Food for the Poor, Inc. - Faith-based Services

FFP's interdenominational Christian ministry empowers churches and missionaries in the Caribbean and Latin America with essential material aid. Life-changing pilgrimages to walk among "the least of His brethren" are available.

Why do we exist?

Food For The Poor exists as God’s instrument to help the materially poor and to renew the poor in spirit.  Our assistance efforts in the Caribbean and Latin America empower local churches, clergy and lay leaders with goods and supplies to assist those who are living in desperate poverty.

What have you accomplished?

Food For The Poor’s mission is to link the church of the First World with the church of the Third World in a manner that helps both the materially poor and the poor in spirit. Our ministry is shaped by the belief that Christ is alive and can be served directly by serving those in greatest need. (Matthew 25:40)

Ultimately, we seek to bring both benefactors and recipients to a closer union with our Lord.
Food For The Poor works directly with churches, the clergy, missionaries and other nongovernmental organizations in the countries where we serve. We ask what’s needed and then supply the requested items. This direct distribution method helps assure that only those items that are actually needed are shipped; it also helps keep operational costs to a minimum.

Food For The Poor partners with local organizations in the countries we serve in order to be effective and efficient. The first country assisted by Food For The Poor, Jamaica, today includes more than 1,800 churches as partners in the distribution of food, medicine, educational supplies and other needed items.

Our street feeding program in Kingston has been in operation for more than 15 years and is run in partnership with the Salvation Army. Haiti, the second country to receive aid from Food For The Poor, has an expansive network of island-wide distribution hubs, and supports thousands of faith-based partners in feeding the poorest of the poor.

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