Relief
Expanding access to care and building healthier,
food-secure communities
Program Overview
Our Relief programme provides immediate, life-saving support to families and individuals facing hardship. We respond to urgent needs by distributing essential items such as food, clothing, toiletries, and household supplies, and by providing direct assistance during emergencies and disasters, including fires. These timely interventions help stabilise families in crisis, reduce vulnerability, and support recovery
Education Program Focus Areas
SDG 1 – No Poverty
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Featured Project
Supporting Families on the Essequibo Coast for Over 25 Years
Essequibo Coast, Region 2
Project Summary
For more than 25 years, Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc. has supported vulnerable families on the Essequibo Coast, Region #2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) through our Relief Programme, helping households overcome periods of hardship with dignity and care
Working with seven In-Country Partner organisations, we currently support over 500 families in communities including Suddie, Onderneeming, Queenstown, Windsor Castle, Dartmouth, and Mainstay/Whyaka. Families receive essential relief items such as food supplies, clothing, toiletries, and other basic necessities to help meet their immediate needs.
Our approach is rooted in a relief-to-resilience model. Families are supported for as long as needed and gradually transitioned out of the programme once they are able to become self-reliant. As families exit, others in need are enrolled, ensuring continuous and responsive support across the Essequibo Coast.
Through this ongoing cycle of care, we remain committed to strengthening families and building more resilient communities—one household at a time
