Our Projects

In line with our main aims, Helping Hands Helping Lives CIC has created three projects to meet the welfare, educational and employment needs of unemployed Jamaican people living in poverty and who are disadvantaged. For safeguarding reasons, families and individuals will be selected by recommendation (criteria devised by Jamaican social and education services and local churches). Helping Hands Helping Lives will pilot these projects in the parish of Portland from July 2023 to July 2024. Qualitative and quantitative market research monitoring, assessment and evaluation will enable an Impact Score to be calculated - that is measuring the projects' impact on individuals, families and the community. In August 2024, the findings will be published in our Newsletter.

Nutritional Support: Food Bank

Welfare Support: Clothing, Footwear, Toiletries, Yoga, Trips (family quality time)

Education Support: Mathematics, English and Science (primary and secondary education syllabus)

Business Support: Business plan support; Product sales support

Housing Project: Building homes - a long term vision

Housing

Our long term aim is to provide housing to our families. We envisaged that this project would commence in approximately 3 to 4 years' time.

Welfare Support

Helping Hands Helping Lives CIC families receive welfare support in the form of donated food, clothing, footwear and toiletries.

Educational Support

Educational support is a service that we offer to Helping Hands Helping Lives CIC families. Primary and secondary aged children can receive additional tuition in Mathematics, English and Science.

Business Plan Support

Helping Hands Helping Lives CIC provides support to individuals and its families to help them realise their business ideas.