Archives: Press Releases

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2026) — Food For The Poor (FFTP) presented its prestigious Cornerstone Award to Nativity Catholic Church in Burke, Va., on Sunday, honoring nearly three decades of extraordinary partnership through the parish’s Operation Starfish® ministry that has transformed communities across Haiti and the Caribbean. The Cornerstone Award is presented annually during […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2026) – The Commonwealth of Virginia, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), announced this week the donation of 26 pallets of prepackaged, low-sodium emergency meals (MREs) to Food For The Poor (FFTP) to support ongoing recovery efforts in Jamaica following recent storm impacts. The donation — […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2026) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) will honor Nativity Catholic Church with its prestigious Cornerstone Award on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the church in Burke, Va., recognizing the parish’s extraordinary commitment to serving vulnerable children and families in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Cornerstone Award, presented annually […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2026) – Village of Hope, a charitable organization dedicated to helping vulnerable children in Haiti, is officially returning to Food For The Poor (FFTP), the organization that helped bring its mission to life more than 30 years ago. Following prayerful discernment and unanimous support from its Board of Directors, the […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 29, 2025) – Nearly five years ago, a baby was born on New Year’s Eve in Guatemala with little chance of reaching her first birthday. Baby Marcela, affectionately known as “Marcelita,” had a rare, life-threatening heart condition requiring surgery that was unavailable in Guatemala and beyond her family’s financial reach. That […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 23, 2025) – As Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Christ and the promise of redemption, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is helping extend that promise in a tangible way this Christmas by restoring freedom to seven nonviolent offenders through its longstanding Prison Ministry Program. For more than two […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 19, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, the highest possible rating from the nation’s top evaluator of nonprofit organizations. This rating designates Food For The Poor as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively based […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2025) – As 2025 draws to a close, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is inviting donors to help families move beyond day-to-day survival toward lasting stability with a gift to the charity’s “Countdown to Transformation 3X Match” year-end campaign. For families like Merary’s in Honduras, food security is the first […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2025) – A powerful lineup of reggae legends and rising stars will come together December 13 and 14 for United for Relief, a two-day benefit concert at the Sarasota Fairgrounds to support Food For The Poor’s (FFTP) emergency response and long-term recovery efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. The event […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (December 5, 2025) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) supporters delivered extraordinary generosity this Giving Tuesday, contributing enough funds to provide more than 8.5 million lifesaving meals for children and families in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year’s Triple Tuesday campaign, made possible through a generous match from Feed My Starving […]