COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 4, 2021) In many countries of the Caribbean and Latin America, mothers are unable to provide for their children, the frightful outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic that has decimated economies and increased food insecurity. In Central America, the impact is compounded as the region continues to recover from devastating back-to-back hurricanes. […]
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Ready When Disaster Strikes: FFTP Pre-Positions Supplies in Countries
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 28, 2021) With hurricane season almost one month away, Food For The Poor is pre-positioning critical relief supplies to help in-country partners respond immediately if a storm or other disaster strikes. Beginning this week, the disaster kits will be shipped to the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica […]
Food For The Poor Aid Delivered to Families in St. Vincent
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 21, 2021) Families stricken by the eruption of St. Vincent volcano La Soufrière are receiving essential relief items, thanks to Food For The Poor’s island partner that is overseeing distribution. The United Nations is warning of a potential humanitarian crisis as St. Vincent and the Grenadines deal with continued eruptions while […]
Dallas Girl Turns 10, Celebrates by Giving to Charity
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 20, 2021) Compassionate and kindhearted is how those closest to 10-year-old Molly Harper describe the little girl with the infectious smile. Molly loves to draw and she also loves to listen to music on her favorite radio station in Dallas, 94.9 FM KLTY. “It is a good radio station and I […]
FFTP Collects Essential Goods to Help Victims of St. Vincent Volcano
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 13, 2021) Food For The Poor is collecting essential goods to help families affected by St. Vincent volcano La Soufrière, which spewed ash and hot gas early Tuesday in the latest eruption since volcanic activity began late last week. Goods can be dropped off at the charity’s Coconut Creek warehouse, 6401 […]
FFTP Mourns a Family Member, Joe Mahfood
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 9, 2021) Joe Mahfood, a beloved member of the Food For The Poor family, helped found the charity and then went on to provide new ways of thinking that expanded the mission and service to those who needed it most. Through his work with housing and education, he planted seeds of […]
Media Alert: FFTP Sends Critical Aid to Help Victims of St. Vincent Volcano
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 9, 2021) Food For The Poor is responding to an anticipated urgent need for aid by airfreighting disaster relief kits to help families in reach of the erupting St. Vincent volcano La Soufrière. Roughly 16,000 people live in the designated zone and require evacuation, according to news reports and in-country partners. […]
FFTP, San Antonio Area Foundation Deliver Aid to Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 6, 2021) Essential household goods from Food For The Poor in partnership with Matthew 25: Ministries are being distributed to vulnerable families in San Antonio, Texas, to help them recover from a record-breaking winter storm in February. The San Antonio Area Foundation worked with the San Antonio Food Bank to distribute […]
Caribbean and Latin American Prisons Hot Zones for COVID-19: Food For The Poor Pays Fines, Frees 138 Nonviolent Offenders for Holy Week
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 1, 2021) Despite challenges, Food For The Poor is keeping its Holy Week tradition, by paying the fines of 138 nonviolent offenders from prisons in Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Jamaica. In Jamaica, one year into the coronavirus pandemic, there are nearly 39,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to Worldometer.info, a website […]
Palm Beach Teen Preps for Annual Charity Golf Tournament
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 31, 2021) Health and safety standards won’t be in the rough at the fifth annual Rafe Cochran Golf Classic that’s scheduled for Saturday, April 17, at Banyan Cay Resort & Golf, West Palm Beach, Fla. Postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, 16-year-old Rafe is eager to see the return […]