Dr. Sue and You Partners with JIS to Support Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Hurricane Relief

Dr. Sue and You Charitable Foundation has partnered with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) to support Hurricane Melissa relief efforts at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home.

The United States (US)-based charity donated funds towards providing essential supplies such as food, water, clothing and toiletries to benefit residents and staff at the facility, which suffered damage during the passage of the category-five system on October 28.

The items were handed over during the annual Christmas treat and awards ceremony staged by the JIS at the home in Walderston, Manchester, on December 7.

At the presentation of the funds at the JIS head office in Kingston in November, Founder of Dr. Sue and You Charitable Foundation, Dr. Susan Lycett Davis, expressed the hope that the contribution will help to restore normalcy for the boys.

“Hurricane Melissa, as we’ve realised, was so devastating, not just on the physical surroundings but also on people. So, for the boys, we just want them to feel seen, heard and loved,” she said.

“For right now, we would like the funds to go towards putting packages together for them with food, clothes, and toiletries,” she added.

The partnership between the Foundation and the JIS, which began in 2023, has flourished as the charity continues to support initiatives in aid of the home, such as the back-to-school and Christmas treats.

Dr. Davis said the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home has become a project “that is dear to our hearts and not just me but my entire family”.

“We like to partner with what [we] call credible partners… . We did a first venture with [JIS] where we partnered to help the Boys’ Home. It worked out well and [JIS] has become like family,” she said.

The Foundation, which is family-owned and operated, is dedicated to supporting projects devoted to the welfare of children in Jamaica and Africa. It is funded through donor contribution.

Outlining initiatives for 2026, Dr. Sue informed that the Foundation is looking to organise a comic relief evening as a major fundraiser, “so that we can continue to support projects like the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home, Louise Bennett Primary School… and the children in Africa who we have adopted”.

“Children are our future and if we can pour into them [then] that is what life is about. It’s about serving and making sure that we are putting together a tomorrow that is better than today,” she shared.

Dr. Davis encouraged other companies and individuals to take a lesson from Hurricane Melissa’s passing and play their part in assisting vulnerable groups during the recovery period.

“It is for people to get to that place where they become selfless and look beyond themselves and their needs and just give thanks because regardless of where you find yourselves, there is somebody worse off than you, so you can always give back,” she said.