Recent News

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.