COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 4, 2022) Patients in Haiti soon will have a better quality of life, thanks to a generous donation of wheelchairs and orthopedic equipment from the Cao Zhong Zhi Foundation of Taiwan. Today, to assist the Cao Zhong Zhi Foundation with the donation, a delegation from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office […]
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FFTP-Haiti Executive Director Bishop Ogé Beauvoir Retires: Seven Years of Inspired Leadership and Dedicated Service
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 31, 2022) When Bishop Ogé Beauvoir joined Food For The Poor-Haiti as executive director in 2015, Haiti was still recovering from a devastating earthquake in 2010. More than 100,000 people were left homeless, living in camps scattered throughout the Port-au-Prince region after the earthquake. Forty-seven percent of the population suffered from […]
FFTP, Honduras President Discuss Commitment to Addressing Poverty
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 24, 2022) A team from Food For The Poor recently met with Honduras President Xiomara Castro and talked about the overwhelming needs of impoverished people in that country and how they might work together to provide lasting solutions to help families through the donation of land and matching government funds. The […]
World Water Day 2022: Colombian Families’ Dreams for Clean Water Come True
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 22, 2022) For more than 40 years, Colombian families in the communities of Charco Trece, Meta and La Guajira have relied on collecting rainwater or making daily trips to bring back buckets and cans of water. Today, on World Water Day, two clean water projects are benefiting those 1,174 families living […]
Food For The Poor Partners with Feed My Starving Children to Help Ukraine
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 21, 2022) Food For The Poor is working through Feed My Starving Children, a longtime trusted partner, to help the people of Ukraine as a humanitarian crisis unfolds in the war-torn country. FFTP will provide support for food aid, which will consist of MannaPack fortified rice meals. Feed My Starving Children […]
Hope of Life: Center For Children with Cancer Celebrated in Honduras
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 14, 2022) A Food For The Poor team led by President/CEO Ed Raine recently traveled to Honduras to celebrate the grand opening and blessing of the Medical Center for Children with Cancer. The medical center, which opened its doors on March 4, aims to improve the quality of life of children […]
International School Meals Day: FFTP Programs Provide Nutrition, Foster Learning
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 10, 2022) As principal of Ti Ayiti School in Haiti, Pastor Enock Joseph has a deep understanding of the significance of International School Meals Day. He has seen students with empty stomachs struggle to learn because their parents could not provide the food they needed to thrive in the classroom. “In the […]
International Women’s Day 2022: Women in El Salvador Harvest Hope for the Future
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 8, 2022) Impoverished women in El Salvador are providing fresh vegetables at the dinner table for their families as well as earning an income to provide hope for future generations. Three harvests of tomatoes and sweet chili peppers have been completed for the La Montañona Women’s Macrotunnels Project. In honor of […]
‘A Stable Life Full of Blessings’ – Welding Workshop Provides Jobs, Hope to Honduran Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2022) Before Evelyn worked in a welding shop built by Food For The Poor donors, she had never picked up a sander. But the 27-year-old single mother was eager to learn so she could provide for herself and her child. Today, she’s one of 18 employees and the only woman […]
Food For The Poor Hosts Bishop From Dominica: Charity, Bishop Committed to Helping Families in Poverty Create a Future
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2022) Bishop Gabriel Malzaire, of Dominica, visited Food For The Poor’s Coconut Creek headquarters on Friday and met with its leadership to talk about working together to lift families out of poverty and how Dominica has recovered from Hurricane Maria. It’s been nearly five years since the Category 5 storm […]