Thanksgiving and Fundraising Lunch – 10th Anniversary Closing Celebration

Please join Food For The Poor Canada for our Annual Thanksgiving and Fundraising Luncheon to close out our 10th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday October 14th at 11:00am. Buy your tickets now! The most beautiful spot in Toronto, the Toronto Hunt Club, welcomes you with a fabulous meal, warm friends and the best view this side of the Caribbean.We […]

30th School Built by Food For The Poor Canada in Jamaica

This past week, Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) and Food For The Poor Jamaica welcomed Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation to build Mount Pleasant Basic School in St. Margarets Bay, Port Antonio, Jamaica. “We are humbled yet again by the support and commitment of all of our volunteers and donors that chose to partner with […]

Annual walkathon raises funds to build school in Jamaica

Together with our education partner Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, Food For The Poor staff participated in the annual 5k walk for education also known as the Jam-walk to help raise funds for our upcoming school build in July in Port Antonio, Jamaica. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in Ashbridges Bay Park, Toronto enjoyed among friends and partners […]

ICHS Food and Nutrition Labs gets major upgrade thanks to Canadian donors

We recently joined forces with ICHS Alumnae Association Toronto Chapter to help rebuild the Food and Nutrition Labs at Immaculate Conception High School in Jamaica. On June 7, we loaded a 40′ container at Nella Toronto with necessary major appliances, furnishings, sinks, work tables, demo stations, shelving, small wares and cooking tools needed for the […]

Vegetable soup mix to feed hungry families in Haiti

Together with partners Ontario Christian Gleaners and Joy and Hope of Haiti, we recently packed and shipped a 40′ container of close to 10,000 bags of dried vegetable soup mix, beans and fruits for Haiti. Each bag provides roughly 100 servings of nutrient-filled soup. It feeds families in poor rural communities with scarce access to food. We […]

Celebrating 10-Year Anniversary with Construction of Hampden Infant School

Food For The Poor Canada (FFPC) is proud to celebrate the 10th year of working with and for communities in the Caribbean, with the important support of Canadian donors and volunteers. To mark this milestone, a group of volunteers spent the past three days building Hampden Infant School in Trelawny, Jamaica. Through the generosity and […]

Canadian students build homes in Jamaica

Students of Nicholson Catholic College and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School are making a difference by building homes for families in need in Jamaica. These mission trips have become an annual tradition for the two Ontario schools. The students work together throughout the year to raise funds for the trip. They then get to see […]