many years on the […]
World Water Day: FFTP Matching Campaign Aims to Give Women and Families Greater Access to Water
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 19, 2026) – For mothers like Griselda, who lives with her family in the coastal community of Villa La Concordia in El Salvador, a Food For The Poor (FFTP) project that provides access to clean water has meant the difference between daily struggle and renewed hope. “I feel such a great […]
