COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 21, 2011) – Since the inception of Food For The Poor’s Prison Ministry Program in 1998, Food For The Poor has assisted in freeing, training and reintroducing prisoners back into the community as productive citizens. Food For The Poor has released 85 nonviolent offenders in Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica in time […]
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WLRN Campaign Feeds 780 Children in Haiti for 6 Months
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 18, 2011) – More than 780 children in Haiti will be fed for six months, thanks to the generosity of Friends of WLRN and compassionate public radio listeners. For every $100 committed by supporters who called to make a donation on March 17, Friends of WLRN sent $18 to Food For […]
Lynn University Students Rough it, Paying Tribute to Friends Legacies’ and the Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 14, 2011) – For the third year, Lynn University’s Students For The Poor slept, ate and studied on the university’s lawn inside tents and a structure that portrays housing built by Food For The Poor in developing countries. By sleeping outside and limiting themselves to one meal of rice and beans […]
Doral Overseas Chinese Business Chamber Honors Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 8, 2011) – The Doral Overseas Chinese Business Chamber will honor the work of the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor on May 14, when the chamber has its second annual gala to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Members of the Doral Overseas Chinese Business Chamber visit […]
Forget the Registry! Couple Wants Water Well for Wedding Gift
Childress and Haffey COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 5, 2011) – The months of April, May and June are traditionally an idyllic time of the year for saying “I do” – but the nuptials for one pair has taken on an international twist, one where wedding guests are encouraged to help people more than 3,100 miles […]
Class Inspires Students to Take Action and Save Lives
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 31, 2011) — Civics teachers at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va., challenged eighth graders to research how they could “Take Action to Change Our World.” The program not only satisfied the curriculum, it also motivated students to take action to save lives, one child at a time. “The thing […]
Food For The Poor, Hormel Foods Unite to Help Malnourished Children
A Guatemalan mother and her child at a nutritional center. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 31, 2011) –Children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition will be provided with nourishing food through an innovative initiative by Food For The Poor and Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL). Hormel Foods, one of the nation’s largest manufacturers and marketers of consumer-branded meat […]
Take a Sip, Save a Life 2011
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 18, 2011) – Climate change, disease and natural disasters are all taking a toll on the world’s clean water supply, making this life-sustaining liquid nearly impossible to obtain for some in developing countries. “Every 20 seconds, a young child either dies or becomes deathly ill from ingesting dirty or contaminated water […]
Powerade Enters March Madness Arena, After Fight Against Cholera
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 17, 2011) – Powerade, March Madness’ “Official Sports Drink of the NCAA,” late last year entered another arena in a big way – the fight against cholera in Haiti. The Coca-Cola Brand donated 2,538 cases of its beverages from plants in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to Food For The […]
Redesign Helps Food For The Poor Donors Become Champions
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 16, 2011) –A redesign of Food For The Poor’s personal fundraising program encourages donors to create their own personalized web pages for causes close to their hearts. As Champions For The Poor, donors are able to share their passion for providing relief to the destitute by engaging their friends and families. […]