Samantha Kerker, 17, a junior at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, was one of 10 students from across the nation to win a Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Here, she wears the gold medallion she received. Related Information: More Photos on Facebook Tour Nicaragua with Students COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 17, 2012) — […]
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Local Parish Makes Dozens of Dresses, a Gift to Little Girls in Haiti
Cathie Desjean (l) and DeeDee Coulombe (r) are the president and vice president of the Council of Catholic Women at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Lighthouse Point, Fla. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 16, 2012) — Bake sales, raffle tickets and car washes have become synonymous with church groups raising funds for various projects to […]
A Gift of Two Schools: A Priceless Legacy of Learning for Dozens of Jamaica’s Children
Rebecca Block, 23, was one of a group of Lynn University students who traveled with FFP on a Journey of Hope mission trip to Jamaica in January 2010. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 9, 2012) — A mission trip to Jamaica with Food For The Poor ignited a spark in the heart of one young woman […]
Doral Overseas Chinese Business Chamber Pledges Donations from Gala to Help Rebuild Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 4, 2012) — For the second year in a row, the Doral Overseas Chinese Business Chamber has chosen Food For The Poor as the recipient of silent auction proceeds at its Imperial Banquet at the Intercontinental Hotel at Doral on May 20. The invitation-only gala is in celebration of Asian-Pacific American […]
Honor Mom, Restore Other Women’s Power to Dream
This Mother’s Day, honor your mom with a gift that will change a life. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 1, 2012) — In developing countries, mothers often are the sole providers for their families and earn less than $2 a day. If there is no work, they sometimes are forced to scavenge local garbage dumps alongside […]
Food For The Poor Honored as Business of the Year
FFP Executive Director Angel Aloma, right, helps unload a truck of food and medical supplies in Port-au-Prince immediately after the January 2010 Haiti earthquake. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 27, 2012) — Food For The Poor was honored as Business of the Year by the South Florida Business Journal on Thursday night. The international relief and […]
Food For The Poor: 30 Years of Aid, Efficiency and Hope
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 27, 2012) — Named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the nation’s largest international relief and development agency, Food For The Poor was able to offer aid to millions of people last year, as a result of support from its dedicated donors. For three decades, Food For The Poor has given […]
Ruby Tuesday Partners with Food For The Poor GiveBack Program on May 15 to Help Feed Children
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 26, 2012) — Enjoy a meal at Ruby Tuesday on May 15, and the restaurant will give back 20 percent of the purchase to the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. Twenty-two locations across the state of Florida are participating in the program that will help feed hungry […]
Boca Grande’s Friendship Village II on Track to Fundraising Goal
Boca Grande Friendship Village II, located in Michaud, Haiti, is almost complete. The village is being built by the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee through FFP. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 24, 2012) — Thanks to Boca Grande’s Hope for Haitians Committee, dozens of Haitian families left homeless by the 2010 earthquake are one step […]
Alabama Home Builder is Building Hope in Haiti
Most of the residents of Lahatte, Haiti, currently live in houses made out of clay, leaves, wooden sticks and scraps of metal. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 19, 2012) — Poverty and despair took up residence in Lahatte, Haiti, long before the 2010 earthquake. Lahatte is like no other place on the island nation. It’s dry […]