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Your scholarships have allowed 22 adult students begin their training to become fully licensed commercial truck drivers.

Sparking the imaginations of 612 students with a new library at Lusignan Primary, Guyana

1,400 infant and primary students across 25 Jamaican schools received a daily, hot meal to stay energized and focused on schoolwork.

You can ensure that more kids like Channel have a place in class and the tools they need to thrive. Help give parents the gift of keeping their child in school for only $25/month!

You helped open doors for 60 at-risk youth this summer!

In July 2019, a group of former students from Appleby College in Canada raised funds to build a home for Ms. Joan and her family in Cedar Valley, Jamaica.

Food For The Poor Canada moved quickly in early 2020 to address the impact of COVID-19 in vulnerable Latin American and Caribbean communities.

120 families in Derac received a food kit containing rice, black beans, spaghetti, vegetable oil, and canned salmon to help feed themselves and their children.

Your scholarships have allowed 22 adult students begin their training to become fully licensed commercial truck drivers.

The women's income-generation centre in San Antonio, Honduras has been built!

Congratulations to Marsha Brown, a FFPC ambassador that was recently awarded the Viola Desmond Alumni Award from TMU!

1,400 infant and primary students across 25 Jamaican schools receive a daily, hot meal to stay energized and focused on schoolwork.

To provide greater access to food and income in San Antonio, FFPC is constructing a chicken shed for 16 women and will distribute 300 hens, 30 roosters, feeders, drinkers, and 60 bags of feed for chickens.

The women's income-generation centre in San Antonio, Honduras is complete! It will provide the women in the community with a space for training, empowerment workshops, and equipment for learning skills such as sewing and baking. These workshops will help them make an income to support their families.

In February, FFPG facilitated a medical outreach program in the remote village of Baramita to address the lack of access to healthcare services. Over 3 days, doctors and dentists attended to more than 400 adult and child patients.

Your scholarships have allowed 22 adult students begin their training to become fully licensed commercial truck drivers.

13 coffee farmers from San Antonio have received 3,000 coffee plants each, along with agricultural inputs, tools, and training.

70 students now have access to tablets!

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