COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 8, 2023) The women in the UNIOYOL Cooperative of El Medio Guire, Honduras, are using new tools and entrepreneurial skills to increase their crop yields and income for their families, thanks to Food For The Poor (FFTP) and its partner, the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund. In honor of International Women’s […]
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Join The Pack: Participants at Episcopal Parish Network Conference Will Pack Food Kits for Impoverished Families in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 2, 2023) Participants at the 38th Annual Episcopal Parish Network Conference in Jacksonville will have the opportunity to experience the joy of helping 300 impoverished families in Haiti by joining Food For The Poor (FFTP) in a food-packing event on Thursday, March 9. FFTP is a sponsor of the conference, which will […]
Food For The Poor Mourns Founder Ferdinand Mahfood
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2023) Ferdinand “Ferdy” Mahfood heard God’s call when he witnessed extreme poverty in his native homeland of Jamaica. His religious conversion in 1976 was the inspiration behind the founding of Food For The Poor, planting the seeds of love and devotion 41 years ago that will know no end. Mr. Mahfood […]
Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Campaign Starts Strong With 12 Homes for Families in Périgny
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2023) The challenges in Haiti continue to mount, but Boca Grande Hope For Haitians is standing firm in its drive to provide 40 more homes for vulnerable families living in extreme poverty in Périgny. Led by longtime Food For The Poor (FFTP) donors Ben and Louise Scott, Boca Grande Hope For […]
FFTP and Partners Provide Medical Supplies, Water for Turkey Earthquake Relief
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) continues to work with trusted partners to deliver critically needed aid to Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the Feb. 6 earthquakes. FFTP donors are providing an Interagency Emergency Health Kit through partner MAP International that will go to the International Medical Corp. responding […]
FFTP Works With Partners to Respond to Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is urgently responding with trusted partners to the devastation from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The death toll from Monday’s predawn 7.8-magnitude quake and series of strong aftershocks topped 7,000 and was still expected to rise. The quakes caused widespread destruction stretching hundreds […]
Taiwan Donates Lifesaving Rice to Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2023) As a humanitarian crisis worsens in Haiti with families in desperate need of food, Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) have renewed their longstanding annual pledge to provide lifesaving rice. Food For The Poor-Haiti will receive 440 tractor-trailer loads of lifesaving rice from the Republic […]
Haiti Earthquake 13th Anniversary: Food For The Poor Steps Up Support Amid Haiti’s Ongoing Strife
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2023) As Jan. 12 approaches, marking the 13th anniversary of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strike in Haiti, Food For The Poor (FFTP) remains steadfast in its commitment to the country and its citizens, providing lifesaving aid and support in an increasingly challenging environment. “While other organizations have made the difficult decision to […]
Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Accelerates Home Building Drive in Périgny, Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2023) Boca Grande Hope For Haitians and the Scott family’s campaign to fight poverty and provide homes for families in Haiti through Food For The Poor (FFTP), now in its 14th year, shows no signs of slowing. This year, the goal is to raise funds to build 40 more homes in […]
Home for Christmas: Food For The Poor Pays Fines of 146 Nonviolent Offenders
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2022) A total of 146 nonviolent prisoners will be home for Christmas, thanks to Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the generous donors who support the charity’s prison ministry. For more than two decades, FFTP has honored the tradition of securing the release of nonviolent offenders by paying their accumulated fines […]