FFTP’s We Are One Event Continues Push to Raise Funds for 10 Million Meals
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2024) – Food For The Poor’s (FFTP) push to provide 10 million meals continues following the fifth annual National Celebration – We Are One, which was livestreamed Thursday from the charity’s Coconut Creek headquarters.
With rising food insecurity exacerbated by economic challenges and natural disasters, the need for support has never been greater.
Every dollar donated until midnight ET, August 31, will be matched with one dollar’s worth of food, up to $500,000, making donors’ gifts go further.
Donations can be made by going to foodforthepoor.org/one or by texting WEARE1 to 51555.
FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine said the charity has delivered more than 30 million meals over the last four years, thanks to the past generous supporters of We Are One.
“Our goal this year to provide 10 million meals to families in need is ambitious, but we are confident in the generosity of our supporters,” Raine said.
“The We Are One event is a testament to the power of community and the incredible difference we can make when we come together,” he added. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed and continue to encourage others to join us in this critical mission.”
The We Are One livestreamed event took viewers on a journey of prayer, transformation, and hope.
Latin American contemporary Christian recording artist Blanca performed three songs, including “Something Better,” “Goodness of God,” which she sang in Spanish, and “New Day.”
“In this season of my life, God is teaching me how to look outside of my circumstance, how to look outside of my own circle,” Blanca said. “Getting outside of our own space and looking to see how we can be there to provide and to help those in need is so important.”
The program also included a moving video of Dunia, a mother of three young girls in Honduras, who too often is faced with the difficult decision of putting food on the table at the expense of other needs, like a mattress so her children don’t have to sleep on the floor, or school supplies.
Raine said providing food through a network of trusted partners has always been a key part of what FFTP does, especially in times of crisis like a hurricane.
In recent years, Raine said FFTP has taken a broader view of how to address multidimensional poverty.
“When we look at communities, it’s most evident that individuals living in extreme poverty have so many different dimensions of poverty that they’re struggling with,” Raine said.
“If you’ve got an issue with not enough food, you’ve probably got an issue with access to clean water, or to health care or to education,” Raine added. “Most importantly, you’re probably struggling to be able to have a decent job that’s paying for food and allowing you to be truly self-sustained. That’s the point. We’re trying to look at all the dimensions of poverty, so when we come in at a community level, we can do so much more.”
Sponsors of We Are One include longtime partner Feed My Starving Children and longtime radio sponsor Salem Media.
Food For The Poor, one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the nation, does much more than feed millions of hungry children and families living in poverty primarily in 15 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, water, medicine, educational materials, homes, support for vulnerable children, care for the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance. For more information, please visit foodforthepoor.org.
Michael Turnbell
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