COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 25, 2024) – With just over a month before the shotgun start, Palm Beach resident Rafe Cochran is laser-focused on his favorite project – the Eighth Annual Rafe Cochran Golf Classic – an event he’s hosted through Food For The Poor (FFTP) since grade school. Proceeds from the event, which will […]
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World Water Day: Food For The Poor Transforms Communities Through the Power of Water
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 22, 2024) – Today, as nations observe World Water Day, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is acknowledging the power of water and all the ways it lifts communities, families, and individuals. In Jamaica, FFTP introduced rainwater harvesting systems to 15 local farmers in the Decoy Farmers Group. Now, thanks to the […]
Crisis in Haiti: Food For The Poor Volunteers Respond to Call to Action, Pack Thousands of Kits
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 20, 2024) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is mobilizing volunteers to get thousands of relief kits packed and ready to be shipped to Haiti in response to an unfolding humanitarian crisis. For months, Haiti has grappled with gang violence and a growing number of displaced families. Beginning this week, FFTP’s […]
Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Supports FFTP’s Response to the Crisis in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 18, 2024) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) is poised to launch a massive humanitarian aid campaign in Haiti as the charity watches for signs that security has been restored amid escalating gang warfare that has seized Port-au-Prince for months. The charity’s focus will be on areas with severe food insecurity, […]
International School Meals Day: Violence, Civil Unrest in Haiti Force School Closures, Halt Some Feeding Programs
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 14, 2024) – For students at Our Lady of Victory School located in Balan in northern Haiti, the Food For The Poor School Feeding Program has been a blessing, serving as a lifeline for students whose families are struggling and barely able to get by. The children at Our Lady of […]
International Women’s Day 2024: Food For The Poor Highlights Transformative Impact on Women’s Lives
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 8, 2024) – Today, Food For The Poor (FFTP) is proud to join the global celebration of International Women’s Day 2024 and recognize the achievements of women in Latin American and the Caribbean whose lives have been transformed, thanks to the charity’s generous donors. In Honduras, Lorenza, a mother of six, […]
Food For The Poor Responds to the Crisis in Haiti: Charity Addresses Urgent Needs and Plans for Long-Term Recovery
UPDATE #6- June 27, 2024 • The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police, including a couple hundred officers from Kenya, arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, June 25 to launch a peacekeeping mission. Kenyan police in Haiti will be joined by police from the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica for a total of 2,500 officers. […]
FFTP Pays Tribute to the Legacy of Joe Mahfood With Renovation and Dedication of Jamaica School in His Honor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 4, 2024) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) paid tribute to the late Joe Mahfood, a beloved member of the FFTP family, with the renovation and dedication ceremony for the Portland Cottage Primary School near Clarendon, Jamaica. Mahfood, who died in Jamaica on April 8, 2021, at age 78, helped found […]
Partnership between FFTP and the Republic of China (Taiwan) Brings New Rice Shipments to Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2024) – Today, Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced a new agreement to distribute lifesaving rice to hungry families in Guatemala. The Republic of China (Taiwan) is donating 1,000 metric tons of rice this year to FFTP. The amount of rice is equal to […]
FFTP Honors Patty Mahfood With the Founders Cornerstone Award
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2024) – Food For The Poor (FFTP) commemorated its 42nd anniversary Monday with a special tribute to Patty Mahfood, the wife of the charity’s late founder, Ferdinand “Ferdy” Mahfood. Patty Mahfood was presented with the Founders Cornerstone Award, acknowledging the legacy of Ferdy Mahfood and the pivotal role she played […]