JN Foundation, Lutheran World Relief partner with Red Cross to aid Melissa recovery

KINGSTON, Jamaica —Vulnerable families and children in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa are receiving assistance from the JN Foundation and Lutheran World Relief, which have donated supplies that are being distributed by the Jamaica Red Cross to aid their recovery.

According to a release from JN Foundation, packages, which include education supplies, clothing, quilts and baby-care items, form part of a broader response to the needs emerging in communities as they transition from immediate hurricane relief to recovery mode.

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The formal handover of the care packages to the Jamaica Red Cross took place on Wednesday, October 7 at the Red Cross Headquarters in Central Village, St Catherine and underscored the continued partnership between the two organisations in reaching vulnerable communities affected by the disaster.