COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 13, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is inviting volunteers to Join The Pack and help provide 100,000 lifesaving MannaPack rice meals for families living in poverty in Honduras. Working with its longstanding partner, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), the charity will host the event on Saturday, Oct. 7, at Advent Lutheran […]
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FFTP Shares Expertise in Mock Disaster Drill at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 11, 2023) As the world faces an increasing number of disasters requiring quick response, Food For The Poor (FFTP) will put its experience and expertise to the test during a field exercise with other organizations at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami. The four-day event kicks off Thursday and […]
Key Food Owners Provide Gifts for Turkey and Ukraine Relief
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 20, 2023) Food For The Poor’s (FFTP) efforts to help families recovering from the Turkey earthquake and the war in Ukraine received a huge boost, thanks to longtime donors to the charity. Eliza Diaz presented two checks on Monday for $30,000 each to FFTP Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mark […]
FFTP Rushes Aid As Haiti Reels From Multiple Crises
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 15, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is rushing desperately needed aid to vulnerable families in Haiti as cholera cases are on the rise again after a one-two punch of flooding and an earthquake. FFTP’s team in Haiti is mobilizing food and relief kits from goods on the ground and items purchased […]
Nativity Catholic Church’s “Operation Starfish®” Donation Funds Construction of Homes and Schools in Haiti, Clinic in Honduras
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 14, 2023) Nativity Catholic Church in Burke, Va., marked its golden anniversary by donating more than $429,000 from its Operation Starfish® campaign to Food For The Poor (FFTP) to support the construction of homes and the expansion and improvements at two schools in Bas Fossé, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, the site of the church’s […]
Transforming Lives Through Education: FFTP, Taiwan Join Forces to Propel Teacher Training in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 13, 2023) Recognizing that education is essential to helping families overcome generational poverty, Food For The Poor (FFTP) and Taiwan are partnering to support an award-winning teacher training program in northern Haiti. FFTP has received the first installment of a generous donation from Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) to support […]
FFTP Launches Campaign with Elizabeth Pérez to Grow Hispanic Audience
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 7, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is launching ads for a new Spanish language TV campaign as the charity begins an initiative to better engage Hispanic audiences to help children living in poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. The campaign features Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and TV presenter Elizabeth Pérez, […]
Urgent Update: FFTP Responds to Haiti Earthquake After Torrential Flooding
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 6, 2023) Three days after heavy flooding submerged parts of Haiti, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is responding to an urgent need for aid in the southern part of the country after an earthquake struck early Tuesday, killing at least four people. Three containers with family food kits and hygiene kits will […]
Preparing for Hurricane Season: FFTP Positions Emergency Supplies in Key Locations Before Storms Strike
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 30, 2023) When it comes to hurricanes, preparation is a must, and Food For The Poor (FFTP) is poised to assist the countries where it helps in the Caribbean and Latin America in case they are hit by a storm or another disaster. On Thursday, June 1 – the first day of […]
Food For The Poor 2022 Annual Report: Adopting New Strategies That Empower Communities to Thrive
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 24, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP), one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the United States, provided more than $442 million in aid in 2022, thanks to the generous support of its donors. Included in the charity’s newly released 2022 Annual Report, the total support of cash and […]