COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 13, 2020) As another storm threat develops in the Caribbean, Central Americans are reeling from the devastating hit from Hurricane Eta. All of this is on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new system is expected to become a tropical depression or tropical storm by early Saturday, according to the National […]
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Hurricane Eta in Central America: Urgent Need for Aid as Countries Realize Scope of Devastation
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2020) Thousands of families throughout Central America, already reeling from the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, face a new wave of misery brought by devastating flooding and landslides, one week after Hurricane Eta slammed into Nicaragua. Even more help will be needed to assist families who lost their homes […]
FFTP Sends Critical Aid to Central America in Response to Hurricane Eta
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2020) Families in several Central American countries face what officials have called a slow-moving humanitarian disaster in the aftermath of Hurricane Eta, as Food For The Poor responds to an urgent need for aid. Families there already were struggling to survive due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The storm triggered devastating […]
Media Alert: FFTP Sends Critical Aid to Honduras in response to Hurricane Eta
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2020) Food For The Poor is responding to an anticipated urgent need for aid by airfreighting two disaster relief kits to Honduras to help families in the path of catastrophic Hurricane Eta. Each disaster kit contains five pallets of essential items such as food, blankets, portable stoves, cleaning wipes and […]
Hope in Honduras: New Homes and a Path Out of Poverty for 145 Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2020) They live in houses made of mud and scraps, without water or sanitation, isolated from roads, schools or health clinics, and earn less than a dollar a day, well below Honduras’ $1.90 demarcation point that is considered living in extreme poverty. But these 145 families living in extreme poverty […]
FFTP, San Isidro Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Distribute Aid to South Florida Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2020) Several hundred South Florida families received essential household items last weekend, as Food For The Poor teamed up with San Isidro Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus to help local residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pompano Beach church hosted the distribution, which provided everyday necessities to […]
World Food Day: Food For The Poor Responds to Hunger Crisis Brought on by Pandemic
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2020) Today, Food For The Poor joins other organizations and more than 150 countries to observe World Food Day to raise awareness of the issues surrounding poverty and hunger. The day takes on even more critical importance this year as the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more children and families living […]
Honor Those in Need with Gifts that Give Back
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 13, 2020) Families living in poverty throughout the Caribbean and Latin America are enduring even more hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Food For The Poor’s Christmas Gift Catalog is filled with gift ideas to ease their suffering and continue giving long after the holidays have passed. As the […]
Millions of Meals Heading to Haiti: Orlando’s Virtual Gala Renews Hope for Families Hard-Hit by the Coronavirus
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2020) More than 2.2 million meals will be heading to Haiti, thanks to Orlando-area donors. Due to the pandemic, for the first time in 21 years, the Food For The Poor Celebration of Hope Gala focused on food, not homes, and was virtual. The event livestreamed on Saturday from Boca […]
Crisis in Colombia: Food For The Poor Helps Venezuelan Migrant Families Hurting from Pandemic
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2020) More than 8,000 Venezuelan migrant families in Colombia, devastated by a global pandemic, are receiving food and essential personal hygiene items, thanks to a grant to Food For The Poor from the Simón Bolívar Foundation. The aid is coming at a critical time as those migrant families face the […]