Jamaica. When Disaster Strikes, Families Need More Than Time.

About Jamaica

A Nation Recovering from Sudden Loss

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica with devastating force, leaving behind destroyed homes, damaged schools, and entire communities struggling to survive. What was once stability quickly turned into uncertainty โ€” especially for children.

Families lost roofs, classrooms were washed away, and access to food and education became fragile overnight. For many households already living on the edge, the hurricane pushed them into crisis. Children now face hunger, interrupted schooling, and unsafe living conditions โ€” not because of neglect, but because disaster struck without warning.

Recovery is not automatic. Without urgent support, temporary loss becomes permanent damage.

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The Crisis in Jamaica

When a Storm Steals the Future

  • Thousands of children are now facing food insecurity after losing access to daily meals

  • Schools and early learning centers have been damaged or rendered unusable

  • Families are living in unsafe or unstable conditions, exposed to rain, debris, and illness

  • Learning materials, uniforms, and basic school supplies were destroyed

  • Parents are forced to choose between feeding their children or rebuilding their homes

A child without food cannot focus.
A child without school falls behind.
A child without stability struggles to recover.

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Our Mission in Jamaica

Feed. Educate. Rebuild. Protect the Next Generation.

UMMA Foundation is responding with an emergency, child-focused relief effort designed to stabilize families and protect children from long-term harm.

Our response includes:

  • Food assistance for children and families to prevent hunger and malnutrition

  • School supply kits so children can return to learning without delay

  • Support for displaced families, including emergency materials and essential needs

  • Community-based distribution, working with local educators and leaders

Every meal restores strength.
Every school kit restores dignity.
Every intervention restores hope.

Why Give Now

Because Delay Costs Children Their Future

  • Hunger affects learning and development immediately

  • Missed school weeks become permanent academic gaps

  • Families without support fall deeper into instability

  • Children recover slower than disasters move

This is the moment where help makes the greatest difference.

Not later.
Not after recovery stalls.
Now.

From Emergency to Recovery โ€” Together

Jamaica does not need sympathy.
It needs action, compassion, and commitment.

Through UMMA, your support becomes food on the table, books in a childโ€™s hands, and stability for families rebuilding their lives.

Together, we can ensure this storm does not define their future.

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