FALL COVID-19 UPDATE

It has been eight months since the pandemic led to mass shutdowns across the world, leading to increased concerns about food security and worrisome food shortages, especially for already vulnerable families in the Caribbean and Latin America. But despite your own hardships in Canada, you helped. You made a difference and helped families across Jamaica, […]

176,000 meals of rice for Haiti arrive in time for the new school year

Thanks to your kindness and the generosity of FFPC partners and other Canadians, students in Haiti are able to start the school year with a warm meal in their bellies. The donation of Guyana rice was a lifesaver for many schools across Haiti. Most children rely on their schools’ feeding programs for their daily meals […]

Golf tournament raises funds for Guyanese community

The third annual Golf For Guyana Tournament teed off on Saturday, September 12, at the Cedarhurst Golf Club. Players putted around the course in support of community development projects in Baramita, Guyana. Baramita, Guyana Baramita is an indigenous community located in the remote northern region of Guyana and has a population of about 3,500 people. […]

Layettes And Soup mix arrive in time to help families during covid-19

Just before COVID-19 upturned daily life, you and FFPC partners – Ontario Christian Gleaners and the ladies at Westover Layettes – helped to send a shipment of soup and layettes to vulnerable communities in Jamaica. Read more about this shipment here.  Since COVID-19, many families have been left without work and have turned to churches, […]

COVID-19 SUMMER UPDATE

Over the past few months, some of you lost jobs, savings, confidence in the economy – and yet you still gave generously. You were a 10 year old boy who held a car wash to raise money for kids in Haiti to have food. You were worried about your safety and the safety of your […]

Portland Holdings and Michael Lee-Chin Partner With Food For The Poor Canada to Feed Jamaican Communities During COVID-19 Economic slowdown

TORONTO, June 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Michael Lee-Chin and Portland Holdings are calling upon Canadians to join in the effort to feed vulnerable communities in Jamaica by donating to Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC). Portland Holdings has already made a huge impact; working with friends and supporters and a matching donation drive to […]

Thank You From Haiti

You are helping to make a difference in the daily lives of children and communities! In November, together with you and our partner, the Ontario Christian Gleaners, a shipment of soup mix was sent to communities in Haiti.   Mrs. Pierre Aliette, head of Le Rocher Orphanage located in Plaisance would like to thank you. […]