Relief efforts are continuing in Jamaica as the island is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa, and your support this Giving Season could make a major impact.
Last month, Hurricane Melissa hammered Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, leaving the country to confront one of the most severe humanitarian and public health crises in its modern history.
Entire communities, especially in Hanover, St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, and St. James, were left in ruins as Melissa flattened homes, churches, schools, and farms, inflicting an estimated $6 to $10 billion in damage and affecting more than 360,000 people. At least 45 people have died, 13 remain missing, and tens of thousands are displaced.
The devastation has triggered further emergencies. Health officials have declared a leptospirosis outbreak, reporting confirmed cases, suspected fatalities, and dozens more under investigation as floodwaters contaminated drinking supplies. The risk of dengue, typhoid, and tetanus is rising, and already-strained clinics are struggling to reach isolated communities cut off by washed-out roads.
For Jamaicans on the ground, the rebuilding process will require global support. Keep scrolling for trusted organizations, community groups, and on-the-ground initiatives you can donate to now to help fuel relief and long-term recovery this Giving Season.
NGOs/Non-Profits
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) mobilized immediately after Hurricane Melissa, delivering food packages, hot meals, care kits, and other essentials to hard-hit parishes while deploying more than 100 trained volunteers across Jamaica. With thousands more families still in need of support, ADRA is expanding its relief operations and preparing for long-term recovery efforts. Those wishing to assist can donate directly to ADRA to help sustain emergency food distributions, shelter support, and rebuilding initiatives.
Donate here.
World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen is on the ground in Jamaica, serving hot meals to families displaced by Hurricane Melissa, operating field kitchens in the hardest-hit areas, and partnering with local chefs to reach communities still cut off by flooding and infrastructure damage. Their teams have already delivered millions of meals, and they’re continuing daily service as recovery continues.
Donate here.
Jamaica Red Cross
The Jamaica Red Cross is on the ground after Hurricane Melissa, providing emergency shelter, clean water, hygiene kits, and essential supplies to thousands of families affected by flooding and widespread destruction. Your donations help them continue this critical work and support long-term recovery for communities in need.
Donate here.
American Friends of Jamaica
The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) is providing urgent relief to communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa, delivering food, clean water, temporary shelter, and rebuilding supplies. You can help double your impact by donating to their Hurricane Relief Fund, which supports families and local communities directly.
Donate here.
CORE
CORE is on the ground in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, providing clean water, food, tarps, and emergency supplies to the hardest-hit communities while helping clear debris and stabilize homes. You can support their relief efforts and help families rebuild.
Donate here.
Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan’s Purse is providing urgent relief in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, including a 30‑bed field hospital, mobile medical clinics, clean water systems, and emergency supplies for affected families. You can help support their life-saving efforts by donating directly to their Hurricane Melissa relief fund.
Donate here.
Global Empowerment Mission
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is providing urgent relief to communities in Jamaica devastated by Hurricane Melissa, delivering food, clean water, hygiene kits, and emergency supplies while supporting long-term recovery efforts. You can help families rebuild and access life-saving aid by donating directly to GEM’s Hurricane Melissa relief fund.
Donate here.
Good360
Good360 is providing critical relief to communities in Jamaica devastated by Hurricane Melissa, distributing essential supplies like hygiene kits, generators, and shelter materials, and supporting long-term recovery efforts. Your donation can help deliver much-needed goods to families affected by the storm.
Donate here.
Community-led Groups & Mutual Aid
Friends of Jamaica, Inc.
Friends of Jamaica has launched a Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund to send urgent aid directly to the island, supplying food, clean water, temporary shelter, and other essentials to families whose homes and communities were devastated. The group partners with local, grassroots organizations and community leaders to ensure donations go straight to those on the ground doing the work. If you want to support their relief and rebuilding efforts, you can donate directly via their official relief page.
Donate here.
Send Relief
Send Relief is actively supporting Hurricane Melissa recovery in Jamaica, working with local churches to provide essential supplies: water filters, mosquito repellent, medicine, food, roof repairs, and aid for displaced families. Your donation can help deliver clean water, emergency shelter, and long-term rebuilding support.
Donate here.
The Rustin Fund
The Rustin Fund is mobilizing relief for LGBTQI+ Jamaicans hit hardest by Hurricane Melissa, providing emergency shelter, hygiene kits, clean water, and rebuilding support. Your donation can help ensure these marginalized survivors receive the care and resources they need.
Donate here.
Jah Jah Foundation
The JAHJAH Foundation (Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home) has launched a Hurricane Melissa Disaster Relief Project, sending food, clean water, medical supplies, and shelter materials directly to the hardest-hit communities in western Jamaica. You can support their efforts: donate now at the JAHJAH Foundation site to help sustain emergency aid and rebuilding work.
Donate here.
All Hands & Hearts
All Hands & Hearts is on the ground in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, delivering food, hygiene kits, water purification supplies, solar lights, and emergency aid to communities cut off by flooding and destruction. You can help families rebuild and recover by donating directly to their Hurricane Melissa relief fund.
Donate here.
Mercy Chefs
Mercy Chefs is providing hot, chef-prepared meals, grocery supplies, and essential provisions to communities in Jamaica devastated by Hurricane Melissa. They are working on the ground to reach families affected by flooding and infrastructure damage and will continue supporting recovery efforts as long as needed. You can help provide meals and supplies to survivors by donating.
Donate here.
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