Since the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025, the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) has taken a hands-on and sustained approach to ensuring that seniors in western Jamaica receive the support they urgently need. This commitment continues to this day, with multiple outreach missions led by CCRP Founder and Executive Chair, Jean Lowrie-Chin, bringing much-needed supplies and comfort to affected communities across the region.

Using the $800,000 earned from its NDTC benefit in July 2025, CCRP launched a wide-reaching relief effort in partnership with Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC). The CCRP-PROComm team travelled to Westmoreland in a convoy carrying food, water, hygiene items, and other essential supplies for communities including Petersfield, Amity, and Savanna-la-Mar. The convoy was escorted by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force—Officer Chevoy Atkinson, Officer Andre Levy, and Sergeant Andrew Williams—under the coordination of ACP Charmaine Shand.

Relief items were delivered to elderly residents sheltering at Petersfield High School, to shut-in seniors through Rev. Johnson of the Wesleyan Church, and via the Savanna-la-Mar office of the NCSC. CCRP Parish Representatives and members have also played a vital role in the ongoing relief efforts. In St. Elizabeth, Parish Representative Joan Martin led distributions throughout Malvern and surrounding communities, while the Breds Foundation supported outreach in Treasure Beach and neighbouring areas. Additional assistance reached Trelawny and St. James through Parish Representative Rosalee Lewis, who worked closely with the NCSC to support seniors in Trelawny and Catherine Hall. In Westmoreland, Taina Lowe-Williams and her family, inspired by her mother’s membership in CCRP, assisted with distributions in Bluefields, Belmont, Whitehouse, and nearby communities.

CCRP also delivered care packages, cases of water, protein drinks, and adult hygiene products to the NCSC head office in Kingston, supporting parish officers who have remained on the ground providing relief and comfort to elderly Jamaicans. Further support was mobilized during CCRP’s annual Christmas Social in December 2025, when members were invited to donate relief supplies, clothing, gently used household items, personal care products, and non-perishable food items. These donations were packaged at the CCRP Head Office in Kingston and distributed through the NCSC to affected seniors ahead of Christmas Day.

The most recent outreach took place on January 17, 2026, in Darliston, Westmoreland, where Mrs. Lowrie-Chin and her husband delivered additional care packages to residents in the community. The initiative will not end here, as the CCRP remains steadfast in its commitment to providing ongoing relief and support to vulnerable individuals and families across western Jamaica throughout the year. Guided by compassion and service, the organization will continue to mobilize resources, strengthen partnerships, and respond to emerging needs, ensuring sustained care, dignity, and hope for those most affected.