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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a devastating Category 5 storm, tied for the strongest landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history.
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While the extent of the destruction is not yet known, relief organizations are already mobilizing to help across the Caribbean. As is typical in disasters, nonprofit groups told The Associated Press that cash is the best way to help, since unsolicited goods donations can overwhelm already strained systems. Experts recommend using sites like Charity Navigator or the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance to check out unfamiliar charities before donating.
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Here is some of the work being done and ways to support people impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and beyond.
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Locals supporting locals: United Way of Jamaica
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The 40-year-old nonprofit has a history of supporting Jamaicans after disasters, especially the country’s farmers.
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Last year, United Way of Jamaica mobilized help for female farmers hit hard by Hurricane Beryl, helping them replace farm equipment, repair roofs, and pay tuition fees for their kids right as the school year began.
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The Kingston-based group accepts cash donations.
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Immediate relief and rebuilding: CORE
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CORE ‘s local staff is already responding in Haiti and will arrive in Jamaica when airports reopen to deliver relief items like hygiene kits and tarps, conduct medical assessments an distribute immediate cash assistance.
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The group, which was active in Jamaica after Hurricane Beryl in 2024, will also help households remove debris and rebuild homes.
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The Los Angeles-based nonprofit is accepting cash donations to its Emergency Response Fund.
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Installing backup power systems: Footprint Project
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The solar-energy nonprofit supplies communities and first responders with temporary power equipment to aid their response and restore communications.
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Footprint Project is shipping 150 portable solar and battery power stations from Florida to Jamaica, and deploying mobile microgrid equipment from Puerto Rico and Barbados, working with local partners like Jamaica Renewable Energy Association to ensure the systems are deployed where they are most needed.
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The New Orleans-based group is accepting cash donations to support staffing and logistics, as well as in-kind donations of “turn-key” renewable power technologies that can be rapidly shipped. Equipment donations can be coordinated through give↕footprintproject.org.
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Transporting cargo for relief groups: Airlink
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Airlink works with major airlines like United and American, using their underbelly cargo space to move critical aid to disaster zones.
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It is moving cargo to Jamaica on behalf of 16 NGOs including World Food Programme and Mercy Corps. It will also charter at least two planes to move more goods for its partners, free of charge.
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