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Eco-friendly, waterless toilets promote good health
September 02nd, 201104:40 PM ETTo replace dangerous pit latrines and provide schools and communities with access to proper sanitation, Food For The Poor has launched an initiative to install eco-friendly, waterless toilets in locations throughout St. Catherine's parish, Jamaica. "In our efforts to bring sustainable solutions to those we serve, we were eager to invest in a test ... -
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'... -
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... -
Stephanie’s Mission builds schools and houses in Jamaica
May 25th, 201110:30 AM ETIn their continuing effort to honor their daughter's legacy, Lenny and Lin Crispinelli will travel to Jamaica for a second time to follow in Stephanie's footsteps with Food For The Poor. In less than two days, the team of 33 friends and family members will build a school to serve children, like the ones that first inspired Stephanie's enthusiasm to... -
Easter inspires Food For The Poor to free prisoners, unite families
April 21st, 201112:16 PM ETSince the inception of Food For The Poor's Prison Ministry Program in 1998, Food For The Poor has assisted in freeing, training and reintroducing prisoners back into the community as productive citizens. Food For The Poor has released 85 nonviolent offenders in Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica in time to spend Holy Week with their families. These prisone... -
Families Reunite for Annual House-Building Trip in Jamaica
March 09th, 201111:42 AM ETTo celebrate the importance of family and helping others, 41 Americans journeyed to Jamaica, Feb. 18-21, to give the gifts of presence and shelter to the destitute. In two days, equipped with hammers, paint brushes, and compassion, the group completed the construction of 13 double-unit homes in Jamaica with the international relief and development ... -
We’ll Always Be There
February 04th, 201104:36 PM ETMusicians Hopeton and Willie Lindo, inspired by loyalty to their Jamaican homeland and by the devastating earthquake in Haiti, sat down last year to write some notes and lyrics, and the result was a love song to people everywhere who are in need. They titled their work We'll Always Be There, and offered the finished piece to Food For The Poor a... -
High School Students Find Spiritual Experience on Mission Trip to Jamaica
February 04th, 201102:19 PM ETStudents and faculty from St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School in Jacksonville, Fla., traveled to Jamaica, January 17-21 on a house-building mission trip with the international relief and development organization Food For The Poor. "Our building project was simply amazing," said St. Joseph Academy Campus Minister, Deacon Bryan Ott. "What starte... -
Basketball Team Learns Life Lesson off the Hardwood in Jamaica
February 02nd, 201102:41 PM ETThe 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. Located in Fort Lauderdale, the Pine Crest Panthers were invited to participate ... -
Food For The Poor Organizes Prisoner Releases for Nonviolent Offenders in Jamaica, Guyana, and Haiti
December 23rd, 201002:35 PM ETFood For The Poor staff distributed meals to prisoners in Cap-Haitien. In developing countries, the destitute sometimes have no option to feed their families other than to steal food and commit nonviolent offenses. This decision is not made lightly, as they know the consequence is imprisonment without first appear...
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