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FOOD FOR THE POOR
6401 Lyons Road
P.O. Box 979004
Coconut Creek, FL 33097
Attention: Mr. Joe Coulombe for St. Anthony's Children's Home, Jamaica
From the earliest days of St. Anthony's home, the children have been taught the importance of self-reliance and self-help. First the children are taught how to use the land to grow vegetables. Then we went into the business of dicing scallions. This promotes self-sufficiency, supports the family, and trains children in self-reliance.
There is a limit on how much vegetables and fruit we can grow on our small property. Our home requires about $1350 Jamaican a day for our basic needs of feeding, clothing, educating, housing and caring for between 35 and 40 children daily and our "Out-Reach Program." This does not include the children from many poor families that come to us only during the holidays, in addition to maintaining our facility which requires capital items or all extraordinary expenses created by tropical storms.
If you would like to donate gifts-in-kind instead of money, items such as school supplies, clothing, toiletries, linens, or items such as diapers, and pantry items, they are certainly in constant need. A charity organization called FOOD FOR THE POOR is the best way to send these items to us. They will also send you receipt for your donation for tax purposes. Please be sure to note on all donations: "For St. Anthony's Children's Home, Jamaica, Father Paul Walsh".
We never forget to keep our benefactors in our daily prayers and informed of our progress through Newsletters circulated several times per year. If you would like to be placed on our mailing list, we recommend you sign up for our mailing list on our Join Us Page.
We also ask you consider sponsoring a child on a monthly basis. When you commit to sponsoring a child, we ask that you not only send money, but also communicate with the child as much as possible, especially on special occasions. Short letters let your child know that someone far away is thinking about them. If you would like to sponser a child, please contact Our Office Staff.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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