JN Foundation helping communities move from relief to resilience

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October 28, 2026

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When Hurricane Melissa ripped through mainly western Jamaica on October 28, 2025, Richard Ruddock lost both his home and the small Westmoreland cookshop that supported his family.

Months later, a grant through the JN Foundation gave the father of six an opportunity to restart.

“I can start the business again,” he declared. “I feel happy. I can do something for my youth now.”

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