The Power of a Parish — Helping one person, one family at a time
Father Richard Martin, Pastor of Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., presented a generous check last week from his parish’s Lenten season collection to Food For The Poor’s Operation Starfish® program.

Food For The Poor Photographer Wins InterAction Photo Of The Year
A photograph of a little girl sitting in the midst of a massive garbage dump in Guatemala has captured the attention of the largest coalition of United States-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Daniel Rouzier Appointed as Honorary Consul for Jamaica to Haiti
The Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has announced that Daniel Rouzier, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Food For The Poor/ Haiti, has been appointed Honorary Consul for Jamaica to Haiti.

Four Months After Haiti Earthquake: Need Continues
More than a million people remain homeless from the January earthquake as hurricane season looms over the Caribbean country of Haiti.

South Florida Medical Director Strikes the Right Note for Haiti
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care is presenting a benefit concert in Coconut Grove for Food For The Poor's Haiti relief efforts. The concert, on Friday, May 21 from 6 to 9 p.m., will be at Flavour, an old church that has been converted into a lounge and nightclub.

A little girl needs your help to build homes in Haiti
During the past year, Rachel Wheeler, 10, has raised money to construct 12 concrete double-unit houses with access to sanitation and potable water in Leogane, Haiti.

Hope Takes Root in Haiti
To celebrate Haiti's Labor Day, more than 1,500 people planted more than 25,000 trees high up in the mountains of Mahotière, which is just south of Port-au-Prince.

Agreement Yields Computers for Students
Millions of students in the Caribbean and Latin America will gain access to computers after the signing of an agreement this week between Food For The Poor and the United Nations Information and Technology Corps (ITCO).