Food for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica is this island’s leading charity organization whose main affiliate is Food for the Poor Inc. located in Florida, USA and whose president and C.E.O is Mr. Robin Mahfood.FFP Inc. is the largest international charity in the United States. It is an interdenomininational relief and development organisation which works in 17 countries in the Caribbean and Central America in order to assist the poorest of the poor.
FFP Jamaica has partnered with over 5,000 churches, plus NGO’s, private sector organizations, children’s homes and service organiz ations throughout the island.FFP’s method of helping the poor issimple. Byasking the pastors and missionaries working with the poor:“What do you need?” FFP then supplies the requested items. In this way, it is assured that the goods are delivered to those who need them the most.
Our goal is to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve through emergency relief aid and programmes in the areas of housing, food, medical, water, sanitation, education, agriculture, outreach and micro-enterprise.
Food for the Poor (FFP) works with the churches, schools, hospitals and other institutions that deal directly with the poor to fill their most urgent needs and to encourage self-sufficiency in those who would otherwise lose hope.
By actively sourcing gifts in kind and bulk purchasing on the world market, FFP is able to supply food, housing, medical supplies and pharmaceutical items, tools and machines of various kinds, school furniture and books, and countless other items worth nearly 300 per cent more than the donations we receive.
CEO of Food for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica,
Ryan Peralto, (left) is all smiles as he accepts two cheques representing $J10m
and $US1,000 from Gary Allen, Managing Director, RJR Communications Group. Mr.
Allen handed over the cheques at a recent signing of a collaboration agreement between
both entities whereby the funds collected by RJR in response to their public
appeal for contributions towards the relief efforts in Haiti will be handed over to FFP Jamaica to be
used for the relief efforts in Haiti.
Food For The Poor: One Month After Haiti Earthquake
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/11/10
General relief
Over the past month, Food For The Poor has been able to provide
relief to Haiti through the acquisition and delivery of more than 7,100
tons of food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, building materials and
other goods to support the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The 359
containers have provided lifesaving goods to those suffering from the
effects of the earthquake. The people of Haiti have been provided with
more than 20 million meals from the rice, beans, canned goods and water
shipped into Haiti. Food For The Poor was able to immediately respond
to their needs because there were goods in the Port-au-Prince
warehouse, containers already in the port, and more containers on the
way when the earthquake hit.
