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Alexander Lester Guardados, Age - 11 Lester is a nine-year-old boy who was once abused and then abandoned by his parents. Taken into one of our boys homes, he can now be assured that there will be no abuse and no abandonment again. Lester and other children that have experienced similar situations, need love and support to sustain their fragile lives.
Miriam Thelu, Age - 9 "Miriam Thelus was found outside our orphanage doors when she was only four months old. At The Little Children of Jesus Home in Haiti, which cares for physically and mentally handicapped children, it's common to find children like Miriam whose parents are unable or not willing to keep them. Child of the Month - Children in NeedWelcome to Food For The Poor’s Child of the Month monthly giving program. All across the Caribbean and Latin America millions of children desperately need your help. These children face a shortage of the basic necessities, sometimes not even having enough food to eat. They live in sub-human conditions and many don’t even have the opportunity to attend school. There is no public assistance, no food stamp programs and no soup kitchens for these children. They are on the brink of being forgotten, like others like them who have already lost their lives to disease, thirst, and starvation. ![]() But you can make a difference. As a Child of the Month program participant, you simply decide how much you want to give each month and that money goes directly to programs that focus exclusively on poor children throughout the third world. Food For The Poor uses your gift to provide food, housing, clean water and educational items to millions of children every day, helping us ensure that no child goes without. The children throughout the areas that Food For The Poor serves rarely get the opportunity to dream about “what they want to be when they grow up,” for these children their dreams are about having enough food to eat, water to drink and a safe place to sleep at night. When you join the program, as soon as we receive your first monthly gift, you will begin receiving:
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