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Serving the poorest of the poor

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Who We Are
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Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica is the largest charity organization in Jamaica.  Food For The Poor Inc., located in Florida, USA, is the largest international relief and development organization in the United States. It is an interdenominational organization that assists the poor in 17 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America.

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What We Do

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Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica works with the churches, schools, hospitals and other institutions that deal directly with the poor to fill thier most urgent needs and to encourage self-sufficiency in those who would otherwise lose hope.  

 

By actively sourcing gifts in kind and by buying in bulk on the world market, FFP is able to supply food, housing, medical supplies and pharmaceutical items, tools and machines of various kinds, school furniture, books and countless other items.


In essence, FFP does nothing of itself. Were it not for the continuous contributions from companies and individuals, we could not fulfil our mandate of providing for the less fortunate. 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
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Special Feature

The Jamaica 50 Campaign ...building/upgrading 50 Schools for Jamaica 50

 

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Gloria McKenzie (left), Principal and Jacqueline Stewart Lechler (right-background) of Kind Hearts Ltd. cut the ribbon for the official opening of the D. Frank’s Early Childhood Institute in Greenvale Manchester. Also participating in the first of two ribbon-cutting ceremonies that day are: Susan James (foreground), Project Manager to Jamaica, Food For The Poor Inc.; Nadine Leachman (partially hidden), Acting Regional Director, Ministry of Education; and Wendy Freckleton, President, Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The official opening of D. Frank’s Early Childhood Institute was held on Thursday, September 27. The Kind Hearts Ltd. financed the project, Manchester Chamber of Commerce helped in acquiring the property, while Food For the Poor built the facility. D. Frank’s Early Childhood Institute is the third school to be officially opened under the Food For The Poor Jamaica 50 Campaign, which seeks to construct 50 early childhood institutions in 50 months, in observance of Jamaica’s 50th year of independence.

 

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 An elated Dita Scott Myers (left), Principal, Kings Infant School in Long Hill Westmoreland carries out the ribbon cutting exercise for the classrooms, during the official opening ceremony for the school on Tuesday, September 25. Sharing in the moment are: students of the school, (from left) Paulette Patterson, Principal, Kings Primary School; Susan James, Project Manager, Food For The Poor Inc.; Dr. Mark Nicely, President Elect, Jamaica Teachers Association and Shannon Hendricks, Legal/Policy Officer, Office of the Children’s Advocate – who was keynote speaker at the event.

 

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Education Minister Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) declares the St. Margarets Real Success Basic School open, during a ribbon cutting exercise at the official opening ceremony for the school on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Participating in the ribbon cutting exercise are Andrew Mahfood, Chairman, Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica and Merna Jackson, Principal. The St. Margarets Real Success Basic School on Wildman Street is the first Basic School to be built under the FFP Jamaica 50 Campaign, in commemoration of the island’s Golden Jubilee. The Programme is aimed at building and or upgrading 50 early childhood institutions within 50 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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