By April S. At Ciudad de Niños home, a Food For The Poor-supported orphanage in western El Salvador, the children sell fragrant candles for $1 and make an 80-cent profit with each purchase. The soy wax is provided by generous donors, the glass is made with recycled bottles collected from the area, and the red […]
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Angels of Hope orphans draw self-esteem, Biblical knowledge from contest
The 6th annual Angels of Hope Drawing Contest is now under way.
Why Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but only because the city didn’t have Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment on the construction site.
Carla, an Angel Of Hope
The Angels Of Hope program sponsors children who were neglected or abandoned. Through the compassionate support of donors, the children are clothed, fed and schooled. Most importantly, they are shown God’s love. Here, Angels Of Hope Program Director Tricia Szymanski visits with Carla, one of the sponsored children benefiting from the program, at a home […]
Volunteers Sew “Pillowcase Dresses” for Haitian Orphans
When Susan Doellinger learned that her husband, Pastor Paul Doellinger, was traveling to Haiti with Food For The Poor, she wanted to make a contribution, to help children in need.
‘My Burden is Too Large,’ Cries a Grandmother
On a recent trip to Haiti, I traveled to a village called Manneville. The poverty there was extreme.
Pennsylvania Girl Collects Shoes, Sports Equipment for Orphans in Guyana
When 6-year-old Brooke Pasquinelli of Greenberg, PA, saw a story on TV about children sending shoes to orphans in need, she paid close attention. Brooke’s mom, Melissa, says that Brooke was inspired by the program to help children in a similar way. Melissa and her husband Brett are supporters of Food For The Poor, and […]
One Week in Haiti
Fourteen people who came from California, Rhode Island and states in between are in Haiti this week to share their blessings and roll up their sleeves. On the agenda: make school children smile, help dish out lifesaving food, paint a home, and be a witness to families living in despair. Victoria, an employee at Food […]
Your Generosity Brings Tremendous Healing
A love letter from our Executive Director Angel Aloma to YOU: When people say to me, “God bless you,” I think to myself that if God were to cut me off at this very moment, I would still die in His debt for how richly he has blessed me. (God, that was just a statement of […]
Ode to a Good Shepherd
Earlier this month, Food For The Poor lost a dear and devoted friend: Fr. Richard Martin. Jim McDaniel, Program Specialist at FFP who worked with Fr. Martin of Church of the Nativity for 16 years, shares his memories. Rev. Richard B. Martin Oct. 17, 1939 – May 3, 2014 By Jim McDaniel Fr. Dick […]