FOOD FOR THE POOR INC

HEALTH - IN 2024, FOOD FOR THE POOR SHIPPED 304 TRACTOR- TRAILER LOADS OF LIFESAVING MEDICINES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS, SANITIZER, AND OTHER CRITICAL ESSENTIALS TO HELP MAINTAIN CLINICS, HOSPITALS, AND MEDICAL-CARE CENTERS TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL CARE TO POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.IN A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, FFTP, CEPUDO, AND FUNAZUCAR LAUNCHED THE "FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY" CAMPAIGN. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO DISTRIBUTE PRENATAL VITAMINS PROVIDED BY FFTP DONORS TO MORE THAN 135,000 PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN ACROSS SIX DEPARTMENTS IN HONDURAS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING ADMINISTERED THROUGH 80 HEALTH CENTERS WITH THE BACKING OF SIX SUGAR COMPANIES AND REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICES. THE "FOR YOU AND YOUR BABY" CAMPAIGN ALSO IS CONDUCTING AWARENESS SESSIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS. THESE SESSIONS, SUPPORTED BY MEDICAL STAFF AT EACH HEALTH CENTER, WILL EDUCATE WOMEN ON THE BENEFITS OF PRENATAL VITAMINS FOR THE GROWTH OF BABIES AND THE STRENGTHENING OF THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS.

BASIC NEEDS - THE CHARITY SHIPPED 2,160 TRACTOR-TRAILER LOADS OF ESSENTIAL GOODS VALUED AT MORE THAN $314 MILLION IN 2024.FFTP PROVIDED FOOD FOR 207.9 MILLION MEALS FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. ALSO IN 2024, FFTP CONTINUED TO RAMP UP PURCHASING FOOD LOCALLY IN THE COUNTRIES WHERE IT SERVES, REDUCING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COSTS AND GETTING RESOURCES SOONER TO THE FAMILIES WHO NEED THEM MOST. FFTP DISTRIBUTES AID TO SUPPORT THE FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND SHELTERING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY. FOR THOSE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE HARDSHIP OF POVERTY IN HAITI, THE SUFFERING WAS AMPLIFIED IN 2024 WITH CIVIL UNREST AND GANG VIOLENCE DISPLACING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).FFTP IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO RESPOND IN HAITI BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 1986 AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED AID. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF ASSISTANCE IN 2024 INCLUDE: -ASSEMBLING VOLUNTEERS IN FFTP'S COCONUT CREEK, FLA., HEADQUARTERS TO PACK 19,000 PERSONAL HYGIENE KITS. ITEMS FOR THE KITS WERE SUPPLIED BY MAP INTERNATIONAL, AND FFTP PURCHASED ITEMS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 KITS, WHICH INCLUDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS SOAP, TOOTHPASTE, AND SANITARY PRODUCTS.-PURCHASING SUPPLIES TO ASSEMBLE 15,000 WOMEN'S CARE KITS, AS WELL AS 140 PALLETS OF MANNAPACK RICE MEALS, EQUAL TO MORE THAN 5,000 CASES, FROM PARTNER FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN. -SECURING COMMITMENTS FOR 20,000 HYGIENE KITS FROM HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL AND 3,200 FAMILY EMERGENCY KITS OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS, SUCH AS HYGIENE PRODUCTS, WATER PURIFICATION SACHETS, BUCKETS, AND SOLAR-POWERED LIGHTS, FROM GLOBALMEDIC.-SUPPORTING FFTP-HAITI AS IT DISPATCHED 17 TRUCKS WITH DONATIONS IN APRIL TO DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN THE SOUTH, THE NORTH AND THE CENTRE; IN MAY, 27 TRUCKS WERE SENT TO THE SOUTH, THE NORTH AND ARTIBONITE, USING A BARGE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME. FFTP-HAITI'S PORT-AU-PRINCE OFFICE ALSO PROVIDED AID TO 1,450 ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE 260 ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED AID FROM THE CHARITY'S CARACOL OFFICE.