RESPONDING TO HURRICANE BERYL
Food For The Poor Canada is a Proud and Trusted Partner of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation
“We visited the areas in Jamaica that suffered the impact of hurricane Beryl and the need is great. In this time of climate change which is having severe impacts on all of us around the world, it is unfortunately the countries that do not have the resources or infrastructure that will be impacted the most. Imagine turning on your taps and no water, turning on your light switch and no lights. Imagine having little food and water to feed your family. Imagine losing your possessions to wind and rain and going to bed with no roof. This is what these families are experiencing right now.
The National Commercial Bank of Jamaica (NCB) has pledged to donate the first JMD$20million to the relief efforts and match all donations up to JMD$150 million from now until July 31st.
Food For The Poor is one of NCB’s partners on the ground ensuring these donations go to building these affected communities back better and stronger. Ensuring the families in these communities have the care needed right now to help them survive.
We are asking for your help to accomplish this goal and surpass it. Every dollar helps. We are thankful and grateful to you all.”
Michael and Sonya Lee-Chin
As of August 1, 2024, over $90,000 for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica!
An immense THANK YOU to all of our supporters who passionately responded to provide aid and support. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Though the NCB Foundation matching gift opportunity ended July 31, 2024, you can still make a donation to Emergency Response and continue supporting those affected by Hurricane Beryl. Our work still continues with reroofing homes and providing food and hygiene kits to those in need.
July 26, 2024: at the Food For The Poor Jamaica warehouse in Spanish Town, Jamaica, preparing food and hygienic packages for Hurricane Beryl distribution.
July 26, 2024: in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, Jamaica with members of the NCB team preparing to distribute food and hygienic packages.
Geraldine Isaac, joins NCB Members and Partners for Matching Gift Announcement
On July 3, Jamaica suffered the impact of Hurricane Beryl. Unfortunately the communities that could least afford the impact were most affected.
On July 5, Food For The Poor Canada launched its initial emergency response appeal. Geraldine Isaac, Executive Director of Food For The Poor Canada, was invited to join the July 10 announcement of an amazing matching gift opportunity and joined the NCB staff and partners in Kingston, Jamaica via a Zoom from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This was a tremendous opportunity to thank Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Limited (NCB) for initiating the launch of the NCB Building A Better Jamaica Fund via the NCB Foundation. The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation has pledged $150 million Jamaican dollars and will match up to $150 million Jamaican dollars for a total of $300 million Jamaican dollars to help rebuild.
July 5, 2024 FFTP Canada Hurricane Beryl Appeal
Though our Food For The Poor warehouses in both Jamaica and the US are currently stocked with containers of food, hygiene kits, and medical supplies, these will be depleted very soon as we have already begun responding to emergency needs from multiple countries.
You can help today by making a donation that would allow us to provide funding for the purchase and replenishment of critical care supplies such as: zinc and lumber for home repairs, food, water, tarpaulins to cover the hundreds of homes without a roof at this time, as well as hygiene and medical aid kits.
Your support will ensure that we are restocking our warehouses as soon as possible so that families and communities in need will have access to these critical resources in the coming weeks throughout the Caribbean.
Thank you for your care and support!
Emergency response and preparedness falls under our Food and Health impact area’s. Here’s how:
FFTP prepares year-round, in advance of natural disasters and in the spring for hurricane season, by sourcing water purification tablets, food, and medicine as well as other emergency supplies. These supplies are positioned on the ground with our in-country partners where possible, so that they can be accessed and used to respond immediately to communities with clean water, emergency supplies, and food.
During an emergency, FFTP is able to receive real-time updates about the need on the ground and coordinate to ensure aid is delivered efficiently, using a well-established distribution infrastructure and local networks of strong in-country partners. After a disaster strikes, we work with these contacts to address the immediate needs of a community by providing emergency supplies. FFTP also provides building materials to help build and repair homes and community buildings that have been destroyed.
FFTP has current agreements with 17 countries who are active in disaster response; FFTP is able to work with any of the country partners in the case of an emergency. We have the capacity to create new partnerships as needed because of our competency and networks in Latin America and the Caribbean.