COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 3, 2015) – Rafe Cochran may be young, but he’s one to watch in the world of golf – and also in the world of philanthropy. The 10-year-old is using his skills on the golf course to help those who are less fortunate. Today, he presented a check to Food For […]
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Food For The Poor Sends Aid in Response to Storm Damage in Dominica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2015) – Today, Food For The Poor started loading 12 tractor-trailer loads of relief items for shipment to the island of Dominica, the Caribbean country that suffered a devastating blow from Tropical Storm Erika. The storm caused flash flooding and mudslides, killing at least 20 people and leaving more than […]
Grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Provides New Homes and Projects in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2015) – Thanks to support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, more than 500 people in Haiti now have a safe and secure new home. The 90 homes built by Food For The Poor are located in two different communities – 40 in Aquin and 50 in Fond des Blancs, Haiti. […]
Jamaica Consul General Delivers Donation to Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2015) – Jamaica Consul General Franz Hall met with Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood at the organization’s headquarters on Wednesday to present the charity with a donation collected during the Annual Ecumenical Service on Aug. 2, 2015, in celebration of Jamaica’s 53rd Anniversary of Independence. “It’s important to […]
Hope For Haitians Honors Ambassadors, Builds Homes
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2015) – The Hope For Haitians Board and Food For The Poor celebrated the 14th annual An Evening in the Tropics on Aug. 22 by honoring those on the front lines of serving the poor, and raising money for the destitute in a desolate area of Haiti called Garde Saline. […]
South Florida Teen Unveils New House-Building Campaign in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2015) With the start of a new school year, soon-to-be sweet 16 Rachel Wheeler has unveiled the next phase of her philanthropic journey to help the poor of Haiti with the South Florida-based Food For The Poor. During her sophomore year at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Rachel […]
Media Alert: Aid Needed for Border Crisis
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2015) – The number of people crossing from the Dominican Republic to Haiti has slowed, but the people who have arrived are still in desperate need of assistance. Food For The Poor is continuing to deliver aid. Almost 40,000 people now make up the influx of people arriving from the […]
Food For The Poor Thanks Office Depot Foundation
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2015) – The Office Depot Foundation has donated 6,000 sackpacks to the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. The charity will distribute the sackpacks, filled with essential school supplies, to children in its Angels Of Hope program and to FFP-supported schools. “We want to thank Office Depot […]
Lake Worth Family Honors Son By Sharing Little Hugs in Jamaica
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (August 4, 2015) – A Lake Worth, Florida, family recently traveled to Jamaica with Food For The Poor to hand-deliver stuffed bears, puppies, rabbits, pandas, and koalas donated through The Ryan Batchelder Foundation. “It was a really amazing experience,” said Meg Fitzgerald Batchelder, Ryan’s mother and founder of The Ryan Batchelder Foundation. […]
Staff of Bankers Healthcare Group Collects Backpacks for Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2015) – “Let’s make a difference in the lives of the children in Haiti!” That quickly became the mantra for the staff at Bankers Healthcare Group, a provider of financing solutions for healthcare professionals located in Davie, Fla., after the brother of the company’s co-founder lost his battle with cancer. […]