Post tagged with relief

  • Every dollar you give today will deliver over $19 worth of lifesaving aid

    September 08th, 201101:57 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Food For The Poor recently received a generous donation of food and other critically needed supplies from our corporate partners who want to help us alleviate the suffering of hungry children and their families. But in order to provide this aid as quickly as possible, we need your help to cover shipping and distribution expenses. Every dollar ...

  • Food For The Poor Offers ‘Live Prayer’ iPhone App

    October 18th, 201002:29 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Have you ever needed the power of prayer? The first ever “Live Prayer” iPhone app is now available for download by texting “Prayer” to 69866 or by visiting Food For The Poor's Web site. The app, presented by Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the United States, is free. Whether you are faced...

  • Food For The Poor: One Month After Haiti Earthquake

    February 12th, 201009:04 AM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Over the past month, Food For The Poor has been able to provide relief to Haiti through the acquisition and delivery of more than 7,100 tons of food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, building materials and other goods to support the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The 359 containers have provided lifesaving goods to those suffering from the ef...

  • Aid diary: On the ground after massive quake in Haiti

    January 16th, 201010:11 AM ET
    By World Vision staff
    By James Addis, World Vision relief worker deployed to Haiti I’ve been deployed to many humanitarian emergencies. For me, this is the most shocking I have ever seen. I will never forget the corpses piled outside the city morgue. Travelling back to a modest hotel at 2am last night we drove past hundreds, maybe thousands, who would have no ...

  • Relief Rushed to Countries Hit by Hurricane Ida

    November 12th, 200911:55 AM ET
    By Food for the poor
    COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2009) - Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development agency in the United States, is rushing to deliver 24 containers of hurricane relief supplies to those countries hit hardest by Hurricane Ida - El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Mexico. El Salvador was hit hardest, both with loss of life and damage ...

  • Fishing For Food and a Future in Haiti

    August 19th, 200911:41 AM ET
    By Food for the poor
    COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2009) - In a country where children's bloated bellies and orange hair are ever-present signs of hunger and protein deficiency, Food For The Poor's fishing villages are providing not only critical food, but economic opportunity for the people who live there. In just a little over two years, 24 fishing villages have bee...

  • Myanmar cyclone: One year later, upcoming farming season critical for recovery

    May 01st, 200901:45 PM ET
    By World Vision staff
    One year after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, international aid organization World Vision says that much still needs to be accomplished to restore livelihoods, and the upcoming farming season is critical for the country’s continued recovery. The extended recovery period is largely due to the cyclone disrupting the agricultural cycle in the c...
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