Program areas at Jamaica Outreach Program
Housing & Community BuildingJOP funded the building of homes for needy families and the elderly, who previously lived in make-shift tents, rusty sheets of tin and cardboard shelters. 10 housing units were built, each with a concrete foundation, sturdy roof, walls, sanitation facilities and solar power. Since 2008, 574 homes have been built for the poor. JOP also funded repairs to a small village that is home to poor elderly residents in Kingston.
DentalDental teams conducted 4 mission trips to Kingston. The teams included dental assistants, hygienists and dentists. They treated 608 patients in the clinic with cleanings, fillings, extractions and referrals. In addition 824 students at the DuPont School were given oral education, screening for cavities and fluoride varnish treatments. In Kind services valued at $133,462 are excluded from the expenses listed here.
EducationSeveral schools received grants this past year. St Mary's Basic School and Msgr Wilson Boys School in Montego Bay region. In Kingston, the Marcus Garvey school serves pre-school children and received support grants. Scholarships for tuition, books, supplies, uniforms, lunch programs and supplies/technology/repairs were funded for students at St Pius X, St. Peter Claver, Immaculate Conception, King Weston Primary, St Theresa Primary, Devon Pen Primary, St Benedict the Moor and Montego Bay Diocese. A summer program was funded at Marcus Garvey School. All these services to the poorest of the poor will inspire students to improve their quality of life and avoid inner city poverty, crime and drug problems in the future.