COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2019) The dream of expanding a severely overcrowded school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, is one step closer to reality. Thanks to the loving support of Chicago-area donors, 400 students attending Ecole Notre Dame De La Sagesse soon will have more space to learn. Family, friends and supporters were among […]
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Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian: Food For The Poor Takes Next Steps in Recovery
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2019) Food For The Poor is talking to key leaders in the Bahamas to piece together next steps for longer term aid as families continue to recover from what has been described as one of the largest scale disasters the islands have ever experienced. A team from the charity recently […]
Dreams Past & Present, Daughter’s Legacy Lives on Through Education
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2019) Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, but the Caribbean nation’s children are rich with the desire to learn. A group of Food For The Poor donors in the Chicago-area are committed to making that desire a lasting reality with an annual fundraising event. On Friday, […]
Food For The Poor Distributes Aid in the Bahamas
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2019) Food For The Poor continues to respond to an urgent situation in the Bahamas with thousands struggling to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the commonwealth’s northwest islands nearly three weeks ago. Today, Food For The Poor loaded two 40-foot containers with water and food at its Coconut […]
Jamaica Recognizes Decades of Service with Order of Distinction
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2019) Jamaica’s Governor-General will bestow the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander (CD), a high honor, to Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood. He will receive the award on National Heroes Day, Oct. 21, in Jamaica. On Monday, Jamaica Consul General Oliver Mair read and presented the […]
Gunther Motor Co. Builds Homes in Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 10, 2019) Families in desperate need of safe shelter in Los Pirires, Guatemala, soon will see their dreams of having their own homes come true, thanks to the generosity of Gunther Motor Co. As part of its May GiveBack Campaign, Gunther Motor Co. donated $50 to Food For The Poor for […]
Food For The Poor Accelerates Relief to the Bahamas
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2019) HeadKnowles Foundation and the Archdiocese of Nassau have come on board with Food For The Poor to aid the people of the Bahamas after it was devastated last week by Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. More than 70,000 people have been affected and the death toll is now at 45 […]
Bahamas Needs Our Help
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 2, 2019) Food For The Poor is responding to an urgent need for aid to our neighbor the Bahamas, which has been devastated by Hurricane Dorian. The charity will respond with partners Sandals Foundation and the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida to identify greatest need and coordinate distribution of aid. Containers […]
Unity, Compassion and Unconditional Love: Orlando Residents Propel Celebration of Hope to 20-Year Milestone
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2019) The Food For The Poor Celebration of Hope Gala will celebrate 20 years of helping the poor on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at the Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, thanks to the loving support of Orlando-area donors. Over the last 20 years, more than 1,000 homes in Haiti have been […]
Weaving a Legacy: Food For The Poor Donors Empower Women in Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 15, 2019) The women of Sololá, Guatemala, are weaving a brighter future for themselves and their families, thanks to a generous Food For The Poor donor. In Sololá, a small community of 5,000 about 80 miles west of Guatemala City, slightly less than half the population lives in extreme poverty, earning […]