COCONUT CREEK, Fla., April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just a few days into 2010, one of the largest disasters in modern history devastated Haiti. In response, the leading provider of aid to Haiti, Food For The Poor, sent 1,465 tractor-trailer loads of food, water, medicines and other lifesaving relief aid valued at $188.9 million. While Haiti dominated headlines for much of the year, the nonprofit continued to send supplies to the other 16 countries served in the Caribbean and Latin America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110429/DC92121LOGO)
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Have you ever needed the power of prayer? The first ever "Live Prayer" iPhone app is now available for download by texting "Prayer" to 69866 or by visiting http://www.foodforthepoor.org/liveprayer. The app, presented by Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organization in the United States, is free. Whether you are faced with a challenging day, grueling decision or have a blessing to celebrate, Food For The Poor's "Live Prayer" iPhone app will connect you to a prayer partner within minutes. A team of prayer associates are standing by to pray with you in a secure, private, one-on-one phone call. To make a prayer request, simply enter your name and phone number and you will receive a return call w...
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Florida Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) today announced the "We Care Haiti Relief Aid" Program continues to benefit citizens of Haiti through generous contributions to the CMAA Club Foundation by committing to build a new school in Petit Goave, Haiti located 25 miles south of Port Au Prince in conjunction with Food For The Poor, which is currently ranked as the largest international relief organization based in the U.S. and ranked as the fourth largest overall charity in the U.S. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100428/DC95011 )
The BSO team hands the community's donations to Food for the Poor Employees. Pictured from l to r: BSO Deputy Luis Armenteros, BSO Sgt. Alphonse Bonaby and BSFR Specialist Howard Raimondo.
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's largest international relief and development agency continued to provide more than $1 billion in aid to the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America in 2009. We are grateful to our donors for their generosity and for understanding that the needs of the poor do not disappear simply because we are enduring our own struggles in the United States," said Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor. "We continue to hear the cries of the poor, and we are prepared to work as hard as necessary to meet their needs.
WASHINGTON - House Republicans set up a politically defining clash over the size and priorities of government Tuesday, unveiling a budget plan that calls for both unprecedented spending cuts and a fundamental restructuring of taxpayer-financed health care for the elderly and the poor. The plan would slash federal spending by $5 trillion or more over the coming decade. It would leave Social Security untouched but shift more of the risk from rising medical costs from the government to future Medicare beneficiaries. It also calls for sharp cuts to Medicaid health care for the poor and disabled and to food aid for the poor.
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Aimee Vignola, Public Relations Associate, Food for the Poor, +1-954-427-2222, ext. 6079, aimeev@foodforthepoor.com
Back in 1983 when the organisation was founded by Ferdinand Mahfood, all operations were run out of a tiny section of Wisynco's warehouse at White Marl, St. Catherine. Eight persons worked two or three days per week to keep things going. Today, with a massive complex at March Pen Road in Spanish Town, FFP is literally a lifesaver for thousands of Jamaicans. With items donated by persons primarily from the United States, FFP provides immeasurable help to those who simply cannot help themselves. The organisation also contributes to housing by building an average of 250 homes for the destitute every month. FFP also runs a training programme in the island's prisons and fully funds the Salvation Army's street-feeding programme, which feeds more than 500 people daily on the streets of King...
RIVERSIDE -- Beavercreek Twp. Fire Lt. Leigh Brewer recently volunteered with the organization Food for the Poor to provide health care to the poor in areas of Jamaica where access to doctors, nurses and pharmacists is limited. The firefighter/paramedic, who lives in Riverside, said she was so energized by the trip that she found it hard to sleep the first few nights after she returned.
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