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Hurricane season is fast approaching: Please help house the homeless.

May 17th, 201102:49 PM ET

By Food for the poor

Desperate mothers like Janice Jerome are praying for a miracle. Earning only $3 a week, Janice can never scrape together enough money for a house that will keep her children safe. As hurricane season approaches, Janice and her family are in desperate need of a Food For The Poor house. Janice, 40, lives in Haiti and prays and trusts in the Lord. Sh...
Young Philanthropist Wins National Award For Building Homes in Haiti

February 17th, 201110:45 AM ET

By Food for the poor

A South Florida fifth grader who raised more than $162,000 to build homes for Haiti's poor has been named one of Florida's top two youth volunteers for 2011. Rachel Wheeler, 11, was recognized by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program to honor young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. The Lighthouse Point resident...
Orlando Residents Replace Haiti’s Tents and Shacks with Permanent Homes

November 09th, 201002:23 PM ET

By Food for the poor

At the 11th annual Food For The Poor Orlando event, supporters gave the people of Haiti New Hope, New Beginnings. Event proceeds will be used to construct critically needed homes and sanitation in Emmanuel Village V, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The village will house those who have been displaced by the earthquake, and those who are living in the Prolon...
Atlanta Residents Reflect on Blogged Travels of Water-Life-Hope in Haiti

September 22nd, 201004:38 PM ET

By Food for the poor

Atlanta residents Edward Buckley and John Beasley traveled to Haiti, Sept. 13-15, with the nonprofit Food For The Poor to visit remote communities in desperate need of clean, safe drinking water. During the trip, daily blog entries and photos were posted online in an effort to bring Haiti’s reality to the comfort of Atlanta residents’ homes. �...