COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 31, 2023) The gift of treated drinking water soon will be a reality for 168 Kichwa families in Las Queseras, Ecuador, thanks to Food For The Poor (FFTP) donors who responded to a call for action for World Water Day. Funds will be used to build a new water storage, treatment and […]
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Hearts United Community Day: FFTP Volunteers to Pack Women’s Care Kits for Disaster Response
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 28, 2023) Volunteers will spring into action on Saturday, April 15, to help Food For The Poor (FFTP) pack 2,000 women’s care kits that are a key part of the charity’s disaster response each year. The first Hearts United Community Day of 2023 will bring together volunteers from churches, schools, businesses and […]
World Water Day: FFTP Challenges Donors, Volunteers to Save Water, Help Families in Need
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 16, 2023) Food For The Poor (FFTP) is challenging everyone to take positive actions, big or small, to help make a difference as the charity commemorates World Water Day on March 22. Finding a safe water source is no easy task for families living in extreme poverty, with many in the countries […]
International School Meals Day: School Feeding Programs Enhance Students’ Health, Academic Performance
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 9, 2023) Before participating in the Food For The Poor (FFTP) School Feeding Program at Dora Secondary School in Guyana, cousins Sara and Aneesa’s school attendance was sporadic, and their grades suffered. Now, thanks to FFTP and its generous donors, the girls’ school attendance is much better, and their grades are steadily […]
International Women’s Day 2023: Women in Honduras Harvest Hope for the Future
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 […]
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 […]
