Sacha Walters, Staff Reporter

One of the popular Food For the Poor houses in St. James. The charity organisation has for several years been a lifesaver to many Jamaicans, providing them with shelter, food and clothing. In 2005, the organisers of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast gave the money collected at the event to Food For the Poor to help with its many islandwide projects. - Contributed

The 2007 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast is scheduled to take place tomorrow at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The annual event sees influential members of the society getting together to pray for the country. The money collected at the fund-raising event is given to charity each year. Today, we feature Food For the Poor, the 2005 recipient of the funds collected at the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast that year.

Food for the Poor, one of the most popular charity organisations in Jamaica, has been serving the country since 1982 and making a great difference in the lives of many.

In 2005, organisers of the National Leadership Prayer Break-fast donated their usual collection, taken at the event, to the charity.

Food For the Poor is well known for constructing houses for the homeless. The organisation also feeds and clothes many of the less fortunate in Jamaica.

Clive Spencer, projects manager at Food For the Poor, discussed some of the work which the charity organisation did with the Golden Age Home in 2005. The funds received from the prayer breakfast went mainly to this project.

Sponsors three clusters

The Golden Age Home, which houses aged and handicapped persons, has eight sections referred to as clusters. Food For the Poor sponsors three of these.

However, Mr. Spencer said they hardly restrict their contributions to just these three clusters.

Last year, Food For the Poor installed an improved water supply system to increase the water pressure on all eight clusters. Additionally, a solar water heater system was installed.

Food For the Poor is also in the process of tiling and painting the buildings. Four clusters have been tiled and the remaining clusters are slated to be completed by the end of January.