ROCKFORD, Ill. (June 17, 2010) – Residents from the Rockford/Chicago communities have started to rally support to rebuild Haiti and restore hope. The Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor will host their ninth annual fundraising event, An Evening in the Tropics, Saturday, Aug. 21, at Giovanni’s restaurant. Proceeds will be used to […]
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South Floridians Walk to Fight Hunger
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 17, 2010) – Mark your calendars! Food For The Poor’s fifth annual three-mile walk/run will be Saturday, Oct. 2, on Lynn University’s campus in Boca Raton, Fla. Register online with your friends as we lace-up our shoes to feed those who are unable to feed themselves in Haiti. With your support, […]
Stephanie’s Footsteps Lead to New School in Jamaica
When Lenny and Lin Crispinelli travel to Jamaica to build a school with Food For The Poor this month, it will be a bittersweet journey to honor their daughter and to serve children such as the ones who captured her heart and energized her passion. Stephanie Crispinelli, a Lynn University student, died in the Jan. […]
Father Chuck’s Legacy Inspires Perseverance, Solidarity, Thanksgiving, Miracles
Thirteen members of the greater Philadelphia community traveled last month to Nicaragua with Monsignor Francis X. Schmidt and Food For The Poor to visit communities they have previously assisted. The group also inaugurated phase three of an initiative known as “Father Chuck’s Challenge.” The recently completed self-sustaining project will improve the living conditions of the […]
New Shoes, New Hope to School Children in San Pedro Sula
In Honduras’ second-largest city, San Pedro Sula, every student at Luis Garcia Bustamante elementary school received new shoes last month as part of an initiative overseen by Food For The Poor (FFP) and its in-country partner, CEPUDO. The sturdy sneakers replaced shoes that had holes and were falling apart. “One of the photographs documents the […]
Daniel Rouzier Appointed as Honorary Consul for Jamaica to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 2, 2010) –The Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has announced that Daniel Rouzier, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Food For The Poor/ Haiti, has been appointed Honorary Consul for Jamaica to Haiti. Rouzier will officially represent Jamaica’s government to facilitate communication and support between the two […]
Food For The Poor Photographer Wins InterAction Photo Of The Year
A photograph of a little girl sitting in the midst of a massive garbage dump in Guatemala has captured the attention of the largest coalition of United States-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The photo brings to light the desperate plight of thousands of children in underdeveloped countries that spend most of their days searching for […]
The Power of a Parish Helping one person, one family at a time
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 2, 2010) – Father Richard Martin, Pastor of Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., presented a generous check last week from his parish’s Lenten season collection to Food For The Poor’s Operation Starfish® program. As Food For The Poor’s largest Catholic parish donor, Nativity Parish has built five villages with […]
Four Months After Haiti Earthquake: Need Continues
More than a million people remain homeless from the January earthquake as hurricane season looms over the Caribbean country of Haiti. The homeless, the hungry, those struggling to survive myriad challenges make up the images of the picture of Haiti four months after the earthquake. The need is everywhere – if an area was not […]
South Florida Medical Director Strikes the Right Note for Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 17, 2010) – VITAS Innovative Hospice Care is presenting a benefit concert in Coconut Grove for Food For The Poor’s Haiti relief efforts. The concert, on Friday, May 21 from 6 to 9 p.m., will be at Flavour, an old church that has been converted into a lounge and nightclub. A […]