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Crisis Support Charity and Burn Foundation of Jamaica launches with $1 million donation

Burn victims and vulnerable communities across Jamaica will receive much-needed assistance following the official launch of the Crisis Support Charity and Burn Foundation of Jamaica, which was inaugurated on Saturday at the AC Hotel in Kingston.

Founded by brothers Stephen and Luke Josephs, the foundation aims to provide critical assistance to underserved groups facing various hardships. At the launch, the organisation received a significant donation of $1 million from Grocery List Jamaica, a company that helps members of the diaspora purchase groceries for loved ones in Jamaica.

 

“Me and my brother, Luke Joseph, decided that we’re going to go full on with this project. Currently we’re working with some ladies who we have to integrate back into high school. Eleven of them are pregnant and have babies. And so we say to them, it’s not a full stop, it’s a redirection. And so we’re giving them support. We have partners in the diaspora who’s helping us to help, giving them a second chance at life. And doing these things make us very happy,” said Stephen Josephs.

 

He added that the donation from Grocery List will help further the charity’s mission significantly.

 

“It will actually go a far way into the vision that we’re doing in terms of feeding our nation, especially single mothers or persons that really need these types of care. Care packages and stuff like that. So, yeah, it’s good,” added Luke Josephs. “Currently, we’re working on several projects as well. One of these projects, which you will see, we get more information. This is actually a passion for us, transforming lives, restoring dignity and promoting well-being in crisis situations. We’re not just helping children, we’re helping families, we’re helping communities.”

 

Tamika Stewart, people lead with Grocery List Jamaica, noted that the company’s decision to contribute was driven by shared values and cultural ties.

 

“The founders for Groceries List Jamaica, Rory Richards and Jermaine Morgan, they met Mr Joseph in Florida. He reached out to them and told them what he was doing. And they decided that they wanted to partner primarily because even though Grocery List does have a connection here in Jamaica, it’s an online platform that offers people in the diaspora, that’s the UK, Canada, and the US, to purchase grocery items for their friends and family here in Jamaica and have the orders fulfilled here in Jamaica and delivered here. So it’s a company that is created by Jamaicans for Jamaicans,” Stewart said.

 

“I could say it’s about corporate responsibility, but I think for this one it goes a little bit deeper than that. Because both companies have that foundation in believing in the overall kingdom mandate that we’re to help. And so we’re excited about that,” she added.

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