COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2016) On Thursday, several members of the Junior League of Boca Raton donated nearly 6,000 diapers and pullups to the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor for orphanages in Haiti. Known for their commitment to the local community, the Junior League of Boca Raton established the only […]
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Raising Hope for Haitian Families: Palm Beach Donors Fish for a Cause, Support Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2016) Thanks to generous donors, desperate families in Haiti are closer to realizing their dream of living in a safe, secure shelter. More than 300 people attended Food For The Poor’s inaugural Hope Floats Kids’ Dock Fishing Tournament & Family Night at the Sailfish Club of Florida in Palm Beach […]
1,000 Housing Units in 100 Days: Food For The Poor Accelerates Rebuilding in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2016) As the threat of disease spreads and desperate families cling to hope with no place to call home, Food For The Poor is launching a campaign with the support of generous donors to build 1,000 new housing units in 100 days in Haiti as the country recovers from Hurricane […]
Caribbean Bar Association Dedicates Annual Event to Helping Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2016) Hurricane Matthew, a powerful category 4 storm, had no mercy when it ripped across the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. But this time, it was Haiti’s southwest peninsula that took the hardest hit – hundreds were killed, countless homes destroyed and the majority of the country’s crops have […]
Food For The Poor in Haiti: Ten Days After Hurricane Matthew
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 14, 2016) Ten days after Hurricane Matthew slammed the southwest part of Haiti, Food For The Poor has continued to rush lifesaving relief supplies to the country on a daily basis. Based on damage assessments, the coming weeks and months will bring a dangerous food shortage. The storm devastated homes and […]
World Food Day: Food For The Poor Fights Hunger in Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 14, 2016) Food is a basic human right. Yet many children in Jamaica go to school hungry. Teachers and principals see this painful challenge every day as their students become inattentive or listless, with their heads on the desk. Some become sad or exhibit behavioral problems. In honor of World Food […]
Cholera Concern in Haiti, Relief Supplies En Route
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 10, 2016) In the midst of Food For The Poor’s biggest delivery of aid to Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, the country is bracing for a rise in cholera cases less than a week after Hurricane Matthew killed hundreds, destroyed homes and knocked out supplies of clean food and water. Food […]
Food For The Poor Rushing Aid to Haiti in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 7, 2016) Food For The Poor today is rushing to deliver nine 40-foot containers of aid by barge from its Haiti warehouse to Jeremie, which took the full force of Hurricane Matthew’s 145-mph winds on Tuesday. The shipment includes a forklift and a truck that will be used to take the […]
Orlando Supporters to Build 48 Homes for Families in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2016) Thanks to the loving generosity of Orlando-area residents who supported the Food For The Poor Celebration of Hope Gala on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Orlando World Center Marriott, 48 families in Ca Ira, Haiti, will have new homes by the end of the year. Located along the coast […]
Hurricane Matthew Bears Down on Caribbean
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Oct. 3, 2016) Food For The Poor is working quickly to provide food, water and emergency aid as Haiti and Jamaica are facing another potential disaster – Hurricane Matthew. Weather experts are forecasting Hurricane Matthew’s damaging winds and torrential rains will begin to lash Haiti and Jamaica later today as it continues […]