Untitled Document Eight 4 World Hope co-founder, Tom D’Amico, helps a student during the ribbon cutting ceremony at St. Theresa All Age School in St. Andrew Parish. Related Item: View Photos of the Schools COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 16, 2014) – A compassionate seed of generosity has blossomed into projects that are greatly improving the […]
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Food For The Poor Announces 2015 Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures Gala Committee
Untitled Document Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures gala chairs include (L-R) Arlette Gordon, Donald Trump and Elizabeth Bowden. Related Item: View Photos of the Committee COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 11, 2014) – Food For The Poor’s 12th annual Palm Beach Gala, Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures, will be Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at The Mar-a-Lago […]
Virginia Parish Builds 10th Haiti Village in Honor of Beloved Priest
Untitled Document Fr. Richard Martin’s nephew, Eric Martin, shown here with baby, Grayson, and wife, Nicole, attended the celebration of life for the priest at Food For The Poor headquarters in Coconut Creek, Fla. Others, from left, are donors Tu Le and Vincent Lam, President/CEO Robin Mahfood, Food For The Poor Projects Specialist Jim McDaniel, […]
Well in Haiti Dedicated in Honor of Decatur Nurse
Untitled Document The group visited several water projects in Grand Boulage, Haiti, that were built in partnership with Water-Life-Hope and Food For The Poor. Related Items: Tour the Water and Hospital Projects View Photos from the Trip Dreams Across The Sea Reservations COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 4, 2014) – Inside the pastel orange and green […]
Food For The Poor Receives Grant to Build a Village in Haiti
Untitled Document Food For The Poor has received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to build a village of 50 homes in Fond des Blancs, Haiti. Many families there are living in dirt-floor houses. Related Item: View Photos from the Village COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 30, 2014) – Food For The Poor has received […]
Food For The Poor Responds to Haiti Virus Threat
Untitled Document The Food For The Poor/Haiti office in Port-au-Prince sent an urgent request to the U.S. office for Paracetamol and acetaminophen. Related Item: What We Do in Haiti COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 23, 2014) – Food For The Poor has secured seven pallets of much-needed medicines that will be air-freighted to Haiti to help […]
Food For The Poor and Hope For Haitians’ 5K Walk/Run Supports Education
Untitled Document The striking sun-shaped medallions were created by Louisdjy St-Jour, a Haitian metal artist who lives in a Food For The Poor-built home in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. Related Item: View Photos from the Race COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 21, 2014) – More than 200 children who live in Haiti will receive much-needed educational support thanks […]
Honoree Credits Prayer as His Catalyst to Serve
Untitled Document Garvin Stewart and Paula Adesokan watch in amazement as students at Lycee Charles Belair School in Arcahaie, Haiti, rejoice as they taste the water at the newly dedicated water kiosk. Just two and a half months earlier Stewart and his wife (not pictured) had committed to help fund the school’s water project at […]
Kitchen Equipment from Harvard Business School Helps Orphans Across Jamaica
Untitled Document Commercial-grade kitchen appliances that once filled Kresge Hall at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Mass., have been donated to Food For The Poor. The items were shipped to Jamaica and are being used to equip 13 Mustard Seed Communities across the island. Related Item: View Photos of the Donation COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May […]
Grant Gives Food For The Poor Power to Share Solar Technology in Nicaragua
Untitled Document This student in Managua, Nicaragua, is eager to learn how to use the computer, so he will have technical skills to offer his future employer. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 8, 2014) – Food For The Poor will use grant money to provide 28 rural schools in Nicaragua with access to solar power, the […]