Wakefield Students Excited for New School!

Staff, students and the community were excited to open the doors of the new Wakefield Infant School in January. This was made possible through the generous funding by the Carpenters’ Union and the partnership of Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation. An incredible group of skilled volunteers worked tirelessly for three days in the summer of 2018, […]

Musical Instruments for Edna Manley College

The students of The School of Music at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica recently received violins and violas donated by Canadian donors. The first and second year students had been eagerly awaiting the instruments to arrive and were beyond happy and excited to start practicing. A little village […]

Medicine and supplies for Haiti

Last week we packed and shipped a 40’ container of medicines and medical supplies worth over a million dollars to save and change lives in Haiti.  These supplies will help restock hospitals in need of supplies following the violence and civil unrest. They are seeing a higher number of people in their emergency rooms because […]

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. […]

BOARD OF DIRECTOR OPPORTUNITY

Food For The Poor of Canada, Inc. is seeking outstanding individuals to join our Board of Directors. In particular, we are seeking individuals with strong networks, to add to our base of passionate and engaged donors. Food For The Poor Canada is going through an exciting period of growth; we are in our 11thyear working […]

From despair to hope

Two Haitian women from the village of Tierra Muscady each share their story on how their lives were transformed when given the gift of a home from a Canadian donor. Marie Lourde Fontus a single mother of 8, works hard to provide for her family including their education since she did not have that opportunity […]

Food and layettes shipped to Jamaica

6,750 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, 600 baby layettes, mixed educational supplies and musical instruments loaded on a 40′ container this week. The container is currently headed to Kingston, Jamaica where the goods will be distributed to people in need by our partner on the ground Food For The Poor Jamaica. We were fortunate […]

Building Villages in Haiti

Thanks to a generous donor, Food For The Poor Canada built its first village in Haiti! We broke ground in 2017 and completed the work in 2018; Bezin is a community of 3,000 people that have no dependable source of income, lack adequate housing, infrastructure and access to water. Bezin is managed by an organization of women who are elected by their community and worked with us to […]

WE ARE GROWING AGAIN! DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT NEEDED

Food For The Poor of Canada is seeking a fundraising professional to provide leadership and expertise for our fundraising programs, with a specific focus on major-gifts and business development, in the role of Director of Development. You are interested in growing into executive leadership roles in the next few years.  Application deadline: January 30th, 2019Please submit CV […]

Mount Pleasant School Now Open!

Principal and Founder, Mrs. Vita Dunk started Mount Pleasant Basic school in Jamaica 39 years ago because she wanted to make a difference in her community. She started with nine students and the school grew from there to 30 – 50 students; quickly outgrowing the space they used in a local church. Unfortunately, she couldn’t […]