COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 4, 2020) As many states across this country are taking steps to slowly re-open, our neighbors in the Caribbean and Latin America are on the brink of disaster as they struggle with coronavirus and with the ability to feed their most vulnerable. The number of coronavirus cases is on a rampant […]
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Food For The Poor and Operation Starfish®: Transforming the Lives of the Poor in the Time of Virtual Worship
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 1, 2020) Under normal circumstances, several Food For The Poor staff members would be in Burke, Va., this weekend preparing to celebrate the legacy of Operation Starfish® with the Church of the Nativity. But very little is normal now, including the way we worship. Nonetheless, the two longtime partners will be […]
FFP Partners with Local Churches to Help Hurting South Florida Residents
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 30, 2020) In response to the coronavirus crisis, Food For The Poor and Matthew 25: Ministries are partnering with five local church groups to assist South Florida residents with essential goods. While Food For The Poor primarily works internationally, the dire local needs have captured the charity’s attention. “We know that […]
#GivingTuesdayNow: Food For The Poor Feeds Families
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 29, 2020) Food For The Poor will raise funds on #GivingTuesdayNow to provide meals for destitute families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in the countries where the charity serves. #GivingTuesdayNow, on Tuesday, May 5, is a global day of giving and unity in response to the unprecedented needs caused by coronavirus. […]
Food For The Poor Responds to Coronavirus Food Crisis
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 24, 2020) Food For The Poor is taking immediate steps to ensure the poor in the countries it serves have a reliable food supply in the months ahead, as they fight the coronavirus, growing food shortages and what is becoming a global food crisis. The charity is purchasing and shipping 52 […]
Kendra Scott Gives Back to Food For The Poor’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 20, 2020) Supporters of Food For The Poor can shop Kendra Scott online and help the charity fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the countries it serves. The charity is partnering with national jewelry retailer Kendra Scott to host a virtual event on Tuesday and Wednesday. Donors can use the code GIVEBACK7247 […]
Food For The Poor Addresses Coronavirus, Growing Food Shortage in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 17, 2020) Food For The Poor is taking a two-pronged approach to make sure Haiti has a reliable food supply in the months ahead, as the country fights both coronavirus and a growing food shortage. As the first of nine shipments of rice to Haiti from the Republic of China (Taiwan) […]
Food For The Poor Keeps Holy Week Tradition: Charity Frees Dozens of Nonviolent Prisoners Amid COVID-19 in Time for Easter
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 16, 2020) Food For The Poor released 49 nonviolent offenders, including one woman, from prisons in Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica for Holy Week, just as the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) reached the region. “Health experts worldwide agree that the best way to slow the spread of this coronavirus is to […]
Award-Winning Singer Gives the Gift of Song to Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 7, 2020) Moved by the overwhelming news of the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and hoping to provide hope and comfort, recording artist Glacia Robinson spilled out her heart in one day last month and wrote the lyrics to We Are One. “The song We Are One is a song of love, […]
Tournament Canceled, Local Teen Tees Up TikTok to Raise Money for School
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 2, 2020) Disappointed but not discouraged, Rafe Cochran, 15, who created a golf tournament at age 11, is turning to TikTok to achieve his fundraising goal for his fourth school project in Jamaica through Food For The Poor. “I don’t want to postpone raising money to help others,” Rafe said. “During […]