Food For the Poor Inc

Basic needs - the charity shipped 2,160 tractor-trailer loads of essential goods valued at more than $314 million in 2024.fftp provided food for 207.9 million meals for hungry children and families. also in 2024, fftp continued to ramp up purchasing food locally in the countries where it serves, reducing international shipping costs and getting resources sooner to the families who need them most. fftp distributes aid to support the feeding, clothing, and sheltering of children and families living in poverty. for those already struggling with the hardship of poverty in haiti, the suffering was amplified in 2024 with civil unrest and gang violence displacing more than 1 million people. (continued on schedule o).fftp is uniquely positioned to respond in haiti because we have been on the ground providing support in the country since 1986 and continues to provide much-needed aid. some of the highlights of assistance in 2024 include: -assembling volunteers in fftp's coconut creek, fla., headquarters to pack 19,000 personal hygiene kits. items for the kits were supplied by map international, and fftp purchased items for an additional 30,000 kits, which include essential items such as soap, toothpaste, and sanitary products.-purchasing supplies to assemble 15,000 women's care kits, as well as 140 pallets of mannapack rice meals, equal to more than 5,000 cases, from partner feed my starving children. -securing commitments for 20,000 hygiene kits from heart to heart international and 3,200 family emergency kits of essential items, such as hygiene products, water purification sachets, buckets, and solar-powered lights, from globalmedic.-supporting fftp-haiti as it dispatched 17 trucks with donations in april to distribution centers in the south, the north and the centre; in may, 27 trucks were sent to the south, the north and artibonite, using a barge service provided by the world food programme. fftp-haiti's port-au-prince office also provided aid to 1,450 organizations, while 260 organizations received aid from the charity's caracol office.

Community support & development - water wells, agricultural tools, seeds, training, and other grants were distributed enabling entire communities to grow their own food. aquaculture ponds, fishing villages, fruit tree nurseries, animal husbandry projects and other programs we have funded give children and families living in poverty fresh hope for a better tomorrow.the charity continued to focus on building lives as well as building homes and schools, monitoring its progress to ensure better outcomes and sustained impact, and being resilient in how it responds to emergencies. (continued on schedule o).in early 2024, fftp began the implementation of a sustainable community development (scd) project in guatemala. scds, which typically takes about five years to complete, involve identifying and addressing economic, social, and spiritual challenges that arise in a community, and empowering families to be self-sufficient and able to thrive long-term. fftp is currently implementing 15 scd projects, with locations in guatemala, colombia, el salvador, honduras, and nicaragua. on dec. 7, 2024, fftp marked a historic milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the zion entrepreneurial community, the charity's first scd in jamaica. the development is being created in partnership with entrepreneurs across borders and the upmobility foundation. the catholic church and the diocese of montego bay generously donated the land for the community, which is located on jamaica's northern coast within the martha brae community in the parish of trelawny. palma real, located in granada, colombia, is the first large-scale sustainable community development constructed by fftp and a trusted partner. the charity also partnered in a seed-to-market program for rural smallholder farming families. the resulting food is directed to existing fftp feeding programs, providing locally sourced meals and snacks to children in colombia