COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2020) As a global pandemic makes finding food even harder for those living in extreme poverty, Food For The Poor is providing food baskets directly to tens of thousands of hungry children and families in the Caribbean and Latin America. Those baskets or bags, often accompanied by personal hygiene products […]
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Celebration of Hope, a Virtual Gala of Inspiration for Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2020) The Food For The Poor Celebration of Hope Virtual Gala will livestream for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. The gala, known for building homes in Haiti, will fundraise to feed families hard-hit by the coronavirus. “Over the last 20 years, more than 1,000 homes […]
Supporters Fund A New Place to Learn in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2020) Family, friends and supporters are making the dream of a new school a real possibility for students and staff in Milot, Bonnet à l’Evêque, Haiti, thanks to the Food For The Poor Building Dreams virtual event. The Zoom gathering on Thursday set the ball in motion for funds to […]
Update – Kentucky Donor Makes a Difference in Long Run for Haiti Families: 24-Hour Relay Fundraiser Set for Saturday in Fort Knox
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2020) A Kentucky donor, driven by a desire to help destitute families in need of safe shelter in Haiti, will run in a daylong relay Saturday and raise funds to build a home for one of those families. Tyler Kerr, of Fort Knox, Ky., came up with the idea after […]
FFTP in partnership with Matthew 25: Ministries Provides Hurricane Relief in Texas and Louisiana
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2020) Food For The Poor is rushing relief items to Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana to help families who were left without electricity and essential supplies, and some whose homes were heavily damaged, due to Hurricane Laura. A 53-foot tractor-trailer loaded with relief items provided to the charity by Matthew […]
International Literacy Day 2020: Children in El Salvador Master English Skills with Help of Textbooks from FFTP
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2020) As Food For The Poor commemorates International Literacy Day today, children in El Salvador are learning to love to read while improving their English literacy skills through a bilingual education program, thanks to the charity and longtime partner Brother’s Brother Foundation. The Pittsburgh-based foundation provided three tractor-trailers filled with […]
International Day of Charity: Food For The Poor Honors Decades-Long Partnership
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2020) Helping those living in poverty throughout the Caribbean and Latin America takes many hands. Food For The Poor is grateful for the support of loyal donors, volunteers and its many trusted partners, such as Matthew 25: Ministries. On Saturday, nonprofits worldwide will commemorate the International Day of Charity by […]
Food For The Poor Zooms into the Future of Fundraising: Charity Hosts Online Event for New School in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2020) A devoted supporter of Food For The Poor is hoping that virtual fundraising will be a blessing in disguise and allow even more people to learn about the dire need of students in Haiti and be moved to do something about it. Event Chairman Fr. Medard Laz, a FFTP […]
Hurricane Dorian One Year Later: FFTP Helps Bahamas Rebuild, Partners with United Way to Provide Water to Abaco
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2020) As Food For The Poor marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, the charity is responding to the current situation in Louisiana and in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as a result of Hurricane Laura, which slammed into the Gulf Coast early Thursday after swirling through […]
FFTP, Baptist Churches Distribute Aid to Struggling Families in Broward
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2020) Food For The Poor teamed up with four Broward County churches Saturday to distribute household items and other basic necessities to struggling families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkridge Church in Coral Springs hosted the distribution, which provided essential goods to hundreds of families who came from all over […]