Charitable organisations to address COVID-19 needs in hospitals
THE COUNCIL of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Americans Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), Food For The Poor and the Jarrett Foundation have collaborated to launch a campaign to address the shortfall in medical supplies and equipment now being experienced by hospitals as a result of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the island. The campaign, dubbed […]
Jarrett Foundation donates 100,000 masks to CVSS
The Jarrett Foundation has donated 100,000 masks to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) to assist members of the organisation to protect its front line members from COVID-19. The donation is part of an overall two million masks given to Jamaica. Dr Pearl Jarrett, chief executive director of the Jarrett Foundation made the presentation […]
MGI Leads on Risk Profiling of Communities for COVID Response
Data is critical to the management of the COVID-19 global pandemic for every country. In Jamaica, the Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus has been supporting efforts of the Government using data as the country navigates the allocation of resources to slow and stop the spread of the […]
Westmoreland police head welcomes PSOJ-led care package initiative
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland – Commanding officer for the Westmoreland Police Division, Superintendent Robert Gordon, has described the recent distribution of almost 500 care packages by the Private Sector Organisation (PSOJ), in collaboration with the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) and other stakeholders, to residents in vulnerable communities across the parish, as an initiative which will […]
Care Packages Prove To Be Lifeline For Vulnerable – PSOJ COVID-19 Jamaica Response Fund Reaches Out To Those In Need
From a package of grocery delivered to his house every two weeks, 65-year-old Gershan Henry has been able to secure regular meals for himself, his dog, and his two feline friends. A heart patient who lives alone, Henry looks to his pets for company, but the care packages are equally important, because they help him […]
Mona Social Services collaborates with the PSOJ to donate care packages
An elderly resident of August Town in an exchange with Saffrey Brown, project manager for the PSOJ COVID-19 relief effort and Dr. Olivene Burke, Executive Director, Mona Social Services. “Providing support to organisations such as Mona Social Services that is already working inside the communities to improve the resident’s lives will ensure that we get […]
NovaMed donates $60m worth of face masks to protect Jamaican workforce – Partners with CVSS
As the Jamaican economy reopens for business, NovaMed, a locally based medical resource supplier, is donating half-a-million medical grade face masks valued at approximately $60 million to protect the Jamaican and Caribbean workforce from COVID-19. The start-up firm founded by Dr David Walcott and entrepreneur, Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, recently solidified its impact in the medical mask […]
COVID Relief Programme Distribution
The PSOJ COVID Relief Programme is a targeted response by PSOJ, CVSS and partners to ensure that food supplies reach individuals in need and at-risk. Food packages are delivered to At-risk populations – those over 65, those with underlying health issues, mobility issues and overall increased risk levels. Aid for this group is in the […]
Distribution of Relief Packages Commences
As we begin the roll out of the PSOJ COVID-19 Relief Programme, we want to thank all our donors, partners and volunteers, who have mobilized to ensure that relief gets to those who need it. CVSS is proud to be delivering this relief programme alongside the PSOJ, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and the Jamaica Defence […]