A regular visitor to Jamaica as a child, Kaysia Earley says those trips made a lasting impression on her. When she started the Seeds Of Manna organisation over one year ago, giving back to her father’s homeland became one of its priorities.

An American attorney based in South Florida, Earley’s latest contribution took place in June in the Martha Brae region of Trelawny, where she has a home. Residents in that area received care packages which were issued by her team.

“Long before any natural disasters made international headlines, I founded Seeds of Manna because I believe service should never be conditional on what you have, rather on a heart for service,” Earley told Observer Online. “For years, our nonprofit has collected and shipped donations from Florida to Jamaica, distributing them throughout all 14 parishes.”