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Second school sustains Stephanie Crispinelli’s legacy
August 03rd, 201101:23 PM ETWearing blue shirts that read "Failure is not an option," Lenny and Lin Crispinelli have continued to build their daughter's legacy, erecting a second school in Jamaica with the nonprofit Food For The Poor. Energized by the fast-paced construction, a group of 33 friends and family members discussed plans for a third school before 'Steph's Place II'... -
All-Nighter to empower students, unite campuses, fight hunger
August 03rd, 201111:40 AM ETStudents nationwide are encouraged to host an event on their campus to commemorate World Food Day in partnership with the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. Last year, colleges and universities throughout the United States made a commitment to make a positive, tangible difference in our world. In one night, for the... -
Outreach and Food For The Poor celebrate milestone meals
July 27th, 201102:31 PM ETSince 2007, Outreach has donated 7.5 million meals, packaged by volunteers throughout the United States, to Food For The Poor. In the last year alone, Outreach has donated four containers of food, exceeding 1 million meals. These meals of rice-vegetable casserole, fortified with soy protein and vitamins, have been distributed to countries through... -
Family celebrates ‘blessing of giving’
July 26th, 201104:34 PM ETPeople who give say they feel happier and more fulfilled when they are able to share their blessings with others. Those sentiments were expressed by Kansas City businessman Joe Roetheli and his wife, Judy, who traveled to the remote Essequibo Coast in Guyana, to inaugurate the fourth self-sustaining village they have commissioned in partnership wit... -
Feeding hungry families, saving lives, one step at a time
July 26th, 201103:27 PM ETDust off those sneakers, if you haven't already, and get ready to run, jog or walk in what has become one of Food For The Poor's most popular events in its fight against hunger. The 6th annual "5K Walk/Run For Hunger" fundraiser in Deerfield Beach, Fla. on Sept. 24, will kick-start events nationwide: Oct. 15 in Fort Mill, S.C., Nov. 12 in ... -
Thanks to 13 strangers, homes are being built in Honduras
July 07th, 201101:41 PM ETJust three months after a group of 13 strangers from varied backgrounds traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with Food For The Poor, the group has generated enough donations to build a double-unit home. The new home funded by the group will be built in the Santa Barbara region later this summer. The group wants to build three more double-unit ho... -
Office staff takes on challenge to build homes in Haiti
June 24th, 201103:38 PM ETA 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 ... -
Father Chuck’s legacy transforms lives in Haiti and Nicaragua
June 24th, 201102:30 PM ETHave you ever been hugged so tightly you could feel the other person's heartbeat? Embraces full of gratitude welcomed Monsignor Francis X. Schmidt and residents from the Philadelphia area to villages in Haiti and Nicaragua that they have helped to transform with the relief and development organization Food For The Poor. "We, working with Father Ch... -
Students build homes in Haiti, creating a legacy
June 20th, 201102:17 PM ETAt the same time Haitians came together to elect a new president, a government teacher in California challenged high school seniors to combine their talents through their curriculum to erect safe, permanent houses for destitute families in Haiti. Since the fall, two groups of students at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita have partnered with the... -
Join SwipeGood today and your first donation will be doubled!
June 20th, 201110:29 AM ETGive hunger a one-two punch with SwipeGood, a service that rounds up and donates the spare change from your credit card purchases to Food For The Poor! Sign-up by this Friday and SwipeGood will MATCH your first month's round ups, instantly DOUBLING the number of hungry children you'll feed. On average, SwipeGood users round up $18 in spare ch...
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