COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2016) More than 100 people attended the first Homes For Haiti Dinner, presented by Food For The Poor in Gettysburg, Pa., on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, making the dream of a safe and secure home a reality for 15 families in Gressier, Haiti. Gettysburg resident Frank Bender, a longtime supporter […]
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24 Homes in 24 Hours: Give a #GivingTuesday Gift that Gives Back
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 28, 2016) The holiday shopping season is in full force. Instead of dealing with crowds at the mall, or searching the web for the perfect online gift, Food For the Poor is urging shoppers to remember the destitute with a gift toward a new home on #GivingTuesday. The aftermath of Hurricane […]
Weston, Fla., Company Providing Lifesaving Nutrition to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 18, 2016) Many survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti have gone days without food or proper nutrition. But help is on the way thanks to VPX Performance Nutrition. The Weston, Fla., company has donated 20 pallets of a protein/energy drink – equal to 28,000 individual servings – to Food For The […]
Detroit Lions’ Laken Tomlinson Teams up with Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2016) Last month, powerful Hurricane Matthew was churning in the Caribbean Sea and was making a bee-line straight for the island nation of Jamaica. The close call caught the attention of Detroit Lions’ Laken Tomlinson, who was born in Jamaica. The NFL player is no stranger to hurricanes, and was […]
Singing to Save Lives, Free Concerts to Benefit Hurricane Victims in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2016) Singers from Boston, New York and Pennsylvania who make up the quartet, Voice of Worship, will be lending their voices in two benefit concerts to help Food For The Poor to build homes for the victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. “I’ve always known since I was young that […]
Building Hope Gala to Celebrate Food For The Poor’s 35th Anniversary
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2016) Guests will help build homes and provide hope for Haiti at Food For The Poor’s 22nd Annual Building Hope Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton, Fla. The gala will celebrate Food For The Poor’s 35 years […]
Gifts of Love for Those Who Have Everything and Those Who Have Nothing
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2016) You can make this Christmas season more meaningful and give a gift that gives back long after the holidays have passed. Food For The Poor’s annual Christmas Gift Catalog is filled with heartfelt gifts that epitomize the spirit of giving and will positively change the lives of those who […]
Life-Transforming Trip Inspires Gettysburg Man to Build Homes in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 03, 2016) A Gettysburg, Pa., couple, Stephanie and Frank Bender, are private people with a philanthropic spirit. For a decade, they have quietly donated to the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. But it was a mission trip to Haiti last December that made a lasting impression on […]
A Year of Milestones, Fulfilments and New Commitments: Boca Grande’s Hope For Haitians is Expanding its Reach
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2016) Say Haiti, and in the minds of most, images of poverty and aftermaths of natural disasters tend to come to mind. Even though this is the current reality for many in the southwest region of the country one month after Hurricane Matthew– life for others in other parts of […]
1,000 Housing Units in 100 Days: Work Under Way on Homes in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2016) One month after Hurricane Matthew devastated vast stretches of Haiti, Food For The Poor is moving quickly to rebuild and repair homes and continues to send shipments of critically needed aid to the country. Work already has started on repairing homes, and the first group of repairs on 183 […]