Since its establishment some 24 years ago, Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFP) has been responsible for building more than 3,100 housing units, distributing 194 containers of food, medicine and other essentials, and the sponsorship of more than 236 orphans.
According to a press release, on June 3 of this year, FFP “celebrated 24 years of dedicated service to the poor and needy in our country.” Initially, the organisation had established its office in Kingston but had to make two subsequent moves to accommodate its expanding services and is now located at 1999 -2002 Blue Mountain Road, Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Throughout the years, the FFP has been managed by a Board of Directors which is chaired by Paul Chan-A-Sue. Currently, the daily operations are managed by Kent Vincent, FFP’s CEO who assumed the responsibility after his predecessor and former Executive Director, Leon Davis retired after 21 years of service.
In addition to the activities mentioned, the FFP engages in the daily feeding of 192 school children from East La Penitence, Enterprise and Mashabo Primary schools, each of whom receives “a hot nutritious meal with beverages and fruits,” and the parents of those children “are also given monthly hampers,” the release said.
The sponsorship carried out by the FFP under the Angels of Hope programme is primarily for residents of
