KIOR
TRAVEL
JAMAICA RELIEF
For those impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Kior Travel is raising funds to support people directly on the ground in Jamaica after the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Learn more about our response and how you can help.
WHAT HAPPENED?
​On October 28th, 2025, Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Category 5 hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic, tore through the Caribbean.
The storm’s eye passed directly over Jamaica, devastating homes, businesses, and entire communities. Neighboring countries including Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Turks and Caicos also suffered severe damage. Many regions remain inaccessible due to flooding, debris, and power outages, with communication lines down across large parts of the island.
Families have been displaced, loved ones separated, and livelihoods completely destroyed.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
DONATE TO JAMAICA
Jamaica is a land built on community and care, where neighbors become family and visitors are welcomed as one of our own. But today, that same spirit of generosity and warmth needs to be returned.
On December 8th, 2025, a dedicated team of volunteers will travel to Westmoreland Parish, one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Melissa, to deliver direct aid and relief supplies to those in need.
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They need your help now more than ever
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Your donation will go directly toward:
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Essential supplies: Hygiene kits, food, clean water, and emergency resources for affected families and small business owners.
​Rebuilding support: Direct financial aid for housing repairs and the replacement of vital belongings lost in the storm.
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On-the-ground coordination: Transport and delivery of supplies to the most affected communities, working hand-in-hand with trusted local partners and suppliers.
Every single dollar raised will be used transparently to support those most in need, not through large organizations, but through direct, on the ground community action.
HOW TO HELP?
Kior Travel is raising funds to support people directly on the ground in Jamaica after the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Learn more about our response and how you can help.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP JAMAICA
Donate to a supply drive
Help to spread accurate information
Sign a petition for Climate Justice
Donate to others
DONATE FOOD AND SUPPLIES
Donations can be dropped off or shipped to any of the designated collection points listed below. For group or corporate collections, please contact each organization directly to arrange pickup or delivery logistics.
Supplies Needed
FOOD AND DRINKS
SAFETY AND HYGIENE
CLOTHING, SHOES AND SHELTER
Canned Meat: Corned beef, sausages
Canned Fish: Mackerel, sardines, tuna
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Beans and lentils
Crackers
Cheese
Bun
Bread
Lasco
Powdered Milk
Juice
Bottled Water
Soda
Biscuits
Flour
Rice
Pasta
Oatmeal
Cornmeal
Cooking Oil
Baby Formula
Manual can opener
Gloves & masks
Mosquito sprays & coils
Matches
Candles
Batteries
Flashlights & lanterns
Power banks
Garbage bags
Ropes/Cords
Tarpaulin
Cleaning supplies
Water Purification Kits
Hygiene Kits
First Aid Kits
Plastic & Reusable Bags
Packing Boxes
Paper/Plastic plates
Paper/Plastic cups
Plastic cutlery
Baby bottles
Feminine hygiene products
Adult and baby diapers
Baby wipes
Barrels & packaging supplies
Small tools (hammers, nails, tape etc)
T-Shirts
Shorts
Pants
New underwear
Towels
Children's clothing
Baby clothes
Light jackets
Sweaters
Flip flops & slides
Work boots
Sneakers
Plimsolls
Blankets
Sheets & Pillows
Tents
Sleeping bags
Supply Drop Sites
Not local? You can still donate goods in other ways.
ATLANTA
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
C/O Ms, E. Rashford: 1777 Harvard Avenue, College Park, GA, 30337
Caribbean International Shipping Services
C/O Ms, Sharon Barnwell: 3048 Miller Road, Stonecrest, GA, 30038
Irie Mon Cafe
5975 Peachtree Parkway #2, Norcross, GA 30092
Caribbean Life TV
414 North Hairston Road, Suite 300, Stone Mountain, GA, 30083
CANADA
ONTARIO
Studio M Productions : Studio M, 1672 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto, Canada, Ontario, M6E 2HE
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Saturday : 1pm - 6pm
ONTARIO
Jamaica Canadian Association
995 Arrow Rd, North York, ON M9M 2Z5
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
ONTARIO
6365 Northwest Drive, Mississauga, ON L4V 1P6
ONTARIO
W.E.A.N Community Centre: 150 Dundas St, London, ON, N6B 1Y6
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Irie Market: 1050 Kipps Ln, London, ON, N5Y 4S5
QUÉBEC
Jamaican Association of Montreal
4065 Rue Jean-Talon O, Montréal, QC H4P 1W6, Canada
Tues-Sat: 12am-7pm
CONNECTICUT
Shubert Theatre New Haven: 247 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510
Mon - Fri: 12p-4p
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Possible Futures Bookstore: 318 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
Tues - Sat: 10a-6p
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NaturalAnnie Essentials Candle Bar:
1313 Connecticut Ave, Studio 1-1, Bridgeport, CT 06607
Fri: 5p-7:30p, Sat: 12p-7:30p, Sun: 1p-3p
Faith Acts for Education Office: The Lab at ConCorp, 496 Newhall St, Hamden, CT 06517
Mon - Fri: 10a-6pm
African American Society: 12 Manila Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
Mon - Fri: 12p-4p
West Indian Social Club of Hartford
3340 Main St, Hartford, CT 06120
DMV
Baltimore Central Church of God
4820 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD, 21215
Cube Root Corporation
1100 H Street NW, Suite 805, Washington DC, 20005
St. Alban's Anglican Catholic Church
4006 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23227
Call to arrange beforehand: 804-426-500 or 804-262-6100
Silver Spring Civic Center
1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Mon-Sun: 9AM - 5PM
The Jerk Pit
9078 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, 20740
Mon-Sun: 10AM - 9PM
East Road Beverages
4461 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23227
Mon-Thur: 12PM - 5PM
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Call to arrange beforehand: 240-270-2411
FLORIDA
Homestead Donation Drive
City Hall : 100 Civic Court, Homestead Homestead
Police Department: 45 NW First Avenue, Homestead
Pichol Williams Community Center: 951 SW 4th Street, Homestead Saturdays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Walker’s Chiropractic and Wellness Center: 8844 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar
Thomas Ed Learning
Center: 2655 S Rd 7, Suite E820, Wellington
The Mosaic Group/Mosaic CoWork
CO/Ann Marie Sorrell/Raven Holmes: 5840 Corporate Way, Ste 250, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407
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CO/ Ann Marie Sorrell/Dr. Alvin McClinton: 1409 NW 6th Street, 4th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33311
Silver Star Christian Church
7510 Silver Star Road, Orlando, FL 32818
Daily Distribution Center
2532 Silver Star Rd, Orlando, FL 32804
North Orlando S.D.A Church
4125 N Hiawassee Road, Orlando, FL 32818
Caribbean Sunshine Bakery
Clarita’s House Outreach Ministries
Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce Volusia County
2528 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32804
1712 N Kelley Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34744
Call: 407- 431-7418
Juici Patties
Juici Patties Miramar
Juici Patties Hollywood
Juici Patties Lauderhill
Juici Patties Lauderdale Lakes
Juici Patties Sunrise
Juici Patties Davie
Juici Patties West Palm Beach
Juici Patties Greenacres
Juici Patties Coral Springs
Best Care Family and Wellness
Jerk Machine Restaurant
Lake Square Mall: 10401 US-441, Suite 404, Leesburg, FL 34788. Next to AMC Theatres
317 SW 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Monday – Saturday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Contacts:​
Catherine Malcolm: 954- 980-0011​
Winsome Robertson Green: 954-249-5075
NEW JERSEY
Trans Caribe Express Shippers : 163 Tremont Ave., East Orange, NJ, 07017
Prive Nail Bar
410 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666-1709
Modern Carpet
31 West Park Avenue, Merchantville, NJ 08109
NEW YORK
The Original Dumpling Shop : 3435 Baychester Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10469
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Sam's Caribbean Marketplace: 225 Hempstead Turnpike, West Hempstead, NY, 11552
The Door: 163-07 Baisley Blvd, Jamaica, Queens, NY, 11434
Footprints Cafe Brooklyn : 5814 Clarendon Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Footprints Cafe Express : 137 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Footprints Express Nostrand Ave : 588 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY (Near Atlantic Avenue)
Hibiscus Brew
VP Records
546 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11225
Mon - Fri: 7:30AM - 6PM
Weekends: 7:30AM - 8:30PM
170-19 Jamaica Ave, Queens, NY, 11432
Mon - Sat: 12PM - 5PM
VMBS
546 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11225
Mon - Fri: 9:30AM - 3:30PM
The Local Precincts of NYPD
All boroughs
Community Church of the Nazarene
14-14 Central Ave, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691
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St. Lucia House
438 East Street 49 St. Brooklyn, NY, 11203
PENNSYLVANIA
Grace Community Church of God Prophecy
Norristown Church of God
West End New Testament Church of God
4982 Master Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
Sundays: 10am-3pm
329 East Wood Street, Norristown, PA, 19401
Sundays: 10am-3pm
23 West Marshall Street Norristown, PA, 19401
Sundays: 11am-3pm
Greater Glory Church of God
2227 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
Sundays: 10am-2pm
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON
Jamaica National Money: Tottenham, 550-552 High Road, London, N17 9SY
Jamaica National Money: Elephant Park, 135 Walworth Rd, London SE17 1RW
Jamaica National Money: Brixton, 389-391 Brixton Road, London SW9 7DE
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Jamaica National Money: 410 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AW
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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
LONDON
Kingsley Shipping Services LTD
Unit 3, 214 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4XG
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Monday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Call to arrange beforehand: 020 8689 6622
ESSEX
JP Logistics Solutions
14 Lamson Road, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9YY
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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 4:30pm
Call to arrange beforehand: 020 7476 0154
BIRMINGHAM
​JLB Shipping: Unit G, 215-217 Sams Lane, West Bromwich, B70 7EX
Call to arrange beforehand: 0121 525 5881
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Cleone Foods Ltd: 50 Icknield Street, Birmingham, B18 5AY
Call to arrange beforehand: 0121 551 2771
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Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
BIRMINGHAM
Jamaica National Money: 311A Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9SD
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Jamaica National Money: One Stop Shopping Centre, Unit 1, In-shops, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1AA
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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
BIRMINGHAM
144 Potters Lane, Newtown, Birmingham, B5 6UU
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Monday - Saturday: 12pm - 6pm
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Call to arrange beforehand: 0121 448 8910
NOTTINGHAM
ACNA Center (Afro-Caribbean National Artistic Center): 31 Hungerhill Road, Nottingham NG3 4NB
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Call to arrange beforehand: 07871 730 197
MANCHESTER
Jamaica National Money: 112 Hulme High Street, Manchester, M15 5JP
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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm
BRIGHTON
Afrori Books: Brighthelm Church & Community Center, Brighton & Hove, BN1 1YD
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Call to arrange beforehand: 07968 828 341
OFFICIAL RESOURCES
For accurate up to date news and resources, use the following links.
ARE YOU TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE IN WESTMORELAND?
If you’re searching for a loved one, please share their details below by December 8th. We’ll do our best to help bring you back in touch with your loved one.
SUPPORT JAMAICA OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT SITE
JAMAICAN TOURISM BOARD
OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (ODPEM)
JAMAICA MEDIA OUTLETS
JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE
AMERICAN RED CROSS: CONNECTING FAMILIES
US EMBASSY
HIGH COMMISSION OF CANADA IN JAMAICA
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION KINGSTON
SIGN A PETITION
Extreme weather events like Hurricane Melissa are growing stronger and more frequent due to the effects of climate change. This is a powerful reminder that the fight for our planet is urgent and that Caribbean nations like Jamaica are too often on the front lines of its impact.
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By signing one of the climate justice petitions listed below, you stand in solidarity with the Caribbean and other vulnerable regions, calling for equity, accountability, and real action from global leaders.
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Your voice matters. Together, we can help ensure that the communities most affected by climate change are not only supported today but protected for generations to come.
CARE2 PETITION
There's a reason Hurricane Melissa became a mega-storm, and that reason is climate change. Experts around the world are in agreement that this hurricane's brutality is almost certainly directly related to how climate change is causing ocean water to heat up dramatically. This hurricane wasn't only intense - it was also...
CARIBBEAN CLIMATE NETWORK
World leaders have failed millions of people living in the Caribbean. Instead of taking bold climate actions like phasing out fossil fuels and providing loss and damage financing, they allow fossil fuel companies to continue to...
ALL IN FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Inaction on climate change is not an option.
Science shows us that climate change is the most urgent threat facing our planet today. Dangerous effects like destructive sea level rise, intolerable heat waves and permanent damage to our Earth are 95% likely unless we change course.
The United States needs to
GLOBAL CHOICES
Polar ice is melting at an unprecedented rate – Arctic summer ice may be gone in just 10 years. A 10-year (extendable ) Moratorium on exploitation in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) provides an opportunity to protect one of the last unique, pristine, irreplaceable biomes. Arctic dwellers, especially Arctic Indigenous Peoples, have relied on...
NEXT GEN AMERICA
Climate change is real, it’s here, and it’s the most urgent threat facing our planet today.
Every region of the United States has been impacted by the climate crisis. We’ve seen climate catastrophes wreak havoc across the country, from devastating tornadoes to extreme heat and cold to wildfires that wipe out our communities. Climate disaster is already at our doorstep, and it will permanently damage...
CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which serves as the legal basis for the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Join advocates from across the country in urging EPA to...
DONATE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
We’re not the only ones raising funds to help our island recover.
In moments like these, unity makes us stronger.
Below, we’ve listed verified charities and humanitarian organizations also raising funds for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica. Each one is doing incredible on-the-ground work to help families, rebuild communities, and restore hope across the island.
If you choose to donate directly to them, know that your contribution is still part of the same mission. Together, we’re rebuilding Jamaica, one step at a time
"WE LIKKLE, BUT WE TALLAWAH"
Stand Tall & Walk Good Jamaica!