COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2025) – Almost one month after Hurricane Melissa carved a path of destruction across Jamaica, Food For The Poor (FFTP) continues to lead one of the most extensive humanitarian responses in the charity’s 43-year history, providing life-saving assistance as the country begins the difficult shift from emergency relief to early […]
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FFTP Launches “Triple Tuesday” Campaign for Giving Tuesday, Offering Donors Three Times the Impact
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is inviting supporters to take part in Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, Dec. 2, when every gift made to the charity will be matched with $3 worth of food to help children and families facing severe hunger and hardship. This year’s Triple Tuesday campaign, […]
Volunteers Pack Thousands of Meals at Join The Pack Jamaica to Help Families Recovering from Hurricane Melissa
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 24, 2025) – More than 700 volunteers took part in Food For The Poor’s Join The Pack Jamaica at Community Christian Church in Tamarac, packing 124,416 MannaPack meals over two days to support families recovering from Hurricane Melissa, in partnership with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The event brought FFTP and […]
Rafe Cochran Golf Classic and FFTP to Support Education and Hurricane Relief in Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2025) – As Palm Beach County native Rafe Cochran prepares to tee off for the annual golf tournament that bears his name, his focus is squarely on helping the people of Jamaica recover from the impact of Hurricane Melissa through his longstanding partnership with Food For The Poor (FFTP). The […]
FFTP CEO Visits Local Charity to Present Donations in Support of Annual Thanksgiving Meal Distributions
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2025) – An annual tradition of Food For The Poor (FFTP) supporting two South Florida charities in their Thanksgiving meal distributions to families in need once again took place in the field on Monday, when FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine made the drive to West Palm Beach, Fla., to present the […]
Join The Pack Jamaica: FFTP Needs Volunteers to Pack 140,000 Meals
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is calling on the South Florida community to volunteer for Join The Pack Jamaica, a large-scale emergency meal-packing event aimed at helping families devastated by Hurricane Melissa. The charity, in partnership with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) and Community Christian Church in Tamarac, […]
Food For The Poor and Global Empowerment Mission Launch Major Humanitarian Partnership to Support Hurricane Melissa Relief in Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) and Doral, Fla.-based Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) have entered into a coordinated relief partnership to provide urgently needed food and hygiene supplies to families in Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. Through this collaboration, the organizations will co-produce a total of 25,000 co-branded food […]
Food For The Poor Leads National Disaster Relief Effort in Jamaica
FFTP Serves as the Backbone of Emergency Logistics Network Following Hurricane Melissa COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2025) – As Jamaica continues to recover from the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa, Food For The Poor (FFTP) has emerged as the central distribution backbone in the country’s national relief network — coordinating government, military, and humanitarian […]
Food For The Poor Expands Relief Network Across Jamaica
Regional Hubs Strengthen Hurricane Melissa Response COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) has expanded its emergency relief network in Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, establishing regional operations hubs in Montego Bay and Spanish Town. The expansion strengthens access to communities still isolated by flooding and debris […]
FFTP Expands Relief Operations As Aid Reaches Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2025) – With relief trucks on the move, shipments arriving daily, and field teams reaching storm-hit parishes, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is accelerating its humanitarian response to Hurricane Melissa, which left a path of destruction across Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Working alongside partners such as World Central […]