Food for the Poor set to expand service

One of the new houses in Georgeville, Capoey, Essequibo Coast. (Stabroek News file photo)

Over the past six years, Food For The Poor (FFTP) has built six housing schemes, providing homes for over 4,000 people and as it marks its 20th anniversary with the distribution of over $1 billion in food under its belt, its focus is on the expansion of service to the needy.

“Food for the Poor does more than feed hungry individuals,” Executive Director Leon Davis said. “This organization provides skills training that can enable the poor to work. Children are given the opportunity to [have an] education that will enable them to break free from the cycle of poverty