COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 8, 2008)– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) joined Angel Aloma, Executive Director of Food For The Poor, at Coral Reef Senior High School May 19th to honor approximately 700 students for their initiative to help victims of the food shortage in Haiti. The Haitian Relief Project began in Ms. Ferguson’s U.S. History […]
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Hurricane Relief Supplies Ready at Food For The Poor Warehouse
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 30, 2008) -From blankets to lanterns to generators to stoves, crate upon crate of emergency hurricane relief supplies are stacked to the rafters at the Food For The Poor warehouse in Coconut Creek, Florida. With hurricane season already underway and experts predicting a busier than normal season, Food For The Poor, […]
Atlanta Residents Empower Haitians through Food For The Poor
Long-term solution for food crisis ATLANTA, Ga. (May 15, 2008) –Food For The Poor’s inaugural Atlanta event Catch a Tropical Breeze recently honored Atlanta’s 104.7 FM The FISH listeners and morning team hosts, Kevin Avery and Taylor Scott. Proceeds from the event will be used to build a fishing village, providing Haitians with a long-term […]
Forget the Flowers, Say It with Goats
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 5, 2008) – Mom deserves a new kid for Mother’s Day. And while he may not look like anyone else in the family, and he might drool a bit, he certainly won’t spend all day in front of the TV and he’ll always be on time for dinner. Food For The […]
Food Crisis Deepening
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE050208 COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 2, 2008) – Food prices continue to climb, gasoline is near an all time high, the Fed has cut interest rates yet again, and many nonprofits say they’re being challenged by an increased demand for aid. Florida-based Food For The Poor, one of the largest relief and development […]
Food For The Poor celebrates Earth Day – April 22, 2008
Major tree planting effort in Haiti underway In the severely deforested country of Haiti, major strides are being made to restore the natural balance of the island’s delicate ecology. Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, has experienced a major ecological disaster with the deforestation that has taken place. Approximately 80 percent of the […]
For Charities and Donors, Efficiency Matters
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 22, 2008) – Why are more and more people buying compact fluorescent light bulbs? Why is the Prius one of the hottest selling cars on the market today? And why is Food For The Poor among the highest-rated charities? The answer is simple: because efficiency matters. Stretching one’s dollar as far […]
Hard to Ignore a Billion Dollars
COCONUT CREEK, FL (April 21, 2008) – One of the best-kept secrets in the world of charitable organizations isn’t such a secret anymore; at least not since it passed the $1-billion mark last year. Food For The Poor, a Florida-based international relief and development agency, is after more than26-years, finally getting the attention it deserves […]
The Gordons and Fanjuls to chair Food For The Poor’s 2009 Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures Gala
PALM BEACH, Fla. (April 21, 2008) -Food For The Poor’s 2009 Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures – The Best of Palm Beach gala will be held January 29, 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach. It is an honor to announce Robert G. & Arlette Gordon, will serve as Honorary Chairmen, and Andres & Cathie Fanjul, […]
Food For The Poor Fun Walk A Success
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 16, 2008) –The annual Food For The Poor 3-2-1 Fun Walk was a tremendous success, raising enough to feed 10,000 people. Nearly 300 walkers gathered at the Food For The Poor campus on Saturday, April 5 to help poor families in the Caribbean and Latin America. Some of the participants who […]