Our Mission

There very little in the way of government help to assist the country’s underprivileged with funding or financing for housing. The result is that families often have living quarters that are dangerous, are in poor condition, or are non-existent. The goal of the organization is to help in the construction or repair of housing for as many families as is possible each year.

Unlike here in the USA or other countries, Jamaica has no backstop for families in need. While certain areas of that country do prosper, inner-Island Jamaica is one of the poorest regions in the world. There is little in the way of government-funded assistance and jobs are hard to find and maintain.

As a consequence, people often have nowhere to turn to for help. For some, this results in housing that is barely habitable. Since 2006, Jam for Jamaica has been helping families have a better life by providing expertise, labor and materials to repair shelters that are in desperate need of renovation.