FFPC Celebrates International Day Of Education

“Education is the key mechanism to change lives, and build development. Nothing can do this better.” Mary Metcalfe  What do you remember about your school? The art on the walls? The playground? Your very own desk and hook to hang up your backpack full of notebooks and pencils?  For many students across the Caribbean and […]

Canadian donors continue to rebuild in Haiti 10 years after the earthquake

Ten years ago, on January 12, 2010, a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The earthquake claimed the lives of more than 250,000 individuals and destroyed over 1.3 million homes, forever changing the landscape of Haiti and its people.  Over the last decade, there has been renewed hope and commitment from Canadians […]

It Takes a village to Build the village of Derac, Haiti

Canadians Raise Funds to Build 60 Homes for the Village of Derac, Haiti  Food For The Poor Canada launched the It Takes A Village to Build A Village campaign in September 2018 with the goal of building sixty homes in the village of Derac, Haiti. This is part of a larger project, working in partnership […]

Guyana dance-a-thon

The Guyana Dance-a-thon event was successful in raising thousands of dollars towards building a village in Baramita, Guyana. A group of hard working, passionate volunteers organized a Dance-a-thon and its dancers participated in the Waltz and Tango for hours to raise funds at the Beaverton Legion on November 3rd, 2019. The funds will help to […]

2019 ANNUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON

Photographs by Clifton Li On October 21st, 2019 friends of Food For The Poor Canada joined together to raise funds for the village of Derac, Haiti and to support the rebuilding of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. We were blessed to have FFP Haiti Executive Director Bishop Oge Beauvoir there to share with us about […]

Hurricane Dorian – Donate To help with FFPC’s Emergency Response

DONATE Food For The Poor is working with trusted partners to provide emergency response to Hurricane Dorian, an incredibly strong Category 5 hurricane with winds of up to 220 Km an hour. FFP US has relief supplies ready to send including two-burner gas stoves,  tarps, cleaning supplies and personal care items. We need more tarps […]

My First School Build – By Chanelle Perrier-Telemaque​

My very first school build with Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC), as the new Senior Manager of Programming was an amazing personal and professional experience to the say the least. As an international development practitioner of Jamaican descent, working within the region is always an honour. This particular build took place in the southwestern […]

SENIOR MANAGER, PHILANTHROPY NEEDED

Food For The Poor Canada is seeking a fundraising professional to provide expertise for our fundraising programs, with a specific focus on major-gifts and business development, in the role of Senior Manager, Philanthropy. Food For The Poor of Canada, Inc. (FFPC) is a small and nimble charity that has the infrastructure of a large NGO. […]