Food For The Poor team members organize and distribute essential supplies from a warehouse to support communities in need.
Our Story with Food For The Poor
Food For The Poor works with vulnerable families and communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing both immediate needs and the underlying challenges that keep people trapped in poverty. Its work includes hunger relief, safe housing, clean water, health care, education, emergency response and programs designed to create sustainable opportunities for families and communities.
Food For The Poor has become a meaningful part of the Weingartz family's broader commitment to helping people in need. Through significant financial support over multiple years, the Weingartz family has helped strengthen an organization reaching families far beyond the communities we serve here at home.
How Weingartz Supports Food For The Poor
Multi-Year Financial Support
The Weingartz Family Foundation provided financial support to Food For The Poor across multiple consecutive years, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to the organization's work serving vulnerable families.
More Than $1.8 Million in Documented Giving
Public grant records show more than $1.8 million in support from the Weingartz Family Foundation to Food For The Poor between 2020 and 2023, including $750,000 grants in both 2022 and 2023.
Helping Meet Essential Needs
Support for Food For The Poor strengthens an organization working to provide families with necessities including nutritious food, clean water, safe housing and access to health care.
Supporting Communities in Times of Crisis
Food For The Poor responds when hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters create urgent needs, delivering food, water, medical supplies and other essential resources while also helping communities begin the recovery process.
Building Pathways Out of Poverty
Beyond immediate relief, Food For The Poor invests in housing, education, agriculture, livelihoods and other long-term programs designed to help families become more stable and self-sufficient. Supporting that broader mission helps communities move from short-term assistance toward lasting opportunity.
Supporters gather for the Rafe Cochran Golf Classic benefiting Food For The Poor and its humanitarian programs.
Volunteers pack food and essential items for Food For The Poor to distribute to families and communities in need.
A volunteer assembles hygiene kits containing essential personal care items for distribution through Food For The Poor.
Food For The Poor distributes emergency relief supplies to individuals and families in Jamaica following a disaster.
Volunteers pack emergency food and relief supplies to support communities affected by Hurricane Melissa.
Our Partner
Founded in 1982, Food For The Poor is an international relief and development organization focused on fighting hunger and poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Its approach combines immediate assistance with longer-term solutions. In addition to distributing food and essential supplies, Food For The Poor supports safe housing, clean water, health care, education, agriculture, livelihoods and community development programs designed to help families build more secure futures.
Food For The Poor is an international humanitarian relief and development organization founded in 1982. The nonprofit works to fight hunger, reduce poverty, and improve living conditions for vulnerable families throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Its programs provide immediate assistance while creating opportunities for long-term stability and self-sufficiency.
The Weingartz Family Foundation has supported Food For The Poor through significant financial contributions over multiple years. Between 2020 and 2023, the foundation provided more than $1.8 million in documented support, helping strengthen the organization's efforts to provide essential resources and lasting opportunities for families facing poverty.
Your friend should provide your name or referral information at the time of purchase so the referral can be properly Food For The Poor supports vulnerable families and underserved communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Its humanitarian programs focus on areas where poverty, food insecurity, limited access to clean water, and natural disasters create significant challenges for individuals and families.
Food For The Poor provides essential resources such as nutritious food, clean drinking water, safe housing, health care, and educational opportunities. Beyond immediate assistance, the organization supports agriculture, job opportunities, and community development programs that help families build more stable and independent futures.
Individuals and organizations can support Food For The Poor by making financial contributions through its official website. Donations help fund hunger relief, housing, clean water initiatives, disaster response, and other humanitarian programs. Visit Food For The Poor to learn more about donating.
Yes. Food For The Poor offers opportunities for individuals and groups to support its humanitarian mission through volunteer activities. These may include preparing food packages, assembling hygiene kits, and assisting with other relief initiatives. Visit the organization's website to explore current volunteer opportunities.