Archives: Press Releases

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 19, 2022) Haiti largely escaped the brunt of Hurricane Fiona on Monday as it endured another day of continued violence, barricades blocking the streets and increasing food insecurity due to lack of movement in the country. The nation has been in virtual lockdown for the past week due to civil unrest. Fiona […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 16, 2022) As tensions rise in Haiti with escalating violence, soaring inflation and a growing hunger crisis, Food For The Poor is poised to respond and overcome obstacles to get aid to people who need it most. The dire situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince has contributed to runaway food insecurity for […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 15, 2022) A Food For The Poor team traveled to Colombia and saw firsthand how the charity’s generous donors and trusted partners are transforming the lives of families living in poverty. During a seven-day trip in July, the team attended the inauguration of two separate sustainable community development projects and visited Acceso, […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 8, 2022) Students and teachers at École Presbytérale Jean Paul II in Kenscoff, Haiti, face the daily struggle of squeezing into overcrowded classrooms in unsafe buildings made of metal sheets, concrete blocks and wood, with no access to proper hygiene and sanitation. With the help of Fr. Medard Laz, retired pastor of […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 8, 2022) The use of technology gives children easy access to information, boosts their creativity and helps them become independent learners more quickly. Thanks to Food For The Poor and its donors, FFTP-Jamaica’s Angels Of Hope Laptop Program distributed 68 laptops and covers to children living in 23 Angels Of Hope-supported homes. […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 30, 2022) The women and young girls of Maché Mango, Haiti, walk 45 minutes every day to fetch water from a spring for their daily use. For many families in this village, home is a perilous patchwork of wooden sticks, ripped fabric and metal sheets providing little protection from tropical downpours. Providing […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 23, 2022) With more than half of the population already facing hunger, high food and fuel prices, and escalating gang violence complicating life in the already troubled Caribbean country, Hope For Haitians continues to provide hope to the people of Haiti. On Saturday, Aug. 27, longtime Food For The Poor partner Hope […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 22, 2022) Christmas will be brighter for 450 vulnerable children in Jamaica, thanks to Food For The Poor’s generous donors and the volunteers who packed dozens of toys and school supplies on Saturday. FFTP hosted its second Hearts United Community Day, with nearly 20 volunteers working together in the charity’s Coconut Creek […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 19, 2022) The desire to help the less fortunate comes almost as naturally as breathing for Jennifer Patterson, a Durham, N.C., Realtor whose donations helped build 30 homes for impoverished families in the Caribbean and Latin America through her partnership with Food For The Poor. “It gives me a sense of purpose […]

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 18, 2022) Food For The Poor is closer to meeting its goal of providing 10 million meals to families in need in the Caribbean and Latin America, thanks to generous donors who responded to the call for help during the charity’s 3rd annual National Celebration – We Are One virtual event on […]