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The Jamaica Foundation of Houston is a 501(c3) non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the cultural ties between Caribbean people and the Houston community.
 
A Jamaica Foundation Promoting Education & Understanding
We are a cultural and educational community resource focused on strengthening ties and awareness between the people of Houston and Jamaica.
 
We are involved in educational, charitable and civic activities with institutions and individuals in the greater Houston community as well as in Jamaica. Our Jamaica Foundation works with the March of Dimes, Dyslexia Intervention Training, Hurricane Disaster Relief and with many other charitable groups. We connect and participate with local organizations in events, fundraisers and by providing educational resources to the people of Jamaica.
 
Vision
Know Jamaica, make her known.

Mission
to promote cultural understanding, education, fostering cultural awareness, volunteerism and supporting education.
 
 
 
Below is a list of some of our support and participation currently and in the recent past:
  • March of Dimes—March for Babies—We have sponsored, supported and participated in this event annually for many years.
  • College scholarships for students at local universities—based on merit and need, we have supported more than 200 scholarships thus far.
  • Dyslexia Intervention Training—sponsored workshops in Jamaica for English teacher training to identify and mediate students with dyslexia, using resource professionals from the Neuhaus Center and St. Thomas University in Houston.
  • Educational materials and supplies for schools and libraries in Jamaica—computers, fax machine and books as well as classroom supplies.
  • School Library in Jamaica—built a separate Library building on the campus of an all-age school in Clarksonville, St. Ann, Jamaica.
  • Supported Hurricane Katrina families—provided food, clothing, furniture, rent, automobile and college tuition fees for families from Louisiana relocated in Houston.
  • Hurricane Disaster Relief Supplies—provided and shipped many 40-foot containers of medical equipment, food, clothing and other supplies to Jamaica after several hurricanes.
  • Supported the founding of a secondary school in Haiti after the earthquake disaster.
 
Participation, support and membership in community organizations: 
  1. Honorary Jamaican Consulate in Houston
  2. Houston/Missouri City Domino Club
  3. Jamaica Nurses Repair of the Breach
  4. Africa Cancer Care
  5. Children Are First Heart Gift Houston
  6. Dallas West Indies United Association
  7. Caribbean Chamber of Commerce
  8. Galveston Chamber of Commerce
  9. Houston I-Fest
  10. Caribbean American Foundation of Texas
WHO ARE WE?
 
The Jamaica Foundation of Houston is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Texas. Serving the community since 1980, the Foundation was preceded by the Jamaica Association of Greater Houston.
 
The Foundation’s not-for-profit status provides the benefit of tax-deductable contributions, enhancing opportunities to better execute its mandate of providing scholarships and lending support to causes in the Greater Houston Community as well as in Jamaica.
 
 
WHO ARE WE?
 
The Jamaica Foundation of Houston is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in Texas. Serving the community since 1980, the Foundation was preceded by the Jamaica Association of Greater Houston.
 
The Foundation’s not-for-profit status provides the benefit of tax-deductable contributions, enhancing opportunities to better execute its mandate of providing scholarships and lending support to causes in the Greater Houston Community as well as in Jamaica.
 
 
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