COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 31, 2019) The Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami visited Food For The Poor on Tuesday to mark the signing of an agreement between the charity and the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF). Director General David K.C. Chien and Food For The Poor President/CEO […]
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Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela: Food For The Poor, Minuto de Dios Join Forces to Help Migrants in Colombia
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 30, 2019) Food For The Poor is partnering with Minuto de Dios, a Colombian nonprofit organization, to bring relief to families in Colombia, including tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who have fled to escape shortages of food, water and medicine. As many as 30,000 people a day from Venezuela pass […]
Food For The Poor Wins USAID Grant for Guatemala Hospital
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 11, 2019) Food For The Poor has received its third grant from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program. The grant will be used to buy much-needed state-of-the-art medical equipment for Children’s Hospital Juan Pablo II in Mixco, Guatemala. These upgrades will improve […]
Food For The Poor Partners with U.S. Southern Command to Deliver Medical Equipment
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 27, 2019) Food For The Poor is working with the United States Southern Command to aid the increasing number of Venezuelan refugees and assist other vulnerable communities in the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The Navy’s hospital ship – the USNS Comfort – departed Port Miami last week on a […]
Two Men on Different Paths Discover the Same Road with Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 13, 2019) The expression “it’s a small world” personifies an encounter between Ed Raine, a former Boston businessman, and Kevin Carges, a deacon from New York. “We met 10 years ago on a mission trip to Haiti with Food For The Poor, and many in the group were deacons or priests,” […]
Join The Pack Teams Are ‘The Light’ for Destitute Families: Attendees Pack 150,000 Meals, Raise Funds to Build Seven Homes in Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 6, 2019) South Florida businesses, churches and community groups answered the call to help and packed 150,120 lifesaving meals for starving families in Guatemala during Food For The Poor’s Join The Pack event on May 31 and June 1 at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Over the last four years, […]
Food For The Poor Prepares for Hurricane Season 2019
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 30, 2019) With hurricane season starting Saturday, Food For The Poor is busy securing critical relief supplies that are ready to be distributed should disaster strike. The charity is organizing four disaster relief kits with essential items that can be airfreighted and distributed within days to families affected in any of […]
Food For The Poor and Operation Starfish®: Celebrating God’s Gift of Love and Finding Christ in Caring for the Suffering
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 23, 2019) Transforming the lives of the poor by working together is how a church and a charity have made an impact in Haiti for more than two decades. This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Church of the Nativity’s Operation Starfish® campaign. The sacrifices made by parishioners in Burke, […]
Food For The Poor’s Join The Pack ‘Touches Hearts’: Annual Food-Packing Event Raises Funds to Build Homes in Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 22, 2019) More than 35 teams representing South Florida businesses, churches and community groups are raising money to build nine homes for families in desperate need of safe shelter in Guatemala. That’s on top of their pledge to pack 150,000 lifesaving meals at Food For The Poor’s Join The Pack. The […]
Lemons, Sugar and Water: A Sweet Mix for a Local Fifth-Grader’s Mission
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 21, 2019) Finding a source for clean water is no easy task for the poor living in undeveloped communities throughout the world. But it’s especially hard for children who often are responsible for collecting water for their families. That’s why North Broward Prep fifth-grader Christopher Evans, 10, has built his second […]