Area | Description | Volunteers Needed | Project Lead |
Health | Community Health Fair (St. Thomas)· Blood pressure screening
· Nutritional screening and counseling · Diabetes screening · Vision screening |
· Physicians· Nurses· Social workers
· Psychiatrists · Ancillary personnel. |
· Claudette Powell, RN· Jamaica Nurses Group of New York |
Health | Nurses Professional Development(Location TBD)· Two specialty trained nurses from the US will be providing training sessions at a hospital or school of nursing. | · Experienced Nurses | · Claudette Powell, RN· Jamaica Nurses Group of New York |
Special Education | Autism Management(Location TBD)For Educators, Parents, Caregivers
· Functional Behavioral Assessments · Habitualization · Gradual desensitization |
· Special Education Teachers· Other Support Volunteers | · Melanie Gooden Baker· Elaine Powell, JET UK
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CrimeIntervention | Community Policing(Location TBD) | · Law Enforcement Personnel· Other Support Volunteers | · Rupert Francis· Crime Intervention & Prevention Task Force |
Education | RoboticsJamaica College | · Robotics Experts· Other Support Volunteers | · John Warren, JMED· Marcia Clarke, JMED· Dr. Hansel Fletcher, Loma Linda University |
Youth Entrepreneurship | Youth Day(Location TBD)This youth day session will give young people a realistic idea of what it truly takes to become a successful entrepreneur. Jamaican youth entrepreneurs will share stories of their ventures and representatives from support Programs will explain support resources available. | · Youth Volunteers with Entrepreneurship experience· Other Support Volunteers | · Tianna Thomas· Grace Kennedy Birthright Program |
YouthForum | Youth Forum(Location TBD)Format being developed | · All Youth Volunteers Welcome | · Akelia Lawrence· Matthew Robinson· Scherie Murray |
Agriculture | Farm DayClarendonHelp establish a one and a half acre farm for a Children’s home in Clarendon | · All lovers of Agriculture & Foreign Farmers welcome | · Kimone Gooden |
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