About
About Us
An initiative of the Give To Jamaica Foundation, Inc.
Give to Jamaica Week (Oct 18–24, 2025) is a first-of-its-kind online giving platform created to mobilize Jamaicans everywhere—and friends of Jamaica worldwide—to give back directly to trusted charities and schools on the island.
Anchored around Jamaica’s National Heroes Day, the campaign harnesses the collective power of the Diaspora by spotlighting vetted organizations that address education, healthcare, arts & culture, community development, and more.
In just one week, every donation, large or small, fuels lasting impact. Together, we’re expanding access, building bridges between the Diaspora and organizations in Jamaica, and strengthening the bond that makes collective giving possible.
One Week. One People. Many Charities.-Theresa Heron, Co-Founder & CEO
Organizing Committee
Barron Channer
CEO, Woodwater Group
Theresa Heron
CEO, Heron and Co
Marlon Hill, Esq.
Partner, Weiss Serota
Keisha Phipps
Committee Member
Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott
Director, South Miami Childrens Clinic
Julie Seaga Cortizas
Committee Member
Karen Vassell
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Melissa McGowan-Wright
Guidance Counseler
Ambassadors
Dale Burnett
(New York)
Patrick Cohen
(South Florida)
Andrea Dixon
(New York)
Derwent Donaldson
Kaysia Earley
Eddy Edwards
(South Florida)
Rochelle Gapere
(South Florida)
Sharon Gordon
(New York)
Maxine Greaves
(New York)
Mayor Denise Grant
Dale Holness
(South Florida)
Tanto Irie
(South Florida)
Adrian Jones
Deborah McConnell
Camille McDonald
Mayor Wayne Messam
Sherry Southe
Andrea Service
Jason Walker
(Atlanta, GA)
Peter Webley
(South Florida)
Tanya Weddemire
Nicole White
(South Florida)
Featured Organizations
Organizations Making a Difference
Featured
Bridgeport High School
Goal: $1,550
Use of funds: To upgrade the Empowerment Room with comfortable seating, renovations, and resources - creating a safe space where students can gather,…
Causes: Public School
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St. Catherine
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Brixton Hill Primary and Infant School
Goal: $3,000
Use of funds: To purchase 3 AC units for the newly built Infant Department, ensuring classrooms are cool, safe, and conducive to learning.
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
Featured
Hayes Primary and Infant School
Goal: $3,000
Use of funds: To support its academic programs and annual Prize Giving and Awards Ceremony, celebrating student achievement and excellence. Additional needs include…
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
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Sunbury Primary School
Goal: $6,500
Use of funds: To repair and restore its second building, which sustained significant damage during Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. This structure houses…
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
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Rest Primary and Infant School
Goal: $6,000
Use of funds: To improve classroom comfort and campus security: (1) US $1,700 - to obtain two (2) AC units for the Infant…
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
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Edwin Allen High School
Goal: $6,500
Use of funds: To improve the Guidance Department to create a more welcoming, professional, and functional space for counseling and family engagement. Funds…
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
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Camberwell Primary School
Goal: $5,000
Use of funds: To develop Literacy and Numeracy Resource Centres for staff and parental development—empowering teachers and families to strengthen learning outcomes. Additional…
Causes: Public School
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St. Mary
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Ashley Primary and Infant School
Goal: $1,875
Use of funds: The school is in urgent need of a stove with an oven to prepare healthier meals, such as baked chicken…
Causes: Public School
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Clarendon
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Kingston Creative Limited
Goal: $50,000
Use of funds: Kingston Creative is scaling its mission to empower Caribbean creatives. Your support will help us preserve the Art District, train…
Causes: Arts & Culture, Community, Poverty Reduction
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Kingston
Featured
Water is Life | NET
Goal: $1,000,000
Use of funds: Water Is Life Program: To reduce the number of children in drought-prone areas that are missing school because there's no…
Causes: Community, Education, poverty, Youth
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Kingston, St. Andrew, Portland, St. Thomas, St. Catherine, and more
Opportunity
Our Vision
We strive to stimulate significant levels of direct donations to impactful charities in Jamaica while amplifying patriotism among the Jamaican Diaspora.
Jamaica's potential for progress is underappreciated; the Diaspora’s philanthropic potential is largely untapped, and Jamaican charities continue to be underfunded, thereby limiting their ability to drive lasting change.
Charitable giving capacity of the Jamaican Diaspora.
Jamaican charities that report being underfunded.
Would give more if they had trusted, transparent channels.
