Angels of Hope Director Tricia Szymanski shares the inside scoop on FFP’s annual Angels of Hope Drawing Contest: The Angels of Hope Drawing Contest has become one of the highlights of the year for the artists that participate. The children are always excited to hear the new themes each year and love to compare their […]
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What Giving Does to the Soul and Body
“Give of yourself, give as much as you can! And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!… Give and you shall receive, much more than you would have ever thought possible. Give, give again and again… No one has ever become poor from giving.” — Anne Frank Food For The […]
Before & After: How donor generosity gave a little boy a brighter future
In 2006, when Food For The Poor’s Honduras development team first met him, 8-year-old Gerson David seemed to carry the weight of the world on his small shoulders. His father had abandoned the family, and Gerson alone was left to help his mother, Eliodora, care for his three older siblings — two brothers and a […]
FFP Countries in the 2012 Olympics
In anticipation of the 2012 Olympic Games, we’ve compiled a list of how many competitors each country we work in is sending to London. The countries we partner with may be small compared to the USA, but they are athletic! So let’s go Team USA and all our friends in the Caribbean and Latin America! […]
5 Great Projects
FFP supports many fantastic, noble projects large and small that are made possible thanks to bighearted donors. Below is a list of five I have learned about since coming on board last year that have really made an impression on me. In no particular order, here you go. 1. Goats For Life – Honduras There’s […]
Help a Child in Need of School Supplies
Can you imagine going back to school without pencils, notebooks or a backpack? Unfortunately, that’s the reality for so many students in the countries we help, but today you are the key to unlocking a successful school year for children in need. Click www.lotowordpress.com/backtoschool to shop our Amazon Wish List, and you can choose from […]
Your Christmas Gifts Deliver Hope to Children
Thank you to all of our donors and partners who helped us bring the joy of Christmas to the children we serve. This past Christmas, many of you shared your love for children and took part in our annual Toy Drive via Amazon Smile. More than 2,400 toys were donated from our Amazon Wish List […]
Bring Christmas Joy to a Child!
You can bring Christmas joy to children in the Caribbean and Latin America by donating to our Christmas Toy Drive. It’s easy to give through our Amazon Wish List. Please visit www.lotowordpress.com/toydrive to shop for toys, including art supplies, soccer balls and teddy bears. We will deliver the toys to children in the countries we […]
Help a Child in Need of School Supplies
It’s easy to provide school supplies for kids in need in Latin America and the Caribbean! Click www.lotowordpress.com/backtoschool to shop our Amazon Wish List, and you can choose from among several critically-needed items, such as pencils, backpacks and notebooks. We will deliver the supplies to children in need in the countries we serve. “School supplies […]
Five Years after the Haiti Earthquake
By Joy Oglesby It was a warm Tuesday afternoon when the earth started to violently shift. Within minutes thousands were killed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as buildings collapsed on children, women and men. When the dust settled, more than 300,000 people were dead. Countless others were injured. More than 1 million instantly displaced. Since that terrible […]