Hurricane Melissa relief
Together, we rebuild with love, trust, and transparency.
- Inspire and Serve’s Voices After the Storm campaign exemplifies how community-informed disaster response models can strengthen access to justice for women and girls after climate shocks. Following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, Inspire and Serve mobilized global supporters through an Amazon wishlist platform, shipped critical supplies to local homes, children, and families.
- Our work includes helping distribute supplies to hard-hit communities in partnership with Texans on Mission and On Mission Network; working with Operation Blessing and World Vision to put therapeutic toys in the hands of children across western Jamaica, and for the Montego Bay Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. We closed the year by bringing Starlink communication systems to children's homes in western Jamaica while also partnering with Melanted Princess and J Hood & Associates to deliver personal Christmas gifts for children and staff members.
We are grounded in authenticity and serve with integrity, providing Care that listens. Service that responds by hearing the concerns and needs of house mothers, facility managers, and community advocates to ensure respectful, needs-driven support that went beyond material aid to include solar power, Starlink connectivity, clothing, hygiene products, and wellness checks, including psychosocial support.
SERVING WITH HEART
Empowering Communities with Inspire and Serve
Boots on the Ground™ | Boots Working Virtually™
At Inspire and Serve, we believe service is an act of love, presence, and purpose. Every volunteer plays a role in uplifting communities, restoring dignity, and reminding women, children, and families that they are not forgotten.
These volunteers serve in person, showing up where help is needed most — in communities recovering from crisis, supporting children and caregivers, and delivering hands-on care and compassion. Their presence turns kindness into action and hope into healing.
💻 Boots Working Virtually™
These volunteers serve from anywhere in the world, using their skills to strengthen our mission behind the scenes. From planning and communication to coordination and systems support, their work ensures our impact on the ground remains strong and sustainable.
❤️ Why It Matters
Service connects hearts to action. Whether your boots are on the ground or working virtually, you become part of something greater — helping build resilience, restore hope, and create lasting change.
One mission. Two ways to serve. Endless impact.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Link with us as we facilitate Days of Service throughout Jamaica
Beneficiary Organizations
STRENGTH IN PARTNERSHIPS
Texans on Mission and on mission network
Serving as their trusted Western Jamaica expert to ensure every act of service reaches the families who need it most. Together, we combine compassionate volunteerism with strategic, on-the-ground leadership.
As the local implementation partner, Inspire and Serve provides full logistical support, community partnership engagement, and beneficiary identification across St. James and neighboring parishes. From coordinating food care-package distribution to organizing roofing repairs and community recovery initiatives, we guide each project with cultural insight, operational precision, and a deep commitment to dignity and impact.
Through this collaboration, Texans on Mission brings skilled hands; Inspire and Serve brings local expertise and vision. Together, we deliver hope—one home, one family, one community at a time.
Strategic Alliances That Multiply Impact
Through trusted alliances with GEM, World Vision, and Operation Blessing, Inspire and Serve can extend the reach and depth of our community impact. These partnerships have allowed us to procure toys and gifts for our annual Christmas donation drive and support the City of Montego Bay Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, bringing joy, dignity, and a sense of normalcy to children and families during the holiday season.
In addition, these alliances have strengthened our menstrual equity initiatives for women and girls by increasing access to essential hygiene products while expanding education around available options. By pairing product access with knowledge, we aim to reduce long-term costs, remove barriers to participation, and support improved school and workplace attendance—ensuring women and girls can show up confidently, consistently, and without limitation.
Heal & Rise: Well-Being Sessions for Youth
Heal & Rise: Well-Being Sessions for Youth brings together a compassionate team of experts—a psychiatric nurse, peer recovery specialist, and paediatrician —to care for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of youth in children’s homes and teen pregnancy centers. Through a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, the program creates safe, healing spaces where young people can learn, express themselves, and grow—restoring balance, building resilience, and inspiring a stronger sense of self and hope for the future.
Yaad Nupes
Bringing our Divine Nine family together to volunteer to purchase, ship, deliver, and distribute food, clothing, and toiletries to interior communities within Western Jamaica, currently without support in Whitehourn, Darlinston, etc, and other families in Westmoreland and Hanover.
Middlesex County Churches
A powerful collaboration of Virginia churches led by Immanuel Baptist Church has united to support Inspire and Serve through a shared mission of compassion. Together, these congregations gather essential items from our Amazon Wishlist of Needs, ensuring that donations are thoughtfully packaged, shipped, and distributed to local organizations and communities in Jamaica.
This collective effort demonstrates what is possible when faith communities stand together—turning generosity into tangible relief and hope for families rebuilding their lives.
Collegiate Giving
A dynamic collaboration of college women across Upstate New York and neighboring campuses has joined forces to champion dignity for women and girls in Jamaica. Through dedicated drives and awareness efforts, these students are collecting essential donations as part of a powerful Period Poverty Initiative.
Their commitment ensures that women and girls have access to the menstrual care products they deserve—removing barriers, restoring confidence, and empowering futures. This is sisterhood in action, creating impact across borders.
Global Volunteer Collaborative
Inspire and Serve has built a powerful global village of more than 30 volunteers—serving both on the ground in Jamaica and virtually from around the world. United by compassion and purpose, these volunteers fuel our “Boots on the Ground” and “Boots Serving Virtually” initiatives, ensuring that help reaches families swiftly and with dignity.
From hands-on recovery work to remote coordination and fundraising, our team is committed to uplifting communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Additionally, our Pop-Up Grocery Gifting and Phone Top-Up Giving bring immediate relief to families we meet as we travel through affected areas.
Together, we are restoring hope, rebuilding lives, and proving that when the global community shows up—Jamaica rises.
Join Our Network
Become part of our network of organizations and individuals working to make life more comfortable while Jamaican families transition after Hurricane Melissa. Contact Ebuni Samuels: info@inspireandserve.org
Whew—what a mission-defining 64 DAYS!
accountability final report
We kept our promise to show up, stay present, and serve with dignity throughout Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. Below is our Hearts for Jamaica: Voices After Accountability Final Report. documenting the love-in-action, stewardship, and transparency behind this hurricane relief effort.