Forty families have been relocated from the tent cities in Port-au-Prince to Michaud, where they received a new two-room house, which includes a sanitation unit and kitchenette. Friendship Village II was funded by the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor donors. Related Information: More Photos on Facebook COCONUT CREEK, Fla. […]
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Inspiration from the Poor: Gifts of Hope, Faith & Love Food For The Poor Celebrates 30 Years of Service
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2012) — Like the luminous reflection from a shiny pearl, Food For The Poor has been for three decades a ray of hope for the hungry, the destitute, and the abandoned in the Caribbean and Latin America. The ministry may have started out as a feeding program in Jamaica 30 […]
Women Helping Women: The Links Make Donation to Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2012) — Like the links in a chain, the women of the Fort Lauderdale chapter of The Links, Incorporated have connected and collected funds to build a home for a woman and her children in Haiti. Members of the organization presented Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor, with […]
Reggae Star Shakes up Building Hope Gala’s House Rally, Sets New Record
(l to r) Shaggy with Robin Mahfood, Food For The Poor’s President/CEO COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2012) — Thanks to the compassion of 375 South Florida residents at Food For The Poor’s Building Hope Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4 at The Polo Club of Boca Raton, enough money was raised to construct 100 houses, […]
Deadly Prison Fire Highlights Need for Food For The Poor Prison Ministry Nonviolent Offenders to be Freed
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 4, 2012) — Food For The Poor has released 78 nonviolent offenders in the Dominican Republic (6), Guyana (19), Haiti (15), Honduras (8) and Jamaica (30) in time to spend Easter Holy Week with their families. These prisoners were incarcerated due to their inability to pay the required fines, even though […]
Jacksonville Woman is Making a Difference in Jamaica
The Celebration of Life School in St. Catherine, Jamaica was constructed by Barbara Gilbert through FFP in July 2011. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2012) — Life for several families is looking a lot brighter thanks to a dedicated donor by the name of Barbara Gilbert who raised funds to build a village for the […]
Philanthropists Unite to Celebrate One of Palm Beach’s Finest Treasures, Robert G. Gordon
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2012) — Palm Beach philanthropists Arlette Gordon (Honorary Chairwoman) and Elizabeth Bowden (Honorary Chairwoman) joined Paul Marino (Event Chairman) on stage at Food For The Poor’s ninth-annual Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures gala Sunday night to honor Arlette’s late husband, Robert G. Gordon, one of Palm Beach’s finest treasures. Proceeds […]
Emilio Bonifacio Will Celebrate Youth Day in the D.R.
Bonifacio meets with orphans during a trip to the D.R. in December. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2012) — Miami Marlins baseball star Emilio Bonifacio will travel to Puerto Plata on Jan. 31 to distribute baseball equipment and uniforms with Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the United States. […]
Palm Beach County Students Organize a Benefit Concert for Nicaragua
WHAT: Students For The Poor Benefit Concert PROCEEDS: To build a Food For The Poor school in Chinandega, Nicaragua. WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2012) — Embarking on a new way to involve South […]
Grammy Award-winning Reggae Star, Shaggy, Shines Light on Haiti’s Housing Needs
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2012) – The 2012 Grammy nominee and award-winning reggae artist, Shaggy, has partnered with the South Florida based-nonprofit Food For The Poor to help build homes in Haiti. Shaggy is scheduled to perform at Food For The Poor’s annual Building Hope Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at The Polo […]