Recent News

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.