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"His legacy is the living breathing group of people we call Food For The Poor, the staff, board, donors, partners, and the people that he loved with all his heart, families who need our support."

Thank you so much for your continued kindness, and for sharing with children and families in need this year.

Colombian farmers are receiving the tools and training they need to grow fresh fruit and vegetables. Their food will help feed 1,300 children.

Students in Puerto Cortes, Honduras are learning life-changing skills in the transportation industry that will help support their families.

Onion farmers in Jamaica are gaining the tools, training, and skills they need to support themselves and their families with food security.

Girls Rights are Human Rights. And the right to education is a human right.

“One of the core missions at Food For the Poor Canada is to provide those in need with safe and secure homes,” says Executive Director, Samantha Mahfood. “We understand the need for communities to be inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.”

Twelve families in  the remote village of Baramita, Guyana now have eggs to eat on a daily basis. This is because of our donors. Let us tell you more. 

Fay Ferguson is a monthly donor with Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC). This started during the Covid-19 pandemic. She says that FFPC is “right where my heart is.”

Over the course of four days our committed volunteers - the Josephs family, Helping Hands Jamaica and Kisko helped complete the Bourne Gordon's Pre-school and Kindergarten in Linstead, St. Catherine. They painted, hammered (and danced!) for Jamaica’s youngest learners. This was the 25th school built in partnership with FFPC by the Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation.

Food for the Poor Canada along with Help a Girl Out teamed up in Jamaica this summer. Fighting period poverty, sustainably.

Since the beginning of 2022 you shipped three containers of food to Jamaica, Honduras and Haiti. Over 2,379,950 meals!

World Humanitarian Day is more than a day that recognizes humanitarian workers. It is also a day to remind us that aid workers often put others' needs before their own. Especially during times of crisis and hardship.

The ongoing Toronto airport chaos of 2022 wasn’t enough to deter a group of 14 dedicated volunteers from heading to Spanish Town, Jamaica this past month.

The brain, like all our other organs, needs these calories. Did you know that while the brain only makes up 2% of our bodies, in adults it uses 20% of our body's energy use?

Since the beginning of 2022 you have sent 4 shipments of mixed supplies. They went to Jamaica, Honduras, Haiti, as well as Guyana.

The health clinic is coming to life thanks to you!

FFPC works with Every Child Counts School in the Bahamas to support priority needs. Hurricane Dorian destroyed the school in 2019

To date, the program has benefitted 42 nursery and primary students

Food For The Poor Canada has finished 60 homes in Derac, Haiti. That means sixty families now have new homes.

Since the beginning of 2022 you shipped three containers of food to Jamaica, Honduras and Haiti. Over 2,379,950 meals!

Today is Mother's Day in Canada. A day to celebrate mother, maternal bonds, and the influence that motherhood has on society as a whole. Here at Food for The Poor Canada, we wanted to share with you the story of Dania, a mother in San Antonio, Honduras.

Learn about my recent trip to Honduras and the wonderful things you are making happen there.

The women’s empowerment group, once consisting of 24 women, has now expanded to more than 40, and they continue to do training in different areas.

Andrea Slipek from Food For The Poor Canada visits the recently constructed agricultural vocational school in San Antonio, Honduras.

We went to the coffee farms in Marcala, an area known for its optimal climate for coffee harvest and one of the largest coffee production areas in the world.

One of our first stops was to the APICOL (La Asociación de Apicultores de Colinas) beekeeping project, where we learned about the care and maintenance of honey bees.

Hi, I'm Andrea! I'd like to tell you all about my recent trip to Honduras and the wonderful things you are making happen there.

We are grateful for our new partnership with GlobalMedic following the earthquake that devastated Haiti on August 14, 2021.

Workshops for women in San Antonio, Honduras are benefitting the entire community, and participant feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Here is an update from our in-country partner CEPUDO.

A generous donation made by Glenor Josephs allowed us to provide children at Georges Valley with new school supplies and a hearty meal just in time for Christmas.

The construction of Goodwill Early Childhood Learning Center in Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica, built in memory of Denise Jones, is now complete.

Food For The Poor Canada was featured in Zoomer Magazine's article "Holiday Giving: 5 Canadian Charities to Support This Season"!

This Christmas, consider giving a Gift of Hope to children and their families across the LAC region, and read the personal stories of two women from the village of San Antonio, Honduras.

FFPC recently had the opportunity to support 50 Jamaican children with lunch, textbooks and tuition fees through the Give These Children a Chance program.

Gang violence and fuel shortages in Haiti have made it increasingly difficult to distribute emergency supplies to communities in the south and southeast of the country.

Read about our programming updates in Derac, Baramita and San Antonio, as well as our upcoming virtual event on legacy giving.

FFPC is continuing emergency response efforts in Haiti in partnership with our in-country partners and through the help of Canadian donors.

FFPC has finished constructing a Vocational Training Centre for youth in the village of San Antonio through the help of Canadian donors.

Food For The Poor Canada accepts a cheque for $12,500 from the Jamaican High Commissioner to Canada and partners to support the Device for Every Child Initiative for schools in Jamaica.

Food For The Poor Canada has made significant progress in the Baramita with the completion of the village's Community Centre. FFPC's next initiatives in Baramita include chicken-rearing and plant husbandry projects.

Food For The Poor Canada has finished building 45 out of 60 homes in Derac, Haiti. Forty-five families have moved into their new homes, and the remaining 15 homes are being constructed.

Food For The Poor Canada is committed to helping Haiti recover from the earthquake’s devastation as communities in southern Haiti deal with the aftermath. We are working with Food For The Poor Haiti to rebuild homes and respond to the greatest immediate needs of families affected by this disaster.

Food For The Poor is responding immediately following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti’s southern peninsula, about 80 miles west of Port-au-Prince, early Saturday.

FFPC is busy preparing to get Jamaican students back-to-school, building sustainable communities in Honduras and Guyana, shipping and helping to distribute food across the Caribbean and Latin America.

So far in 2021, FFPC has shipped over 305,000 meals to Jamaica, and over $1.1 million in medicine and supplies to Haiti, Jamaica, and Honduras, with another container of food planned for Haiti in July.

Food For The Poor Canada, in partnership with CEPUDO, is working on building a sustainable community in San Antonio through a number of initiatives including building a school, supporting livelihood and income-generation projects, and building homes for families.

For students who have been thrust into an online learning environment, internet connectivity is only one hurdle, lack of a device is a more pressing issue.

Thanks to tremendous generosity and kindness, Silverstone Basic School is ready to welcome back students!

For a second year, the Food For The Poor Canada family came together to celebrate, learn and be inspired at FFPC’s Annual General Meeting Reception.

2021 is off to a rolling start! Check out what FFPC has been up to in during the first quarter of 2021 in our quarterly newsletter.

A few families shared their stories.

Bernadette, Frank , Jim and Bonnie have been passionately and generously supporting the village of Baramita since they first visited the remote village.

Join us from July 16-23, 2022 for a unique volunteer experience in 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.

Check out our recent newsletter to read all the good news!

Jamaica has been affected by the triple threat of poverty, the pandemic, and by recent hurricanes.

FFPC is grateful to have had the opportunity to complete St. Martin Primary and St. Martin Infant School in Jamaica with funds donated by the Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation.

FFPC was able to ship a container of donated soup mix to Honduras which has since been distributed to schools and orphanages across the country.

Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) board and staff were ecstatic when their longtime partner, Food For The Poor Haiti, broke ground on October 28th, on a sustainable community in Derac, Haiti.

You continue to make a difference in the world with your kindness - this Christmas your generosity will build a new school for children in Honduras! 

With you and our partners, Food For The Poor Canada has provided 4.4 million meals of soup, rice and beans to underserved communities.

Thanks to your kindness and the generosity of FFPC partners and other Canadians, students in Haiti are able to start the school year with a warm meal in their bellies.

The third annual Golf For Guyana Tournament teed off on Saturday, September 12, at the Cedarhurst Golf Club.

One year after Hurricane Dorian tore through the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas, one special school is preparing to re-open in September.

Since COVID-19, many families have been left without work and have turned to churches, community centres and organizations like FFPC to feed and clothe their families.

After learning about severe food shortages disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable communities, Food For The Poor Canada redirected our focus to addressing the growing food insecurity.

Michael Lee-Chin and Portland Holdings are calling upon Canadians to join in the effort to feed vulnerable communities in Jamaica by donating to Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC).

Samantha Mahfood was named the recipient of the Harry Jerome – Humanitarian Award for her work with FFPC over the last 12 years.

Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) calls upon Canadians to join in the effort to raise $1M in a campaign to feed an additional 50,000 people in the Caribbean and Latin America during COVID-19.

You are helping to make a difference in the daily lives of children and communities!

At our first Virtual AGM Reception, we heard from the heads of Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC), US and Haiti about the impact of COVID-19 and the status of 2020 projects.

Even in times of great change and difficulty, FFPC supporters and partners came together to support families and communities in the Caribbean and Latin America. 

As the world adjusts to this new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic, Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) continues to be dedicated, hardworking and committed to the families and communities of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) has joined a growing list of Canadian charities in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to financially support the charitable sector with a $10 billion emergency fund.

In light of the current global pandemic, COVID-19, countries around the world are scrambling to source adequate medical supplies to brace for a surge of patients who will need care.

Another shipment is on it’s way to Jamaica thanks to the ongoing support of Canadian donors and the generosity and hard work of our partners, the Ontario Christian Gleaners and the Westover Layette Ladies.

Here is a list of our Top 10 FFPC Moments of Love and Care! 

What do you remember about your school? The art on the walls? The playground? Your very own desk and hook to hang up your backpack full of notebooks and pencils?

Ten years ago, on January 12, 2010, a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The earthquake claimed the lives of more than 250,000 individuals and destroyed over 1.3 million homes, forever changing the landscape of Haiti and its people.

Food For The Poor Canada launched the It Takes A Village to Build A Village campaign in September 2018 with the goal of building sixty homes in the village of Derac, Haiti.

The Guyana Dance-a-thon event was successful in raising thousands of dollars towards building a village in Baramita, Guyana.

On October 21st, 2019 friends of Food For The Poor Canada joined together to raise funds for the village of Derac, Haiti and to support the rebuilding of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian.

Food For The Poor is partnering with the Sandals Foundation to ensure that we can help Bahamians in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian as quickly and effectively as possible.

Even before Hurricane Dorian slammed into Great Abaco and Grand Bahama islands in The Bahamas, Samantha Mahfood has been trying to make contact with the principal of a school “that supports kids with different abilities” in the Caribbean nation.

Food For The Poor is working with trusted partners to provide emergency response to Hurricane Dorian.

My very first school build with Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC), as the new Senior Manager of Programming was an amazing personal and professional experience to the say the least.

Students and teachers at Fyffes Pen Primary School in St Elizabeth are celebrating major infrastructural improvements to their school. 

Shipped 6,750 bags of dried vegetable soup mix to Jamaica.

Shipped a 40′ container of food, educational supplies and layettes to Jamaica.

Earlier this year we partnered with Ontario Christian Gleaners to ship 6,750 bags of dried vegetable soup mix to Jamaica. Learn more about the distribution.

Earlier this year we partnered with Ontario Christian Gleaners and the Westover Layette Ladies to ship a 40′ container of food, educational supplies and layettes to Jamaica.

Food For The Poor Canada hosted their Annual General Meeting followed by a cocktail reception to honour their donors and partners.

Shipped approximately 10,000 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, beef broth and dried cranberry beans to Haiti.

In November 2018, we partnered with Ontario Christian Gleaners and Joy & Hope of Haiti to ship a 40′ container full of nutritious food for Haiti.

A partnership between Food For The Poor Canada and the ICHS Alumnae Association Toronto Chapter, has resulted in a new Food and Nutrition lab for the students at Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica.

A partnership between Food For The Poor Canada and the ICHS Alumnae Association Toronto Chapter, has resulted in a new Food and Nutrition lab for the students at Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica.

Staff, students and the community were excited to open the doors of the new Wakefield Infant School in January.

By opening a government funded infant school, the community now has access to free early childhood education.

The students of The School of Music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica recently received violins and violas.

The students of The School of Music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica recently received violins and violas donated by Canadian donors.

Shipped over a million dollars of medicines and medical supplies to Haiti.

In March, we packed and shipped a 40’ container of medicines and medical supplies worth over a million dollars to save and change lives in Haiti.

Two Haitian women from the village of Tierra Muscady each share their story on how their lives were transformed when given the gift of a home from a Canadian donor.

Two Haitian women from the village of Tierra Muscady each share their story on how their lives were transformed when given the gift of a home from a Canadian donor.

6,750 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, 600 baby layettes, mixed educational supplies and musical instruments were loaded on a 40′ container this week.

6,750 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, 600 baby layettes, mixed educational supplies and musical instruments loaded on a 40′ container this week.

Thanks to a generous donor, Food For The Poor Canada built its first village in Haiti!

Over the past six years, Food For the Poor has built 110 schools across Jamaica.

Thanks to a generous donor, Food For The Poor Canada built its first village in Haiti!

Principal and Founder, Mrs. Vita Dunk started Mount Pleasant Basic school in Jamaica 39 years ago because she wanted to make a difference in her community.

A small village in Haiti will have hope renewed when poverty begins to recede, through the development of agricultural projects, the building of homes and water wells, and the installation of street lights.

Join us in Jamaica April 7 – 14, 2019 for our next school build!

Please join Food For The Poor Canada for our Annual Thanksgiving and Fundraising Luncheon to close out our 10th Anniversary Celebrations.

We are excited to launch our “It Takes a Village to Build a Village” campaign, reaching out to our village of Canadian donors to help us raise funds to build a village in Haiti over the next 9 months, breaking ground in June 2019.

Homes are being rebuilt. Schools are getting new roofs. Electricity once again powers lights and cooling fans.

FFPC donors and volunteers have built over 30 schools throughout Jamaica

This past week, Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) and Food For The Poor Jamaica welcomed Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation to build Mount Pleasant Basic School in St. Margarets Bay, Jamaica.

Wakefield Infant School will provide free, quality education to the youngest in the community.

As Food For The Poor Canada continues the celebration of it’s 10th year, the second of three schools to be built this year took place this week in Wakefield, Trelawny, Jamaica.

29 students, 4 teachers and one ancillary staff will directly benefit from the new school with proper facilities, conducive to teaching and learning and a more safe and healthy environment.

Together with our education partner Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, Food For The Poor staff participated in the annual 5k walk for education also known as the Jam-walk to help raise funds for our upcoming school build in July in Port Antonio, Jamaica.

We recently joined forces with ICHS Alumnae Association Toronto Chapter to help rebuild the Food and Nutrition Labs at Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica.

We recently packed and shipped a 40′ container of close to 10,000 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, beans and fruits for Haiti.

We recently joined forces with ICHS Alumnae Association Toronto Chapter to help rebuild the Food and Nutrition Labs at Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica.

Together with partners Ontario Christian Gleaners and Joy and Hope of Haiti, we recently packed and shipped a 40′ container of close to 10,000 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, beans and fruits for Haiti.

Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) is proud to celebrate the 10th year of working with and for communities in the Caribbean, with the important support of Canadian donors and volunteers.

Students of Nicholson Catholic College and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School are making a difference by building homes for families in need in Jamaica.

Students of Nicholson Catholic College and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School are making a difference by building homes for families in need in Jamaica.

Just before Easter, Food For The Poor Canada loaded a 40′ combo container with a 50/50 load of nutrient-rich canned chickpeas and life-saving medicines for Haiti.

Just before Easter, Food For The Poor Canada loaded a 40′ combo container with a 50/50 load of nutrient-rich canned chickpeas and life-saving medicines for Haiti.

Through the support of Food For The Poor’s Donors, the village in Artibonite was created to repatriate 156 families back to Haiti.

Earlier this month, Food For The Poor Canada loaded a 40′ container of life-saving medicine for hospitals and health clinics across Haiti.

The 40′ container of furniture will be distributed to schools across Jamaica.

Earlier this month, Food For The Poor Canada loaded a 40′ container of life-saving medicine for hospitals and health clinics across Haiti.

On March 1, we joined forces with Lluidas Vale Rehabilitation & Development Foundation and a strong group of volunteers from our local community to load a 40′ container with donated school furniture for Jamaica.

Please read our latest newsletter for a recap of our work together in 2017 and find out why you should continue to work with us in 2018.

In May 2017, Food For The Poor Canada and partners loaded a 40′ container full of medicines, medical supplies and educational supplies for hospitals and schools in Jamaica.

Food For The Poor Canada shipped three 40′ containers of food to Haiti as part of our food distribution program.

In May 2017, Food For The Poor Canada shipped a 40 foot container with 9,787 bags of nutritious vegetable soup mix to Haiti.

Food For The Poor Jamaica are handing out 60,000 assorted pens donated by Zebra Pen Canada to Jamaican schools.

Food For The Poor was joined by the Caribbean Chinese Association and close to 40 volunteers to build Riverside Basic School in Kingsvale, Hanover, Jamaica.

In July 2017, Food For The Poor Canada and Food For The Poor Jamaica in partnership with Helping Hands Jamaica and the NFL’s Orlando Franklin #74 Foundation joined forces to build Disciples of Christ Basic School in Portland, Jamaica

More than 30 volunteers got together to build the Little London Infant School in Westmoreland, Jamaica.

Read our November Newsletter to see the transformation of a home for a poor family in Jamaica.

Read our October Newsletter to find out how much we raised for Dominica at our Thanksgiving and Fundraising Luncheon.

Robert Ready was turned on to Food for the Poor (FFP) while serving as Canada’s top diplomat in Jamaica.

Earlier this summer, Food For The Poor Canada shipped a 40′ container with 9,787 bags of nutritious vegetable soup mix to Haiti.

Back to school is strongly supported in Jamaica this year with the newly constructed Little London Infant School and distribution of pens donated by Zebra Pen Canada at schools across the country.

The children of Little London had a special back to school experience in September: A brand new infant department for ages 3-6!

Food For The Poor Jamaica are handing out 60,000 assorted pens donated by Zebra Pen Canada to Jamaican schools.

Food For The Poor is rushing emergency relief to the Caribbean Islands devastated by Hurricane Irma.

Food For The Poor Builds 100 schools, creating a lasting legacy in Jamaica.

Read our July Newsletter for information about the Annual Thanksgiving and Fundraising Luncheon which kicks off Food For The Poor Canada’s 10th year anniversary celebrations.

Food For The Poor Canada and Food For The Poor Jamaica was joined by the Caribbean Chinese Association and close to 40 volunteers to build Riverside Basic School in Kingsvale, Jamaica.

Last weekend, Food For The Poor Canada and Food For The Poor Jamaica in partnership with Helping Hands Jamaica and the NFL’s Orlando Franklin #74 Foundation joined forces to build Disciples of Christ Basic School in Portland, Jamaica.

Food For The Poor Canada and Food For The Poor Jamaica in partnership with Helping Hands Jamaica, the Stephen Tulloch Foundation and more than 30 volunteers, recently got together to build Little London Infant School in Westmoreland, Jamaica.

During the course of spring and summer, Food For The Poor Canada has shipped three 40′ containers of food to Haiti as part of our food distribution program.

On June 3, we raised funds for education in Jamaica at the annual Walkathon organized by our partner Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation.

This week, Food For The Poor Canada and partners loaded a 40′ container full of medicines, medical supplies, and educational supplies for hospitals and schools in Jamaica.

Life and health were gifts the Air Transat team, in partnership with Food For The Poor, gave to tens of thousands of Haitians, through the distribution of clean water and medicines.

Food For The Poor Fishermen Save Lives on Easter Weekend 2017.

Raising money to repair a school roof in Haiti, 50,000 donated pens to be distributed to students across Jamaica and, five more schools to be built in Jamaica in 2017.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Food For The Poor Canada participated in a fundraising luncheon and auction in support of Haiti.

In 2017, with your continued support we will give some of those families a home, and it starts this month with Love Day.

View our wrap-up of 2016.

Lloyd’s Basic School in the parish of St. Thomas was constructed with the financial support of Donette Chin-Loy Chang, in memory of her late husband, G. Raymond Chang.

Two months after Hurricane Matthew, donors of Food For The Poor have set out to build 1,000 new housing units in 100 days in addition to repairing damage to hundreds of homes.

Coming into this job on the second day of November, I can’t say I knew what to expect. Samantha had told me I was being brought in to help with a particularly busy season due to the effects of Hurricane Matthew, and that we had 5 shipments going out before the end of November.

Air Transat donates an emergency flight to Food For The Poor Canada.

Haitian Canadians raise funds for Hurricane Matthew supplies in Ottawa.

Hurricane Matthew is a powerful storm impacting the south of Haiti. Food For The Poor Canada is asking Canadians to work with us to relieve some of the devastating effects that this storm has brought.

Please join us for our Fourth Annual Food For The Poor Canada Lunch as we celebrate the work of our donors and raise funds for Healthcare in Jamaica.

The new school has three classrooms as well as a kitchen, washrooms, water system and sickbay.

The income generated by the chicken farm will support the orphanage in providing safe and healthy accommodation, health care and education for the children. The chicken farm has brought stability and security to the orphanage.

This community of 155 homes was built in response to the border crisis between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

The new school has four classrooms school which will be able to hold the 100 children and also allow for growth.

Food For The Poor has a strong network of health partners across both Haiti and Jamaica with over 200 hospitals and medical clinics.

This is the 10th home that the students of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School have built with Food For The Poor Canada.

Sixty preschoolers are set to access free education at the Pedro Plains Infant School in St. Elizabeth, which is being built by Hall of Fame track and field legend Donovan Bailey, and the Donovan Bailey Foundation (DBF).

Built in the north of Haiti with support from FFP’s generous US and Canadian donors, 100 families now have a new home, a health center, a community centre, a marketplace and clean water.

Read our newsletter to see how you helped Food For The Poor Canada this spring.

The project will enable the capacity to grow from 20 to 60 students, providing free early childhood education to the surrounding communities.

You can help us send critical and lifesaving aid to communities in Haiti and Jamaica today.

Food For The Poor Canada's donors and volunteers kicked off 2016 by building our 16th school.

Food For The Poor Canada builds it's 16th school in Jamaica.

Family in Jamaica receives a new home built by twenty students from Kingston, Ontario.

On February 8th and 9th, Food For The Poor built Salt Marsh Infant School in Trelawny, Jamaica. Since 2012, Food For The Poor and its donors have built 70 schools across the island.

Children at Salt Marsh Infant School receive books from Canadian donors.

Time and time again, tennis star Serena Williams has proven she’s a force to be reckoned with in the sports world, yet many may not be familiar with her various philanthropic endeavors.

A Merry Christmas from the many children you have supported this year.

Food For The Poor Canada held our third annual Thanksgiving Lunch at The Toronto Hunt on the weekend. The lunch was an opportunity to celebrate our donors, supporters and partners and raise funds for the community of Petite Riviere de l’Artibonite in Gressier, Haiti.

Medicines are offered to local partners before they arrive and distribution begins across the island nation within 1-2 weeks of arriving.

Children from Triumphant Basic School got a surprise on their last day of the school year: a tour of the new school they will return to in September. The project is the largest school build to date by Food For The Poor Canada and replaces a building that held 150 children in a two-room school.

As the numbers increase along the Haiti/Dominican Republic border, Food For The Poor Canada asks for your help in responding to an urgent need for housing.

July 3 was the dawn of a new era for the board members, administrators and students of Triumphant Basic School in Montpelier, St James.

Food For The Poor Canada invites you to read our 2014 Impact Report. It has been a busy year, and Food For The Poor and its donors “Got it done”. We are honoured to work with you to create change and look forward to working with you in 2015.

Staff of MLSE Ltd. and friends and family of Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation have teamed up again to build their second basic school in Jamaica, with Food For The Poor Jamaica and Food For The Poor Canada.

Thank you to all who participated in this rewarding build; the children of Spicy Hill will move into their school in September, with more room, better sanitation, a new playground, water system and a beautiful new school that is all their own.

The Sunwing Foundation is delighted to announce that building work began last week on the charitable initiative’s first project — the funding and construction of a new, state of the art school in Trelawny, Jamaica in collaboration with Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation and Food For The Poor Canada.

Food For The Poor Canada works with Ontario Christian Gleaners and Joy and Hope of Haiti to ship and distribute vegetable soup mix to Haiti.

Spicy Hill Basic School was built to accommodate up to 75 children in a bright, spacious and healthy learning environment.

Kinloss Infant School is benefiting children across the Kinloss community in Trelawny, Jamaica.

Triumphant Basic School, Food For The Poor Canada’s largest construction project yet, now houses 150 children between the ages of 3 – 5.

In Toronto if you say “Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment” most people will think about the Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and the Marlies. But residents of a rural town in Jamaica are also big MLSE fans.