Food For the Poor is one of the largest interdenominational relief and development organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1982 by Ferdinand Mahfood and is now led by Robin Mahfood. Aside from feeding the poor in 17 Caribbean and Latin American countries, Food For The Poor provides health care, education, housing, and emergency relief to these countries. The organization has stable funding. According to a 2012 survey by Forbes Magazine, Food For The Poor is the 6th largest recipient of private support.

Food For The Poor has many beneficiaries for their programs. In Port-Au-Prince, at least two to three thousand people line up in Food For The Poor’s feeding center to get food and take it home to their families. Food For The Poor recognizes the reality that poverty has no easy solution, so they take on a multi-layered approach in combating it. Aside from providing nutritious meals, they also have medical centers and micro-enterprise programs.