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El segundo ODS de las Naciones Unidas es poner fin al hambre, lograr la seguridad alimentaria y la mejora de la nutrición y promover la agricultura sostenible. Mas específicamente, este objetivo dice que para 2030 el mundo debe trabajar junto para

1. Garantizar el acceso, especialmente a los pobres y vulnerables, a alimentos seguros, abundantes y nutritivos.

2. Terminar con todas las formas de desnutrición, especialmente para las personas embarazadas y los niños.

3. Aumentar la sostenibilidad, diversidad y productividad de las prácticas agrícolas.

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The Second SDG of the United Nations is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. More specifically, this objective states that by 2030 the world should work together to
1. Ensure access, especially for the poor and vulnerable, to safe, abundant and nutritious food.
2. End all forms of malnutrition, especially for pregnant people and children.
3. Increase the sustainability, diversity, and productivity of agricultural practices.

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Goal 2 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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Alimentos para los pobres trabaja para ayudar a las personas en extrema pobreza en 17 países de América Latina y el Caribe. Proporcionan necesidades básicas y ofrecen la oportunidad de entender a ser autosuficientes. Desde 2020, han proporcionado más de 120 millones de comidas que salvan vidas y han transportado más de mil camiones cargados de comida a las lugares vulnerables. Son una organización religiosa y hacen su trabajo en el nombre de dios.

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Food for the Poor works to help people in extreme poverty in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. They provide basic necessities and offer the opportunity to learn to be self-sufficient. Since 2020, they have provided more than 120 million life-saving meals and transported more than a thousand truckloads of food to vulnerable places. They are a religious organization and they do their work in the name of God.

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Life is Sweeter With Honey: Beekeeping Success Transforms Lives

May 20, 2022

What can fly 15 miles per hour, loves flowers and supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? It’s the humble honeybee! What better day to celebrate honeybees and beekeepers than May 20, World Bee Day? Bees play an essential role in sustainable agriculture and beekeeping is a key provider of jobs in rural communities. Many small-scale […]

Volunteers at the Heart of Food For The Poor

May 16, 2022

Volunteers have a hands-on way to give back through Food For The Poor’s new Volunteer Program. The charity officially launched the program in April with its first Hearts United Community Day, an event that brings together schools, churches, businesses and community-minded individuals. Throughout the year, FFTP hosts groups for small packing events and invites volunteers […]

A Servant’s Heart: Indiana Donor Honors Memory of His Mother with Homes in Honduras

April 29, 2022

Longtime donor Tim Thoman was looking for a meaningful way to honor his late mother, Joyce Thoman, who died last year. He found it by stepping in to complete the funding for 20 homes in Villanueva, Honduras, for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Community Commemoration project. All 20 two-bedroom concrete homes were completed earlier this year […]

MannaPack rice meals provided to Ukraine families by Feed My Starving Children

April 18, 2022

As a Christian ministry, prayer is at the front and center of all that we do. We offered prayer for the people of Ukraine and we invited you to pray with us. But we also have been anxious to explore other options to help. Food For The Poor is working through Feed My Starving Children, […]

Generations of Hope

March 30, 2022

In a remote area of Guyana where the literacy rate is low and food insecurity is high, the residents of Baramita Village hold onto hope. Food For The Poor donor-supported projects recently implemented in Baramita include the Food Security Project and a new library with a specific focus on supporting the education of children ages […]

God Gives Strength

March 2, 2022

The rickety house in Jamaica where Nola and her children used to live was dangerous. Made of wood slats, rusty zinc sheets and other scraps, it had many sharp edges. The children sometimes cut themselves when they brushed up against them. There was no way to keep her little ones safe. During rainstorms, water dripped […]

Celebrate a Very Special Day

February 11, 2022

Forty years ago, our shared journey began. We’re dedicated to living out the gospel and helping those living in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. And we are so grateful for the support of friends like you who make it all possible. Through your generosity, children whose bodies ache with hunger are fed. […]

Share in Our Joyful Celebration

February 3, 2022

Food For The Poor will celebrate our 40th anniversary on February 12, 2022, and I thank God for YOU. The biblical history of the number 40, which appears numerous times across the Old and New Testaments, inspired early Christians in their dedication to Jesus and the Gospel. God gave each of us an awesome task: […]

Just One Can Make a Difference

January 27, 2022

By Michael Turnbell When we share the mission of Food For The Poor and the plight of families in desperate need, we never know who may be listening or whose heart may be moved. Longtime FFTP speaker Fr. Tony Palazzolo had one such experience in September at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Cropwell, […]

Relieve Families in Crisis

January 24, 2022

For 40 years, friends like you have stood alongside us to help poor children and families weather any storm — no matter how devastating. Your faith in God and the kindness of people like you has never wavered. That’s why we’re reaching out to our most steadfast friends, to help families in urgent need suffering […]

Celebrate 40 Years of Faith

January 18, 2022

Food For The Poor will celebrate our 40th anniversary on February 12, 2022. At the heart of periods when God prepared the world for meaningful changes, you can find the number 40: God flooded the earth (40 days and nights) Israel’s children wandered in the wilderness (40 years) Jesus and Moses were together on Mount […]

A Mother’s Love

January 7, 2022

Candida loves her daughters and is deeply rooted in her community in Nicaragua where she has lived since she was 8 years old. She is raising her children as a single mother, and would pick through trash in the local dump from sunrise to sunset for a daily wage. Family Ties The moment Candida stepped […]

Meeting Angela

December 20, 2021

By David Langle, Project Manager, South America In early December, a colleague and I had the opportunity to meet someone very special to Food For The Poor and its donors. Her name is Angela and one of our partners took us to the Roosevelt Institute in Bogota, Colombia, where she has been receiving lifesaving treatment […]

Tiny Greeter, Huge Welcome

December 9, 2021

Every time the front door opened at a rural nutrition center in Guatemala that I was visiting with our team, 4-year-old Dervy marched right up to each visitor. I watched as he smiled broadly, spread his little arms in a sweeping motion across the entryway and then gleefully shouted, “¡Bienvenido!”, the Spanish word for “welcome.” […]

A Loving Legacy: FFTP Partner Donates Toys in Memory of Beloved Employee

November 22, 2021

By Michael Turnbell Steve Bryant loved kids. That love and his passion for serving others soon will bless thousands of children in the Caribbean and Latin America. A longtime employee of Gleaning For The World, a Food For The Poor partner, Steve was especially fond of the organization’s Teddy Bear Brigade that collects stuffed animals […]

A House with No Walls

November 22, 2021

In Nicaragua, Petronila lived in fear. Her home was a dangerous, rickety shack that had no walls. Whenever it rained, water would pour in from every direction. “… We couldn’t sleep because we would get wet,” Petronila said. “The children would miss school because they would get their backpacks and their notebooks wet.” Her worst […]

Haiti Earthquake: 10-Year Reflection

November 22, 2021

By Leann Chong, Director, Missions & Travel When people find out about my experience in Haiti 10 years ago, they often describe it as a miracle.  I wholeheartedly agree! Our mission group from Lynn University had experienced impactful days in the field, visiting our Canteen where we served meals to hungry families, and playing with […]

Haiti Desperately Needs You!

November 22, 2021

A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Haiti due to escalating civil unrest, skyrocketing food prices, lack of jobs, and hunger. COVID-19 is raging out of control. Without access to the vaccine, new COVID-19 variants have caused cases to rapidly rise in Haiti. “The hospitals are all full,” said Bishop Ogé Beauvoir, Executive Director of […]

Going Home: One Month After Puerto Rico’s Earthquake

November 22, 2021

By Jisabelle Garcia-Pedroso, Food For The Poor GIK Procurement Manager After I attended a wonderful family reunion in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico over the New Year’s holiday and Three Kings Day, my family and I awoke on January 7 at 4:25 a.m. to a violent 6.8 magnitude earthquake that would imprint a feeling I would […]

Help a Child in Need of School Supplies

November 22, 2021

Can you imagine going back to school without pencils, notebooks or a backpack?  Unfortunately, that’s the reality for so many students in the countries we help, but today you are the key to unlocking a successful school year for children in need. Click www.foodforthepoor.org/backtoschool to shop our Amazon Wish List, and you can choose from […]

Desperate Prayers Answered

November 22, 2021

Every night, 3-year-old Anisa laid her thin blanket out on the wood floor before going to sleep, crowded into a small corner of the rundown shack in Guyana with her four older siblings. Rain often interrupted their sleep as water leaked through the rusted zinc roof. Their mother, Patricia, plugged the holes with strips of […]

“In our abundance, we are called to give back.”

November 22, 2021

Not long before our world was consumed by news of the coronavirus, 16-year-old Natalie Anderson traveled to Guatemala with Food For The Poor’s Radio Media team. The best experiences in my life often come as surprises, out of thin air, and my journey to Guatemala alongside Food For The Poor was no different. The opportunity […]

Christmas is coming!

November 22, 2021

Did you know that for some of the children we serve, your gift will possibly mark the first time they will have received a toy of their very own? Every child deserves a toy and a Christmas filled with joy! This year, we moved up the dates of our annual toy drive to avoid any […]

The One We Touch: How a Small Crocheted Starfish Sparked a Legacy

November 22, 2021

By Michael Turnbell It was a chance encounter, but one that was forever impressed upon the heart of Dr. Lynne Nasrallah. Dr. Lynne, as she is affectionately known at Food For The Poor, met Filiana on a mission trip to Haiti in 2002. She was being treated for leprosy at Cardinal Leger Hospital. “I remember […]

A Bond Strengthened: A Donor Gives Thanks, Lifts Spirits

November 22, 2021

By Michael Turnbell I was feeling down. I wasn’t having the kind of productive day I wanted working from home after losing internet service for hours. After four weeks of living with stay-at-home orders, I felt even more isolated. I closed my laptop and went for a long walk to clear my head. When I […]

Island fisherman loses all but his abiding faith in devastating Honduras fire

November 22, 2021

By Ernestine Williams When fire raged through Bonacca Key, off the Honduran island of Guanaja, 61-year-old Cirilo was among those who struggled to bring the blaze under control, searching for pumps and other equipment to extinguish the flames when buckets of water were not enough. At one point, Cirilo helped transport someone to get medical […]

Answered Prayers

November 22, 2021

Prayers do get answered, and a young couple in El Salvador received confirmation when they were blessed with a new Food For The Poor home. For years, Julissa, 30, prayed for a new house and a safe place to raise her children. When she and her husband started their family, they were homeless. Year after […]

Help a Child in Need of School Supplies

November 22, 2021

It’s easy to provide school supplies for kids in need in Latin America and the Caribbean! Click www.foodforthepoor.org/backtoschool to shop our Amazon Wish List, and you can choose from among several critically-needed items, such as pencils, backpacks and notebooks. We will deliver the supplies to children in need in the countries we serve. “School supplies […]

Motherhood: the purest expressions of love, spirituality, endurance and devotion

November 22, 2021

Food For The Poor staff photographer Hilda Perez writes about the resilient spirit of the mothers we serve. On Mother’s Day we set aside a time to honor mothers. I’m fortunate to still have mine, the center of my universe, but this day of honor can be difficult for those who have lost their mother, […]

Glimpses and Moments: Thoughts from Our Staff Photographer

November 22, 2021

By Hilda Perez, Food For The Poor Staff Photographer For most of us here and around the world, this year so far has been filled with challenges and for many has been about changes, adapting and enduring. Sadly, for countless people, it has also been about personal loss.  I’m grateful and fortunate that for me, […]

Sonali – A Champion for the Poor

November 22, 2021

Sonali Surve has been a dedicated supporter of Food For The Poor since 2013. Sonali has been collecting food to help families in need for years. Every July, she continues this tradition. Even during the hot days of summer, she relentlessly collects food items despite the challenges it can bring. Sonali has inspired people like […]

Bring Christmas Joy to a Child!

November 22, 2021

You can bring Christmas joy to children in the Caribbean and Latin America by donating to our Christmas Toy Drive. It’s easy to give through our Amazon Wish List. Please visit www.foodforthepoor.org/toydrive to shop for toys, including art supplies, soccer balls and teddy bears. We will deliver the toys to children in the countries we […]

Join Our New Facebook Group!

November 22, 2021

Food For The Poor has recently launched a new Facebook group for our donors! Members of this group will have access to exclusive news, stories, videos and glimpses behind the scenes. This special community has been built especially for our generous donors who do so much to help those in extreme poverty. Donors can join […]

Your Christmas Gifts Deliver Hope to Children

November 22, 2021

Thank you to all of our donors and partners who helped us bring the joy of Christmas to the children we serve. This past Christmas, many of you shared your love for children and took part in our annual Toy Drive via Amazon Smile. More than 2,400 toys were donated from our Amazon Wish List […]

The Healing Power of God’s Love

November 22, 2021

Siblings, Drucilla, 7, Simon, 2, and Nancy, 9, (pictured above) spent most of their young lives dirty, bruised and hungry begging on the street for money from strangers. But instead of filling the children’s painfully empty bellies with food, their mother chose to feed her drug and alcohol habit. Abused and neglected by their parents, […]

Givers Get Something, Too!

November 22, 2021

Six-year-old Junior couldn’t have been more thrilled to open a backpack stuffed with folders, notebooks, pencils, Crayola markers and highlighters that came to him and 28 other boys at an Angels Of Hope children’s home in Guyana from more than 2,000 miles away. This past year, employees at Bankers Healthcare Group filled 400 backpacks with […]

#GivingTuesdayNow: Food For The Poor Partners Express Need for Food

May 5, 2020

The message from Food For The Poor’s compassionate and dedicated partners working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic is loud and clear: food supplies are dwindling fast. The coronavirus pandemic has brought hunger to millions of people around the world, especially in the developing countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. Lockdowns are […]

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Food For The Poor | Feeding the Hungry | Charity organization

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Visit our website and discover what makes Food For The Poor one of the largest hunger relief and development organizations in the nation.

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Red de Alimentos es una organización privada sin ánimo de lucro basado en chile. Trabajan con más de 200 empresas y 400 organizaciones sociales para recuperar alimentos y otros recursos que serían tirados o desperdiciados. Luego distribuyen esos recursos a organizaciones asociadas que usan esos recursos para alimentar miles de personas necesitadas. En su sitio web dicen "Nuestra visión es ser la alternativa sostenible a la destrucción de bienes que pueden ser consumidos por personas que los necesitan". En el último año, han previsto más de 10 millones de kilos de alimentos a organizaciones asociadas como bancos de alimentos y otras iniciativas contra el hambre.

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Red de Alimentos is a private non-profit organization based in Chile. They work with more than 200 companies and 400 social organizations to recover food and other resources that would otherwise be thrown away or wasted. They then distribute those resources to partner organizations who use those resources to feed thousands of people in need. On their website they say "Our vision is to be the sustainable alternative to the destruction of goods that can be consumed by people who need them". In the last year, they have provided more than 10 million kilos of food to partner organizations such as food banks and other initiatives against hunger.

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Somos una organización sin fines de lucro que beneficia a miles de personas en nuestro país.

Unimos empresas con organizaciones sociales. Rescatamos productos aptos para el consumo humano, distribuyéndolos entre quienes más los necesitan, evitando así su desperdicio.

Empresas de diversos rubros pueden hacerse socias.

¿Representas a una organización que necesita alimentos, pañales o productos de higiene personal para sus beneficiarios?

Tú puedes ayudar a evitar el desperdicio.

En nuestra biblioteca virtual encontrarás los informes de gestión de Red de Alimentos, que dan cuenta de los avances e hitos que hemos tenido desde el 2010 a la fecha como el primer banco de alimentos de Chile.
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Somos una organización sin fines de lucro que beneficia a miles de personas en nuestro país. Unimos empresas con organizaciones sociales. Rescatamos productos aptos para el consumo humano, distribuyéndolos entre quienes más los necesitan, evitando así su desperdicio. Empresas de diversos rubros pueden hacerse socias.

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Si no crees que el hambre es un problema urgente, mira las estadísticas. 2.4 billiones de personas en todo el mundo no tienen alimentos o acceso a una dieta saludable. El 22% de los niños menores de 5 años tienen retraso del crecimiento. El 9,1 por ciento de las personas sufre de falta de alimentos en América Latina, el más alto Índice de pobreza en los últimos 15 años. Cientos de miles de personas mueren de hambre cada año en América Latina. Es hora de tomar acción. Puedes ayudar donando a estas organizaciones, voluntariado y difundiendo la conciencia.

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If you don't think hunger is an urgent problem, look at the statistics. 2.4 billion people around the world do not have food or access to a healthy diet. 22% of children under 5 years of age are stunted. 9.1 percent of Latin Americans suffer from lack of food, the highest poverty rate in the last 15 years. Hundreds of thousands of people die of hunger every year in Latin America. It's time to take action. You can help by donating to these organizations, volunteering, and spreading awareness.

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Acción contra el Hambre es una organización internacional dedicada a terminar con el hambre en todo el mundo. Lideran la innovación en nuevas formas de resolver el hambre, además de distribuir paquetes de alimentos en todo el mundo. Trabajan en 7 países de América Latina, incluidos Colombia, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, Nicaragua, Perú y Venezuela. En 2020, ayudaron a más de 450 mil personas en estos países con alimentos y seguridad alimentaria en general

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Action Against Hunger is an international organization dedicated to ending hunger around the world. They lead innovation in new ways to solve hunger, in addition to distributing food packages around the world. They work in 7 Latin American countries, including Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela. In 2020 they helped more than 450 thousand Latin American people with meals and food security in general.

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Help us save lives, empower communities, and ensure more children can grow up strong.

Action Against Hunger is leading a global movement to end hunger in our lifetimes. It innovates solutions, advocates for change, and reaches 25 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, its 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. It strives to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

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Action Against Hunger is leading a global movement to end hunger in our lifetimes. It innovates solutions, advocates for change, and reaches 25 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, its 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies.

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La ONU también tiene objetivos económicos relacionados con el tema del hambre.
1. Aumentar la inversión en investigación y infraestructura agrícola.
2. Eliminar las restricciones comerciales que dañan la agricultura.
3. Limitar la volatilidad de los precios de los productos agriculturales.

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The UN also has economic goals related to the issue of hunger.
1. Increase investment in agricultural research and infrastructure.
2. Remove trade restrictions that harm agriculture.
3. Limit the volatility of the prices of agricultural products.