COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2017) Bees are an important part of the eco-system. They pollinate plants and provide honey, which can supply a poor family in developing countries with important nutrition and a potential source of income. At Food For The Poor’s first FlaMingle event in Fort Lauderdale this fall, guests can help establish […]
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Give a Gift that Keeps on Giving this Holiday Season
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 10, 2017) Food For The Poor’s gift catalog is filled with unique gift ideas that will change lives and continue to provide comfort and joy long after Christmas has passed. The heartfelt gifts epitomize the spirit of giving. For $14.60, you can feed a family for a month, ensuring nutritious food […]
Food For The Poor Responds with Aid to the Desperate in Puerto Rico
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2017) Today, Food For The Poor packed four tractor-trailer loads of relief items for shipment to Puerto Rico from its warehouse in Coconut Creek, Fla., with the following items: Nonperishable food Batteries, flashlights and lanterns Two-burner liquid petroleum gas (propane) stoves Tarps Blankets Baby diapers and hygiene items Five-gallon buckets […]
Hurricane Matthew One Year Later: FFP Donors Build More Than 2,600 New Housing Units in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2017) Food For The Poor promised to remain with the people of Haiti on their long road to recovery after Hurricane Matthew lashed the country’s southwestern peninsula one year ago – and the charity is living up to that commitment. Compassionate donors have built 2,670 housing units since the storm […]
Food For The Poor is Sending Aid to Storm-Damaged Puerto Rico
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2017) Food For The Poor will rush four pallets of critical medical supplies such as pain relievers, antibiotics, wound care kits, along with disaster and personal hygiene kits via airfreight to Puerto Rico as soon as possible with the assistance of Kansas-based partner Heart-to-Heart International. Food For The Poor also […]
Orlando Supporters, Fulfilling Promises and Answering Prayers
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2017) Members of the Food For The Poor Celebration of Hope Gala committee will host their 18th Annual Celebration of Hope Gala at the Orlando World Center Marriott, on Oct. 7, 2017. Orlando Gala Committee Chair Dr. Lynne Nasrallah and Orlando-area philanthropists are fundraising to build 25 concrete-block houses with […]
Palm Beach Donors Raise Funds to Build Fishing Village in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2017) A year ago, families in Haiti’s Alpha Village were living in shacks in a dump located on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, with no access to clean water or sanitation. Today, thanks to generous donors, many of those families are living in safe, secure homes built by Food For The […]
FFP Sends Aid in Response to Hurricanes in Caribbean, Earthquake in Mexico
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2017) Multiple disasters are escalating Food For The Poor’s response to people in the Caribbean, who are suffering heartbreaking devastation from back-to-back hurricanes, and in Mexico following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake. Four 40-foot containers of lifesaving aid will be loaded for Dominica Friday morning at the charity’s Coconut Creek headquarters and […]
UPDATE: Relief Action Expands in Caribbean: Food For The Poor Continues Aid to Islands Destroyed by Hurricane Irma
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 15, 2017) Food For The Poor continues to rush emergency aid to people in desperate need in areas of the Caribbean hit hardest by Hurricane Irma one week ago. Critical items sent include food, water, medicines and medical supplies, MannaPack fortified rice meals, blankets, rubber boots, mattresses, personal hygiene products, baby […]
Food For The Poor Rushes Emergency Supplies to Caribbean Islands Destroyed by Hurricane Irma
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2017) Food For The Poor is rushing emergency relief to Barbuda, St. Maarten, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other areas in the Caribbean to meet the dire needs of those who survived Hurricane Irma, which slammed the islands as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds last week. The […]