COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 29, 2021) On March 25, dozens of guests attended the Ravine Sèche Tribute and Discovery Ceremony at the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Longtime Food For The Poor donor Ben Scott, who built his first Friendship Village through FFTP a decade ago in Pierre Payen, was one of four people honored […]
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FFTP, Churches in Dallas Deliver Aid to Families Affected by Winter Storm
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 18, 2021) Although North Texas has thawed from a record-breaking winter storm in February, the needs of vulnerable families have not disappeared. As the power returned and temperatures warmed, pipes burst, flooding homes and leaving many without running water. On top of the already challenging COVID-19 pandemic, others who rely on […]
Food For The Poor, Minuto de Dios Provide Homes, Foundation to Lift Families: First Joint Sustainable Community Development Inaugurated in Colombia
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 16, 2021) For 60 families displaced by years of conflicts in Colombia, the gift of a home is the foundation that will put them and future generations on the path out of poverty. The first 20 homes of Palma Real were inaugurated in Granada on March 5, part of the first […]
COVID-19 Pandemic Anniversary: Food For The Poor Responds Internationally and in U.S.
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 11, 2021) As new cases of COVID-19 have declined in the worst spots around the world, they’re still rising in places like Jamaica, one year into a pandemic that has devastated economies in the most vulnerable countries and pushed tens of thousands of people into food lines to be able to […]
Food For The Poor Partnership Transforms Schools in El Salvador
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 2, 2021) As many as 40,000 students in El Salvador will benefit from a major new initiative to transform 100 schools in the most vulnerable communities through a partnership between Food For The Poor and three other organizations. Drug prevention education will be a major component of the program, aimed at […]
International Women’s Day 2021: Empowering Women Learning a New Trade in Honduras
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 1, 2021) Women in Honduras, struggling to provide for their families, are losing economic opportunities because they do not have the certification needed to obtain one of the many well-paying jobs driving trucks. Many women who enrolled at the Puerto Cortes Transportation School have been forced to withdraw to work temporary […]
Food For The Poor Celebrates the Spirit of the Founders
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb.12, 2021) Food For The Poor, following a year of back-to-back hurricanes and the coronavirus pandemic, commemorates its 39th anniversary today by celebrating the inaugural Spirit of the Founders. FFTP was founded by Ferdinand (Ferdy) Mahfood in 1982. He and his wife, Patti, traveled throughout the Caribbean working to bring relief to […]
Hurricanes Eta and Iota Three Months Later: Food For The Poor Assists Farmers Who Lost Everything
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2021) Farmers in Central America who lost their crops after back-to-back hurricanes in November are getting a second chance at seeing their fields come to life, thanks to generous Food For The Poor donors. In Honduras, about 80 percent of the crops were destroyed by the catastrophic Category 4 storms, […]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Anniversary: FFTP, Parkland Raise Funds to Build Homes in Honduras to Honor Lives Lost
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2021) Food For The Poor and the City of Parkland are collaborating on a fundraiser to build 20 homes for families in Honduras to honor the victims of the tragedy three years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The homes for the new Buenos Aires community will be built […]
Haiti Earthquake, 11 Years Later: FFTP Commemorates and Stays Focused During COVID Crisis
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2021) It’s been 11 years since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at 4:53 p.m., the earth opened, and a reported 250,000 people perished, including four students and two faculty advisors from Lynn University, in Boca Raton, Fla., who were on a Journey of Hope […]