Coconut Creek, Fla. (July2 2009) – Separated by hundreds of miles and different cultures, two groups of high school students are about to discover their common bonds: a dedication to Christ and a love of music. On July 6, 2009, nearly a dozen students from the Strake Jesuit College Preparatory band in Houston, Texas, and […]
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Using Computers to Take a Byte Out of Poverty
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 1, 2009) – Knowing that education can help break the vicious cycle that traps generations in poverty, the largest international charity in the United States, Food For The Poor, is embarking on a mission to send thousands of computers to developing countries. The Florida-based charity recently shipped more than 1,150 computer […]
Florida Senator, Wife Visit Feeding Center in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 29, 2009) – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) and his wife, Grace, visited the Food For The Poor feeding center in Port-au-Prince while the senator was in the country for talks over the weekend. His trip was part of a renewed international focus on the country that has been […]
Lutheran Communities Unite to Build a School in Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 29, 2009) – Lutheran parishes from across the United States joined Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, to raise funds to build a basic school in Bermaddy, Jamaica. Sixteen representatives from four Lutheran parishes journeyed to Jamaica the week of June 15 to […]
Florida Senator to visit Food For The Poor center in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 29, 2009) – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) and his wife, Grace, visited the Food For The Poor feeding center in Port-au-Prince while the senator was in the country for talks over the weekend. His trip was part of a renewed international focus on the country that has been […]
FFP stocks local Baptist clinics with medical supplies
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 23, 2009) – As Marie Toussaint surveyed the full shelves of donated medical supplies at the Living Water Care Center in Pembroke Park, she talked about how a partnership between Food For The Poor and the Gulfstream Baptist Association is making a difference for the poor in South Florida. “You can’t […]
Life taken at an early age inspires legacy of hope in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 22, 2009) – When Julie Sokulski Hesser’s parents lost her at 32, they were inspired to help others by Julie’s strength, faith and courage during her final days. Remembering how Julie could not even swallow water at the end of her life, they decided to share the gift of water with […]
Food For The Poor and CEPUDO partner on projects
SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS – (June 11, 2009) – Five thousand Honduran schoolchildren will get new desks, and more than 48,000 residents will receive new shoes, thanks to a partnership between U.S.-based charity Food For The Poor (FFP) and CEPUDO. These latest projects supplement an initiative that has delivered more than $204 million worth of […]
Atlanta residents empower Haitians through Food For The Poor
ATLANTA (June 19, 2009) – For six years, Atlanta resident Edward Buckley has raised money to drill and install lifesaving water wells in remote areas of Jamaica and Haiti. He currently is on a mission to raise funds to build 100 artesian wells with the assistance of Food For The Poor, the largest international relief […]
Food For The Poor adds Medical Mission Trips
(Coconut Creek, FL – June 15, 2009) – Having offered general mission trips since its founding, Food For The Poor is adding a medical mission trip to Jamaica in November of this year. The nonprofit is seeking doctors, nurses and other medical staff who have a heart for the poor to join them in making […]