Jamaica establishes Hurricane Melissa volunteer registry

The Government has established a mechanism to allow persons who want to help with Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa recovery to register with a database to volunteer.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange on Monday informed that a Registry of Volunteers is now available on the Government’s website being used for Melissa donations — supportjamaica.gov.jm.

Grange, speaking at a special press briefing at Jamaica House, said the Government is aware that many persons want to help and has moved to put a system in place to allow them to do so.

She said that through the registry, persons will be able to indicate their skills or the type of assistance they would like to give and when they would be available to come forward.

“Perhaps you wish to assist with food distribution, shelter operations, or medical support. You may want to help with clean-up, counselling, transport, or administration. Whatever your skills are, however you want to help, just tell us when you sign up to the registry. And I am appealing to Jamaicans here in Jamaica and in the diaspora to sign up on this registry,” said Grange.

“Based on when you are available and the type of volunteer work you would like to provide, we will contact you,” she added.

Grange said persons will be briefed, equipped, and deployed in an efficient and coordinated way.

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