Guyanese children welcome visitors to their new school, Judy’s School of New Beginnings. The school, located in the Essequibo region of the country, was funded by the Roetheli family of Kansas City, Mo.

Canned food collected and donated by local Boy Scouts

Michael Raghunandan, 17, led 10 of his fellow Boy Scouts to collect more than 2,500 cans of beans, Spam, mackerel and other food items for the poor.

A tent city for a good cause

Since the Haiti earthquake left such an impact on the Lynn community, Students for the Poor felt it would be appropriate to educate the campus and raise awareness about what current living conditions are still like after time has passed.

Six villages and counting, thanks to a dedicated parish

For 13 years, Father Richard Martin, pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., has worked side by side with Food For The Poor to help transform the lives of hundreds of families who once lived in deplorable conditions in Haiti.

Basketball team learns life lesson off the hardwood in Jamaica
The varsity boy’s basketball team at Pine Crest School is making a name for itself. With more than a dozen wins under their belt this season, the two-time state champions tipped off two games in January – not in the “Sunshine State,” but on an island in the sun.

Office staff takes on challenge to build homes in Haiti
A large piece of cardboard, with cartoon-like images of a curvy street and houses made of pastel fabric is not something you’ll see in a world-famous museum. But this work of art, affectionately referred to as "the neighborhood," is so much more. It represents compassion, creativity, and the desire to make a difference in the lives of people three time zones and 3,000 miles away.