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 […]
CVSS, PSOJ and Partners Lift RJR Gleaner Honours Awards for Voluntary Service
KINGSTON, July 9, 2021: The Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) has been recognised by the RJR Gleaner Communications Group for it’s remarkable work done in effectively coordinating and executing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) COVID-19 Relief Fund. The organisation received the award in the voluntary service category jointly with the PSOJ, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Private-Public Sector Partnership Helps The Poor
THE DELIVERY of care packages to several St Catherine communities on Saturday was the culmination of a well coordinated and supported private-public sector partnership aimed at providing relief to some vulnerable persons living below the poverty line. Starting at the Central Village Police Station, the convoy made its way along Windsor Heights, Zambia, among other […]
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 […]