COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 24, 2015) – The relief and development organization Food For The Poor is responding to an urgent request for help from its Haiti office. The aid is required to help meet the needs of an influx of people arriving from the Dominican Republic. “This is a matter of great concern for […]
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Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2015 Contestants Visit Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 9, 2015) – Miss Jamaica Diaspora 2015 contestants visited Food For The Poor’s headquarters in Coconut Creek on Tuesday, June 9, to learn about the organization’s mission to serve the destitute in Jamaica. During the visit, the contestants heard about the harsh realities of life in developing countries and firsthand accounts […]
Food For The Poor Remains Persistent in Haiti’s Recovery Effort
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 8, 2015) – Food For The Poor, which began working in Haiti in 1986, promised to remain with the people of Haiti on their long road to recovery after the January 2010 earthquake– and the charity is living up to that commitment. Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Food For The Poor […]
Food For The Poor Thanks Girl Scouts For More Than Cookies
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 4, 2015) – Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida recently donated 1,018 pounds of food to Food For The Poor to benefit destitute families in Haiti. The food was collected by 127 Girl Scouts from 16 participating troops through the annual Feeding Florida Together Food Drive. Donated food items include canned milk, […]
Students’ Eye Health a Priority in Grande Boulage
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 3, 2015) A 12-year-old girl will undergo cataract surgery on June 24 at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, thanks in part to a Food For The Poor donor who is making students’ eye health at Grande Boulage School a priority. “She received trauma on her right eye by a thorn […]
Alabama Man Builds His Business, Builds Homes for the Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 29, 2015) Alabama homebuilder Rob Owens has built VTS Homes, Inc. from the ground up, and in doing so has kept his promise to provide homes for the destitute in Haiti. Owens was recently named a ‘40 Under 40’ winner by Professional Builder magazine for his accomplishments and charitable efforts through […]
Nativity Parish Fulfills a Legacy of Love For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 28, 2015) – Today, Father Robert C. Cilinski, pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Burke, Virginia, hand-delivered a check to Food For The Poor CEO/President Robin Mahfood for the proceeds from the parish’s 2015 Operation Starfish® campaign. Food For The Poor’s staff gave a standing ovation to thank Nativity […]
Atlanta TV Station Honors Food For The Poor Donor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 18, 2015) – Edward Buckley, managing partner at The Buckley Law Firm LLC, has been given the 2015 11Alive Community Service Award by NBC Atlanta affiliate, WXIA-TV, for providing clean drinking water to the people of Haiti. “Nobody does this by himself, and this award is dedicated to every man, woman, […]
Food For The Poor and Hope For Haitians’ 5K Walk/Run Provides Scholarships
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 15, 2015) – Food For The Poor’s fourth annual Hope For Haitians 5K Walk/Run For Education in Geneva, Illinois, attracted a crowd of more than 250 walkers and runners on May 10. The combined proceeds from the 5K, and the pre-event screening of Girl Rising, at The Arcada Theatre in Saint […]
Boca Grande Residents Exceed Fundraising Goal to Help Rebuild Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 6, 2015) – Thanks to a last-minute push by generous anonymous donors, the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee has surpassed its 2015 fundraising goal to build 30 Food For The Poor homes in Gressier, Haiti. “We typically meet the goal in June or July,” said Ben Scott, chairman of the […]