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Food For The Poor

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Food For The Poor
Organization's acronym:	FFP
Address:	6401 Lyons Road Coconut Creek, FL 33073 United States of America
Phone:	(954) 427-2222
Fax:	(954) 570-7654
Email:	info@foodforthepoor.com
Web site:	www.foodforthepoor.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	Creole Haiti English French Spanish

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Agriculture Children Climate Change Development Disabled Persons Education Energy Environment Extreme poverty Food HIV/AIDS Humanitarian Affairs Social Development Sustainable Development Water Women Youth Social Development: Aging Disabled persons Employment Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Climate change Education Energy Freshwater Health Poverty Rural Development Sanitation Technology
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Nicaragua Honduras Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago Haiti Argentina Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Guatemala Colombia Guyana Mexico El Salvador Saint Lucia Antigua and Barbuda Panama Belize
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Our mission is to link the church of the First World with the church of the Third World in a manner that helps both the materially poor and the poor in spirit. The materially poor are served by local churches, clergy and lay leaders who have been empowered and supplied with goods by Food For The Poor. The poor in spirit are renewed by their relationship with and service to the poor through our direct ministry of teaching, encouragement and prayer. Ultimately, we seek to bring both benefactors and recipients to a closer union with our Lord.
Year established (YYYY):	1982
Year of registration (YYYY):	1982
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:

Children and youth
Women
Non-governmental organization
Farmers

Other UN Entities

Accreditation with other UN Entities:

DPI