COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2020) Food For The Poor is responding to an urgent need for aid by airfreighting two disaster relief kits to Haiti and the Dominican Republic to help families recovering from extensive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Laura. Each disaster kit contains essential items such as food, blankets, tarps, portable stoves, […]
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Food For The Poor Virtual Event Raises Funds to Feed Families Affected by Pandemic
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2020) Food For The Poor’s generous donors heard the call to action during the charity’s first-ever livestream event, raising enough funds so far to provide more than 5.7 million meals for hungry families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean and Latin America. The one-night virtual event, National Celebration […]
Kentucky Donor Makes a Difference in Long Run for Haiti Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 13, 2020) A Kentucky donor, driven by a desire to help destitute families in need of safe shelter in Haiti, is organizing a daylong relay in September and raising funds to build a home for one of those families. Tyler Kerr, of Fort Knox, Ky., came up with the idea after […]
Giving from the Heart, Texas Couple Helping Haiti Amid Personal Crisis
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2020) Dallas native Ben Hewett has a philanthropic heart as big as the state he calls home. The Texas businessman and his wife, Connie, built a community of 20 homes in Bernard, Port-de-Paix, Haiti, through Food For The Poor and they are working on establishing a second community. Giving back […]
Virtual Walk/Run For Hunger, a Step in the Right Direction
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 27, 2020) Food For The Poor’s first-ever virtual event will provide almost 400,000 meals for families affected by the coronavirus in the Caribbean and Latin America. More than 120 people from across the United States participated in the charity’s Virtual Walk/Run for Hunger. Due to social distancing requirements, Food For The […]
Coronavirus: Food For The Poor National Event Raises Funds to Feed Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 23, 2020) More children are going to sleep hungry as the number of people living in extreme poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Food For The Poor continues to respond to urgent requests for food. The charity will bring supporters together for a one-night […]
Virtual Visions of the Future: South Florida Haiti Project Hosts Online Event to Benefit Bondeau
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 22, 2020) Compassion for the suffering motivates Food For The Poor’s partners of 20 years, St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church and its South Florida Haiti Project, to open their hearts to the people of Bondeau, Haiti. “Their resources are scarce, but they have dreams and we want to help them achieve those […]
Liquid I.V. Donates Oral Rehydration Solutions to FFP
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 16, 2020) Food For The Poor has added to its arsenal in the fight against malnutrition in Guatemala, thanks to a donation of 1,300 cases of oral rehydration solutions from the California-based company Liquid I.V. “Thanks to our donors, children who receive healthcare and healthy meals from our in-country partners have […]
Coronavirus: Food For The Poor Partners With Matthew 25: Ministries To Help Countries Make Masks for the Most Vulnerable
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 2, 2020) Feeding their children or buying masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 — that’s the choice facing many families living in extreme poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America. But an initiative in Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana and Honduras is giving women the tools to produce masks to keep their […]
Food For The Poor Partnership Provides Technology for Treating COVID-19 Patients in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 1, 2020) Hospitals in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are using monitoring technologies to help care for critically ill patients affected by COVID-19, thanks to a partnership between Food For The Poor, longtime partner MAP International, and Edwards Lifesciences. Forty-nine monitors were delivered this month to seven hospitals, six in […]