COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2023) – Children from impoverished families in El Salvador will continue to receive lifesaving treatments for cancer, thanks to a generous Food For The Poor (FFTP) donor from Estero, Fla., whose faith inspired him to help. Until now, only one palliative care doctor has been available to treat all patients […]
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FFTP Pushes to Meet Goal of Providing 10 Million Meals for Vulnerable Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 3. 2023) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is closer to meeting its goal of providing 10 million meals to families in need in Latin America and the Caribbean, thanks to generous donors who responded to the call for help during the charity’s fourth annual National Celebration – We Are One […]
Join The Pack: Jersey Mike’s Pledges 50 Percent of Sales to Help FFTP Provide Food for Impoverished Families in Honduras
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2023) – Jersey Mike’s Subs, the popular submarine sandwich chain, is teaming up with Food For The Poor to help families living in poverty in Honduras. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the restaurant will donate 50 percent of all sales for that day at its Parkland, Fla., location at 7011 N. […]
Elizabeth Pérez Talks About FFTP on ‘Despierta America’
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 28, 2023) – As part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Emmy Award-winning sports journalist Elizabeth Pérez will talk about Food For The Poor (FFTP) on Univision’s “Despierta America,” a staple of Spanish language morning TV in the United States. The two-minute segment aired on Monday, Sept. 25, and will air again […]
One Event, 10 Million Meals: Laura Story to Perform for FFTP’s We Are One
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2023) – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Story will perform for Food For The Poor’s (FFTP) fourth annual National Celebration – We Are One, which 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 p.m. Thursday, […]
Join The Pack: FFTP Seeks Volunteers to Help Pack 100,000 Meals for Honduras
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2023) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is seeking 500 volunteers to participate in 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. […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: FFTP Joins Mercado Global to Empower Women and Weave Dreams of Prosperity
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2023) – Indigenous women in Guatemala are combining their weaving skills with new technical and business training to lift their families out of poverty, with the help of Food For The Poor donors and the support of partner Mercado Global. In two years, more than 800 women have received education […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: FFTP, Caritas del Peru Empower Peruvian Farmers to Thrive
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 […]
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 […]