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 […]
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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 […]
Food For The Poor and Hope For Haitians’ Third Annual 5K Walk/Run
Untitled Document COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 7, 2014) – With only a few days remaining, now is the time to register for the third annual Hope For Haitians 5K Walk/Run For Education on Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Kane County Government Center in Geneva, Ill. Handcrafted tin-art medallions from Haiti will be awarded to […]
Food For The Poor Partners with U.S. Southern Command
Untitled Document (L to R) Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor, and Vic Ramdass, the director of U.S. Southern Command’s Partnering Directorate, inked a humanitarian partnership. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 5, 2014) – Food For The Poor and the United States Southern Command have signed an agreement that formalizes the charity’s collaboration in […]
Outside The Box Mother’s Day Gifts Sure to Impress
Untitled Document Related Item: More Photos on Facebook COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 2, 2014) – This Mother’s Day, let Food For The Poor’s gift catalog inspire you to think outside of the box. Forget the flowers that are destined to fade, and choose to honor Mom with a heartfelt gift from the charity’s catalog. All […]
Four Schools, 2,000 Students Equal Hope for Haiti
Untitled Document The students at Saint Dominique Montesinos in Ti Tianyen, Haiti, led the donors down the hill from the community center to the new school. Related Items: View Photos of the School Tour the Schools COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (May 1, 2014) – Since the 2010 earthquake, more than 33 schools have either been built […]