COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 10, 2017) Join The Pack is coming back this spring. Food For The Poor is inviting volunteers from throughout South Florida to take part in its second annual community meal packing event at Advent Lutheran Church in Boca Raton. This year’s Join The Pack, held in partnership with Feed My Starving […]
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Food For The Poor Promotes Mark Khouri to Vice President
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 9, 2017) Mark Khouri, Director of Gifts In Kind since 2009, has been promoted to Vice President at Food For The Poor. In his new role, Khouri will work closely with President/CEO Robin Mahfood to continue to grow the charity’s ability to serve the poorest of the poor. “Mark Khouri has […]
Hurricane Matthew Recovery in Haiti: FFP Exceeds Goal and Builds 1,086 Housing Units in 114 Days
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 7, 2017) Food For The Poor’s campaign to build 1,000 housing units in 100 days in Haiti has been completed on time. Thanks to our compassionate donors, the charity was able to build 1,086 housing units in 114 days. Shortly after the storm, the charity set an aggressive goal to build […]
International Women’s Day 2017: Save Lives, Provide Compassionate Care to Women in Honduras with Cancer
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (March 1, 2017) A cancer diagnosis can be terrifying enough. But imagine not having access to medicines and medical care to fight the disease or provide comfort from the pain. That’s the reality for many poor women in Honduras who already cannot afford the basic necessities of life. On International Women’s Day, […]
Republic of China (Taiwan), Food For The Poor Sign Agreement for Rice Donation to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2017) Lifesaving shipments of rice soon will be on their way to feed Haiti’s hungry poor, thanks to the kindness of the Republic of China’s (Taiwan) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) represented by Tsai-Chiu Hwang, Ambassador to Haiti, and Bishop Ogé Beauvoir, Executive […]
South Florida Teen Revisits Haiti with Food For The Poor: Celebrates Joyous Dedication of Her Second Village
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2017) Rachel Wheeler, 17, received a hero’s welcome last week as dozens of people on motorbikes and horseback escorted a van carrying the teen, her parents and younger brother along an unpaved road for three miles to reach a new housing village in Leogane, Haiti. The entourage came to a […]
Salem Radio Network Hosts Speak on Behalf of Guatemala’s Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (February 22, 2017) Three of the nation’s biggest radio talk show hosts traveled with Food For The Poor to Guatemala this month, spotlighting the plight of suffering families and children. Driving through the scenic mountains of Guatemala is a captivating journey with its twisting roads and volcanic mountain vistas. But one of […]
Taiwan Gift of Computers Helps Students in St. Lucia
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2017) Students at a hospitality training school in the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia are learning with the help of 35 new computer work stations, a gift made possible by Ambassador Ray Mou of the Republic of China (Taiwan), a diplomatic representative in St. Lucia. The workstations from California-based Ncomputing […]
Boca Grande’s Hope For Haitians Nears Housing Goal at Annual Event
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2017) The Boca Grande Hope For Haitians Committee is halfway to reaching its fundraising goal for 130 homes. Thanks to the generous support of a record number of guests who attended the eighth annual Boca Grande Hope For Haitians cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club […]
Building Hope Gala Raises Funds to Build 50 Homes in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2017) Food For The Poor welcomed a full house of nearly 400 guests to its 22nd Annual Building Hope Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. During the evening, compassionate donors pledged to build 50 homes for destitute families in Boen, Haiti. David and Patricia […]