COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 26, 2017) On Tuesday, more than 100 children 4 to 12 years old, took time out of their summer camp activities with G3 America Martial Arts in Tamarac, Fla., to visit Food For The Poor and present the gift of a home for the poor. The money they saved over the […]
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Angels Of Hope Drawing Contest Inspires Artists, Changes Lives
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 24, 2017) Astrid, scarred by hot scalding milk at age 2 and orphaned at age 4 in Honduras, was 14 when she won a Food For The Poor drawing contest that would change her life. Although she can’t remember exactly what she drew, Astrid, now 21, can attest to what winning […]
Republic of China (Taiwan) Ambassador Visits FFP in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 19, 2017) The Republic of China’s (Taiwan) new ambassador to Haiti visited Food For The Poor’s operations this week in Port-au-Prince, where the first of seven shipments of donated rice arrived earlier this month. The rice is a gift from Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The second shipment is due to […]
Bankers Healthcare Group Fills, Donates 500 Backpacks for Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 13, 2017) Students in 16 orphanages in Jamaica will have the tools they need to start the school year off right, thanks to a generous donation from Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG). Wearing T-shirts with the letters PMA, which stands for “positive mental attitude,” an assembly line of employees at BHG’s offices […]
FFP Thanks “Lifesaving, Dream-giving” Donors at Luncheon
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 12, 2017) Two of Food For The Poor’s most devoted supporters were recognized today at the charity’s first Luncheon of Thanks at the Marriott at Boca Center in Boca Raton, Fla. “You are lifesavers, you are dream-givers, and you allow us to be part of that hope process,” Food For The […]
Chicago Couple Lovingly Sustains Daughter’s Legacy by Helping Others
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 26, 2017) In May, Chicago couple Andy and Florette Sokulski returned to Haiti with Food For The Poor, along with Father Medard Laz, to see how their gifts over the last decade have been used to save and transform lives in the Caribbean country. The Sokulskis were pleased with what they […]
WFTV Channel 9’s Jorge Estevez to Emcee Celebration of Hope Gala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 1, 2017) Jorge Estevez, News Anchor for WFTV (ABC) Channel 9 will serve as master of ceremonies for Food For The Poor’s 18th Annual Celebration of Hope Gala at the Orlando World Center Marriott, on Oct.7, 2017. Orlando-area philanthropists are fundraising to build 25 concrete-block houses with water and sanitation, and […]
From the Widow’s Mite to 1,344 Quarters: Minot, N.D., Girl Has Heart for the Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 31, 2017) Leah Charley was 7 when she saw pictures of starving children in Food For The Poor flyers that came to her home. The heartbreaking images of the reality of poverty saddened Leah and stirred her to come up with a way to help them. Over the next three years, […]
FFP President/CEO Robin Mahfood to be Honored with Caribbean American Heritage Award
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 30, 2017) Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood will be among the honorees recognized with the prestigious Caribbean American Heritage Award at a banquet and gala Saturday, June 10, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Sunrise-Sawgrass Mills. The award recognizes individuals of Caribbean-American backgrounds who have made significant contributions to […]
Operation Starfish® Gives a Life-Transforming Gift to Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 25, 2017) Today, Fr. Robert C. Cilinski, pastor of the Church of the Nativity, presented Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor, with a check from his parish’s 2017 Operation Starfish® campaign, which was created by the late Fr. Richard Martin in 1998. “My life has been greatly enriched by […]