COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2023) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is partnering with Caritas del Peru to help 152 rural farmers increase their revenues from selling milk from their livestock and other dairy products. Herlinda is a dairy farmer who works with her family in Ayavi, Peru, high in the Andean mountains. She […]
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FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine Joins D.C. Roundtable on Crisis in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2023) – As attention around the violence in Haiti escalates, Food For The Poor (FFTP) President/CEO Ed Raine was invited to attend a bipartisan roundtable last week in Washington, D.C., to discuss the ongoing situation and possible solutions to the current impasse. Raine was invited by U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, […]
Celebration of Hope Gala Aims to Build 30 New Homes in Trouchouchou, Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The hopes and dreams of families for a safe, secure place to call home are closer to being realized in Trouchouchou, Haiti. The goal of this year’s Celebration of Hope Gala in Orlando is to build 30 new homes, and Food For The Poor donors have committed to […]
One Event, 10 Million Meals: FFTP’s We Are One Sets Ambitious Goal to Feed Starving Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2023) – As families in the Caribbean and Latin America face rising food insecurity, Food For The Poor’s fourth annual National Celebration – We Are One aims to raise enough funds to provide 10 million meals. The virtual event will be livestreamed from the charity’s Coconut Creek headquarters at 7 […]
Delray Beach Church Packs Food Kits With FFTP To Help Fellow Haitians
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2023) – Motivated by a desire to help their fellow Haitians in desperate need, Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church opened its doors Saturday to work with Food For The Poor (FFTP) and pack 658 family food kits. The kits consist of enough food to feed an average family of four for […]
Food For The Poor Prepares for Tropical Storm Franklin in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 23, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is preparing for an anticipated urgent need for aid in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall Wednesday morning on Hispaniola, an island shared by both countries. Moving at about 10 miles an hour with windspeeds of 50 miles an hour, […]
World Humanitarian Day: Donor Embodies Essence of the Day With Heartfelt Donations to FFTP
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2023) One look at Baby Marcela, of El Progreso, Guatemala, and Amy Sanchez was smitten. Marcela reminded the longtime Food For The Poor (FFTP) donor of her daughter, whom she had adopted from Guatemala two decades earlier. “She is just precious,” Sanchez said. “My daughter, Isa, had those big brown eyes […]
International Youth Day: Church Youth Group Personifies the Purpose of Giving With Donations to FFTP, Other Charities
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 11, 2023) Ask 10-year-old Henry Guertin what he wants to be when he grows up and he doesn’t hesitate. “I want to be president of the United States,” he said. “Then I can help Food For The Poor.” Henry speaks from personal experience. Alongside his 7-year-old twin sisters, Ava and Olivia Spence, […]
World Youth Day: Food For The Poor Celebrates the Energy and Passion of Young People
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2023) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is commemorating World Youth Day, paying tribute to young people who have made a difference through their work with the charity to help those in need in the Caribbean and Latin America. World Youth Day is a massive gathering of Catholic youth from all […]
Crisis in Haiti Escalates: FFTP Prepares for Large Scale Response, Packs Thousands of Food Kits
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 31, 2023) With conditions deteriorating in Haiti amid a new wave of gang violence and kidnappings, Food For The Poor (FFTP) has been able to distribute aid and is preparing to respond on a much bigger scale. Today, FFTP is more than halfway to meeting its goal of packing 14,000 emergency […]