Jerry Gamble of Delray Beach donated about 1,500 teddy bears from his late wife Jean’s collection to Food For The Poor. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 18, 2012) — A South Florida man is carrying on his late wife’s legacy with his gift of 1,500 teddy bears to the international relief and development agency Food For […]
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Food For The Poor Says Thank You to its Volunteers
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 16, 2012) — In honor of National Volunteer Week, Food For The Poor is taking time to thank its devoted donors and countless volunteers for all that they do on behalf of the poor. “Our volunteers cover all age brackets. They dedicate their time to filing papers, to building homes and […]
Musician Shares the Power of Somebody’s Praying for Me
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 16, 2012) — For many, Food For The Poor isn’t just their charity of choice, but also a personal prayer partner. Through Food For The Poor’s prayer ministry, the charity’s donors have the unique opportunity to pray for the needs of the poor as well as their own personal needs. Don […]
Lynn University Students Rough It, Paying Tribute to Friends’ Legacies and the Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 5, 2012) — For the fourth consecutive year, members of Lynn University’s student organization Students For The Poor will construct a tent city on campus to call attention to the desperate living conditions of those who remain homeless in Haiti, on Thursday, April 5, in Perper Plaza, near the center of […]
Canned Food Collected and Donated by Local Boy Scouts
(Front, L to R) Hunter Rubin, Michael Raghunandan, James Dell, Cody Newton-John, Stephen Dell. (Back, L to R) Warren Wittemore, Daniel Wheeler, Austin Delfino. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 5, 2012) — What started out as an Eagle Scout project for one young man, quickly turned into a passionate mission to help the poor by a […]
Three Girls Build a School for 350 Students in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 27, 2012) — When 12-year-old Rachel Wheeler met the college-aged twins who helped her build Rachel’s School through Food For The Poor, the reaction was what one would expect from a group of girls. Rachel talked and laughed and teased with Ashton and Chesney Hellmuth all the way from South Florida […]
Transforming Lives by Educating Children, One Step at a Time
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 22, 2012) — Hope For Haitians has teamed up with Food For The Poor for its first 5K Walk/Run For Education fundraiser. Every step taken by each participant will be a step toward raising much needed funds for school supplies and uniforms for children in Haiti. Join FFP May 12 for […]
Haiti Houses Funded in February Will be Finished in June
2012 Building Hope Gala committee members (l to r) Julie Mahfood, Kara Seelye, Natasha Singh, Ronda Ellis Ged, David Gluck, Ronda Gluck, Abdol Moabery, Cathy Moabery, Francis Mahfood, Rene Mahfood, Pamela Matsil, Patricia Wallace, Becky Carlsson, Allison Venditti, Traci Wilson (Committee member not pictured: Michele Greene) COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 21, 2012) — Construction has […]
A Voice for the Voiceless: Radio Hosts Speak on Behalf of Guatemala’s Poor
For the first time, 13 radio hosts representing stations from Hawaii to Florida traveled with FFP to the mountainous region of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 8, 2012) — A home in the mountains overlooking lush green tree tops, hazy blue skies as far as the eye can see and a crisp clean breeze […]
Providing Safe, Clean Water for Families: Food For The Poor’s Water Week 2012 campaign
Children who live in the rural regions of Nicaragua must walk great distances and forge treacherous paths in search of water to drink. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 16, 2012) — Many living in developed countries do not give much thought to their daily water use for cooking, cleaning or even drinking. They simply head to […]