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Untitled Document COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 28, 2014)– Food For The Poor encourages you to participate in the seventh annual One Day Without Shoes event on April 29. One Day Without Shoes is the annual day to go without shoes to raise global awareness for children’s health and education. As part of Food For The […]

Untitled Document Food For The Poor continued to provide clean water, build schools, training centers, and clinics in 2013. Related Items: See What Donors Made Possible What a Difference a Year Makes COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 21, 2014) – Life in parts of the Caribbean and Latin America’s most impoverished communities can be hard, but […]

Untitled Document In Jamaica, the fines of two of the inmates Food For The Poor paid to release were less than $5. Related Item: See Photos of the Release COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 17, 2014) – During Easter Holy Week, Food For The Poor released 68 prisoners in Guyana, Haiti, Honduras and Jamaica. These prisoners […]

Untitled Document Today in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Stevenson Joseph (12) received a RoboHand, which was given to him by Food For The Poor donor John Marshall. Related Items: Donate to Help See Photos of the Visit Watch Video of the Visit PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (April 7, 2014) – Two dreams were fulfilled today, those of the giver […]

Untitled Document In March, Lin and Lenny Crispinelli traveled to Jamaica with a group of volunteers to build their fifth basic school in honor of their daughter, Stephanie, through Food For The Poor. The Crispinellis have dedicated their efforts to the memory of Stephanie, who was also very active in serving Food For The Poor. […]

Tim Mettey, CEO and Disaster Relief Coordinator for Matthew 25: Ministries, talks about the extension of the current longtime partnership with Food For The Poor. Here, he speaks to a group at Food For The Poor headquarters before delivering supplies to a South Florida church and outreach center. Related Item: See photos of the visit […]

Food For The Poor feeds hundreds of thousands a day in the 17 Caribbean and Latin American countries it serves. A donation of $14.60 will feed a family of four for a month. Rice and beans is an excellent source of protein and are the foundation for the nutritious meals Food For The Poor provides. […]

Food For The Poor and Sevenly.org, a cause marketing organization, joined together to raise enough funds to feed more than 1,800 impoverished children in Guatemala for two months. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2014) – Food For The Poor and Sevenly.org have completed a one-week campaign that has raised enough funds to feed more than […]

Proceeds from the Designer Show House event will build five homes in Ganthier, Haiti. Related Item: View Photos of the Show House COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (February 26, 2014) – Almost 700 people visited Lighthouse Interiors’ “Tour a House, Build a House” Designer Show House event over the weekend, making it possible for Food For The […]