Press Releases

Hope For Haitians Committee Helps Families

The Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor will host their eighth annual fundraising event, Seeds of Hope, Saturday, Aug. 22, at Rockford Country Club. Proceeds will be used to construct a self-sustaining village.

Philanthropic residents gather at the W Atlanta -- Buckhead

Philanthropic-minded residents and sponsors unite to host the second annual Atlanta Food For The Poor event, Seeds of Hope, Friday, Sept. 18 at the W Atlanta -- Buckhead.

Band Camp Hits Right Note in Jamaica

The mission: Deliver instruments, pair Texas and Jamaica band students for a five-day camp, and perform a 90-minute concert on the last day.

Ryan Peralto Named CEO of Food For The Poor Jamaica

The Board of Directors for Food For The Poor/Jamaica has named Ryan G.S. Peralto as Chief Executive Officer of Food For The Poor Jamaica.

Where can you find another Great Depression?

It’s in the eyes. The dates may have changed, decades may have passed, but the despair and pain is the same and it's apparent in the mother's eyes.

Purdue University student shares passion for reading with Jamaicans

With her medical school applications in the mail, Purdue University student Anna Menze and family traveled to Jamaica with Food For The Poor, a humanitarian relief and development organization. The purpose of the trip was to visit a library Anna built three years ago to fight illiteracy in rural communities.

Food For The Poor Partners with Web Portal BluMail

The nation’s leading international charity, Food For The Poor, has teamed up with BluMail, a one-of-a-kind online community, to help bring information that will make a difference to people in developing countries, while providing them with free access to e-mail.

Food For The Poor recognized as a 2009 Honoree

HOT 105 FM recently honored Food For The Poor with its 2009 Community Organization award at its third annual Caribbean- American Heritage celebration. The event, created to celebrate the contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the country, pays tribute to the common culture and bonds of friendship that unite the United States and the Caribbean.

Life In A Garbage Dump

Young children in developing nations are being raised in a garbage dump. Their poverty-stricken parents have no alternative…

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Tilapia Fish Farms

Poverty-stricken areas of the Caribbean and Latin America are chronically fighting against malnutrition in both the young and old. Tilapia fish farms provide not only nutrients and vital protein, but also a self-sustaining…

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