Supplies4Students delivers textbooks to 19 hurricane-affected students in western Jamaica

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — For 19 students in western Jamaica, returning to the classroom after Hurricane Melissa has become a little easier, thanks to a student-led initiative that raised almost $400,000 to purchase textbooks tailored to their individual school needs.

Supplies4Students Jamaica, created and led by recent St Andrew High School for Girls graduate and Project Star intern Joanna Powers, matched donors directly with students in Savanna-la-Mar and Salt Spring who needed assistance securing books for the new academic year.

The initiative was implemented in partnership with Project STAR, whose Social Services team identified the students through its case management programme and helped to deliver the sponsored books directly to them.