Poverty Programmes & Registry

A set of government interventions, both direct and indirect, that are used to promote agriculture and food sector objectives by influencing the organizational and economic environment within which the food system functions.

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOA)
Hope Gardens, Kingston 6, Jamaica
1(876) 927-1731-50
1(876) 619-1731
psecoffice@moa.gov.jm

The programme goal is to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of men, women and children through emergency relief aid and programmes in the areas of food, medicine, and water.

Food For The Poor
Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town
1(876) 984-8005 |
1(876) 618-0141
ffpinfo@foodforthepoorja.org

Encourages a three-step transition process to re-integration where services are offered through a drop-in centre, shelter facility and transitional home.

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)
Board of Supervision (Division of MLGRD)
85 Hagley Park Road,
Kingston 10
1(876) 618-7360 Ext. 2404

The programme goal is to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children through emergency relief aid and programmes in the areas of housing.

Food For The Poor
Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town
1(876)984-8005
1(876) 618-0141
ffpinfo@foodforthepoorja.org

JADEP improves access to essential drugs for persons 60 years old and over. The programme is designed to improve access to individual benefits through enrolment mechanisms and improves access to pharmacy services through partnerships and initiatives to reduce waiting time.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)

National Health Fund
6th Floor
The Towers
25 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
1(876) 906-1106
info@nhf.org.jm

The programme provides a cooked meal and food packages to indigent senior citizens and ‘shut-ins’ who benefit from the programme through a system of referrals.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security
National Council for Senior Citizens
11West Kings House Road Kingston 10
1(876) 922-8000-13
ncsc@mlss.gov.jm

The programme provides all residents with subsidies for the treatment of 17 chronic illnesses. It is designed to improve access to individual benefits through enrolment mechanisms. Also, improve access to pharmacy services through partnerships and initiatives to reduce waiting time.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)
National Health Fund
6th Floor
The Towers
25 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
1(876) 906-1106
info@nhf.org.jm

The programme provides a safety net for the temporary poor who are unable to access provisions to fulfil basic needs.

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)

Board of Supervision (Division of MLGRD)
85 Hagley Park Road,
Kingston 10
1(876) 618-7360

The first point of contact when seeking care for illness or injury. These include clinic services in public health centres, outpatient departments of public hospitals and maternity centres.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)
10-16 Grenada Way
Kingston 5
1(876) 633-8103
pr@moh.gov.jm

A conditional cash transfer programme that is aimed at delivering benefits by way of cash grants and other benefits to the most needy and vulnerable.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-6
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

The Public Assistance Division (PAD) is responsible for the administration of all non-contributory social assistance programmes provided under the Social Security arm of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The Division provides assistance to the neediest Jamaicans through the Rehabilitation Programme or PATH.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

The programme aims to encourage greater and more regular school attendance, to alleviate hunger and enhance the learning capacity of students by providing a meal or snack and to supply at least one third of the child’s daily caloric requirements.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI)
2 National Heroes Circle,
Kingston 4
1(876) 612-5908
customerservice@moe.gov.jm

The programme aims to provide education support, relieve poverty and extend charity universally.

The Salvation Army
3 Waterloo Rd, Kingston, Jamaica
1(876) 929-6190 -2
gerrit_marseille@car.salvation army.org

Business advice, monitoring, training and support is provided through this initiative. The JBDC is the Government’s business development agency that assists in the sustainable creation and development of MSMEs in Jamaica.

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)
14 Camp Road
1(876) 928-5161-5
info@jbdc.net

Continuing education and vocational training and certification of youth is provided.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI)
2 National Heroes Circle,
Kingston 4
1(876) 612-2630
customerservice@moe.gov.jm

Initiatives created to withdraw and rehabilitate children from hazardous work and prevent others from engaging in child labour and to enhance awareness of the complex problems associated with child labour that will affect social attitudes towards children and their educational rights.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

Ensure the holistic development of each child through the promotion of wellness utilizing the involvement of the family unit, health team and community.

Early Childhood Commission
Shop 44-49 Kingston Mall
8-10 Ocean Boulevard, Kingston
1(876) 922-6938 | 1(876) 948-9405
1(876) 967-7611
communicationc@ecc.gov.jm

Provide early intervention services to children with disabilities and their families.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

The programme provides support for income generation to low-income earners with disabilities as well as the expansion of existing projects for persons with disabilities.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD)
18 Ripon Road
Kingston 5
1(876) 968-8373/0623
1 (876) 926-9374
jcpd@mlss.gov.jm

The programme aims to promote growth in rural communities; providing technical marketing, financial and infrastructural facilities, as well as social services required for the improvement of the quality of life. The programme assists small farmers in organizing co-operative marketing ventures; disseminates information on plants, crops and animal husbandry and provides agricultural service centres at strategic locations around the country.

Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA)
Hope Gardens, Kingston
1(876) 818-5855
executive@rada.gov.jm

Develop and implement comprehensive National Financial Literacy Plan to promote financial inclusion.

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS)
30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4
1(876) 932-4730
mofps.pr@mof.gov.jm

The programme goal is to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men and women through micro-enterprise.

Food For The Poor
Ellerslie Pen, Spanish Town
1(876)984-8005
1(876) 618-0141/09
ffpinfo@foodforthepoorja.org

The programme involves water and land management in the agriculture sector. Drip irrigation, rain water harvesting, including for the agro parks are components of this project.

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
16 Oxford Road,
Kingston 5
1(876) 960-9339
adaptja@pioj.gov.jm

Increase the livelihood of small entrepreneurs and facilitate growth and development.

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ)
11A-15 Oxford Road,
Kingston
1(876) 929-4000
mail@dbankjm.com

Implemented by the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning targeting learners over the age of 17 years old who did not complete secondary schooling in the formal system. It provides access to a continuing education system that allows the learner to pursue opportunities to fulfil their personal, professional ad academic goals.

HEART Trust/NSTA
Kingston Centre
124 East Street Kingston
1(876) 922-3969
info@heart-nta.org

The programme targets unattached youth between the ages of 18-24 years old, and addresses major concerns regarding high levels of youth unemployment, lack of training opportunities, as well as facilities assessment and certification of youth.

Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)
1 Devon Road, Kingston 10
1 (876) 927-9941-3
1 (876) 968-8229
opmnews@opm.gov.jm

The programme indicates irrigable and non-irrigable lands and strategies to provide irrigation through digging or resuscitation of wells etc.

National Irrigation Commission (NIC)
191 Old Hope Road,
Kingston 6
1(876) 977-6446
nic@cwjamaica.com

The Labour Relations Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is responsible for the promotion and maintenance of industrial harmony in Jamaica.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-9500-14
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

Provide labour market information and intelligence for the benefit of jobseekers, educational and training institutions, policy makers, employers and investors.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

Secure tenure to land for economic empowerment of landowners.

National Land Agency
8 Ardenne Road
Kingston 10
1(876) 750-5263
1(87 946-5263
asknla@nla.gov.jm

The programme offers technical support to creating sustainable livelihoods at the community level.

Social Development Commission (SDC)
22 Camp Road, Kingston 4
1(876) 928-1856
info@sdc.gov.jm

The programme targets entrepreneurs and is comprised of various support initiatives to improve productivity and competitiveness of businesses.

HEART Trust/NSTA
6B Oxford Road,
Kingston 5,
1 (876) 929-3410
info@heart-nta.org

The programme provides benefits to contributors who satisfy the eligibility criteria.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

Address the country’s labour market needs by providing technical and financial support to the Technical Vocation Education & Training (TVET) system, creating training opportunities that will equip the labour force with the skills necessary to ensure increased productivity and economic growth.

HEART Trust/NTSA
6B Oxford Road,
Kingston 5,
1 (876) 9293410
info@heart-nta.org

The programme aims to place suitably qualified Jamaicans in employment in the United States of America and Canada through the Canadian Farm Work Programme, the US Farm Work Programme, and the Hotel Work Programme.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-3904
1(876) 922-9500-14
pceb@mlss.gov.jm

The programme provides opportunities for alternative livelihood development in sectors affected by climate change, such as fishing, providing a sustainable source of income for the poor.

Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment
And Climate Change
25 Dominica Drive
Kingston 5
1(876) 633-7536
ppcrja@gmail.com

The programme works with HEART Trust/NSTA and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to implement skills training programmes for persons with disabilities in the fields of Information Technology, Cabinet Making, Garment Construction and Horticulture/Landscaping.

Abilities Foundation
191 Constant Spring Rd, Kingston 8
1(876) 969-5720
abilitiesfoundation@yahoo.org

The programme aims to provide business development support to social enterprises.

Jamaica National (JN) Foundation
32 ½ Duke Street
Kingston
1(876) 926-1344/4749
foundation@jngroup.com

The programme develops value-added products from primary agricultural produce around which small agro-processing enterprises are developed and implemented.

Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA)
Hope Gardens, Kingston
1(876) 977-1161-2
hesssec@rada.gov.jm

The welfare to work exit strategy for PATH households. The programme provides opportunities for training, livelihood development and employment for youth and working-age adults in PATH households.

Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)
14 National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
1(876) 922-8000-13
prunit@mlss.gov.jm

Provide financial assistance to needy students for tuition and living expenses.

Student’s Loan Bureau (SLB)
Sagicor Sigma Building
1st & 2nd Floors
63-67 Knutsford Boulevard
Kingston 5
1 (876) 619-4752
1-888-991-2603
info@slbja.com

The objective of the programme is to combat poverty and improve revenues in banana dependent areas through improving the productivity and resilience of small farmers and strengthening the link between small farmers and markets.

Banana Board
South Avenue
Kingston.
1 (876) 922-5490
1 (876) 922-4327
bananaboard@cwjamaica.com

The purpose of the programme is to identify children 0-18 years with undiagnosed and undetected special needs or determine issues affecting mastery at grade 4 literacy test, and offer special education interventions.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI)
2 National Heroes Circle,
Kingston 4
1(876) 612-2630
customerservice@moe.gov.jm

Implement skills training programmes for persons with disabilities, in the fields of Information Technology, Cabinet making, Garment Construction and Horticulture/Landscaping.

HEART Trust/NSTA
6B Oxford Road,
Kingston 5
1(876) 906-3487
info@heart-sta.org

The mission of the programme is to promote and develop excellence in agriculture among youth and to create an awareness of the need to improve agricultural activities, in order to ensure food security and economic stability of the country.

Jamaica 4-H
95 Old Hope Road, Kingston
1(876) 927-4052
jamaica.4h@cwjamaica.com

Initiatives designed to provide an atmosphere for the protection and transformation of children, providing support and strengthening of family life, allowing them to reach their full potential in safe and nurturing environment.

Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA)
48 Duke Street, Kingston
1(876) 948-6678
1(876) 948-2841-2

The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of National Security which focuses on building community safety and security. The programme provides crime and violence prevention services to fifty (50) vulnerable and volatile communities, spanning eight parishes.

Ministry of National Security (MNS)
North Tower, 2 Oxford Rd, Kingston 5
1(876) 906-4908
information@mns.gov.jm

The Services aim to provide mental health service including clinical and counselling services.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)
10-16 Grenada Way,
Kingston 5
1(876) 633-8103
pr@moh.gov.jm

The programme aims to provide parenting education, training and support to enable parents to develop skills for child rearing and advance their education through cooperating and collaboration with the school community.

National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC)
37 Arnold Rd, Kingston
1(876) 967-7977
nationalparentingsupport@moey.gov.jm

Initiatives designed toward the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA)
13 Molynes Road, Kingston 10
1(876) 926-9002

The services aim to maximize people’s access to family planning services which are gender sensitive and cost effective.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)
10-16 Grenada Way, Kingston 5
1(876) 633-8103
pr@moh.gov.jm

The programme aims to provide continuing education for adolescent mothers during pregnancy and have them reintegrated into the formal school system after childbirth.

Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF)
42 Trafalgar Rd, Kingston 10
1(876) 929-7608 | (876) 929-0977
info@womenscentreja.com

The clinic aims to provide care and support services to expectant adolescent mothers, attending the Victoria Jubilee antenatal clinic, who reside in downtown Kingston.

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOH&W)
10-16 Grenada Way,
Kingston 5
1(876) 633-8103
pr@moh.gov.jm

The programme targets youth with behavioural issues, who are currently on suspension from school. Under the initiative, they ae taught anger management and conflict resolution skills in an effort to curtail violent and disruptive behaviour.

Dispute Resolution Foundation
5 Camp Rd, Kingston
1(876) 948-7812
drf@drfja.org

The programme is dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth of young people around the world. The organization is based in Kingston, St. James and Manchester. It creates a platform of personal development; enabling the youth to cultivate soft and hard skills and to interact in an environment that provides support and mentorship.

International Youth Fellowship
63B Deanery Road Kingston 3
1(876) 318-0189
office@iyfjamaica.com

Provide expertise to programme design for the psychosocial element of the National Poverty Reduction programme.

University of the West Indies Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
Mona, Kingston 6
1(876) 970-6317 | (876) 829-3986
soe@uwimona.edu.jm

Provide expertise to programme design for the psychosocial element of the National Poverty Reduction Programme, and provide training for psychosocial service providers involved in community engagements.

University of Technology
237 Old Hope Road, Kingston
1(876) 371-9297

The programme aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability through enhanced access to basic social and economic infrastructure and human resource development services.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
11 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
1(876) 968-4545
feedback@jsif.org

Promote interventions aimed at building capacity for agency and self-empowerment at the individual and community levels.

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
16 Oxford Road,
Kingston 5
1(876) 960-9339
info@pioj.gov.jm

The Project Development Objective is to enhance Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
11 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
1(876) 968-4545
feedback@jsif.org

The project aims to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, and contribute towards increased community safety in 18 selected economically vulnerable and socially volatile inner-city communities in Jamaica.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
11 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
1(876) 968-4545
feedback@jsif.org

The programmes have specific responsibilities related to the building and maintenance of specific public infrastructure.

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)
61 Hagley Park. Rd,
Kingston 10.
1(876) 618-7360-9
communications@mlgcd.gov.jm

The Petro Caribe Development Fund grant is used to fund/support community development and employment opportunities within communities and economic empowerment and expansion of opportunities for the poor to attain sustainable livelihoods.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
11 Oxford Road, Kingston 5
1(876) 968-4545
feedback@jsif.org

The programme is aligned to the Community Renewal Programme and is deigned to empower residents of volatile communities to achieve their fullest potential and contribute to the attainment of secure, cohesive and just Jamaican society.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
11 Oxford Road
Kingston 5
1(876) 968-4545
feedback@jsif.org

The programmes have specific responsibilities related to the building and maintenance of specific public infrastructure.

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)
61 Hagley Park. Rd,
Kingston 10.
1(876) 618-7360-9
communications@mlgcd.gov.jm

Provide basic amenities and facilitate land titling services for informal settlements.

Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ)
13 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston
1(876) 968-7522
info@hajl.gov.jm

Provide support, knowledge and training to partners of key agencies implementing programmes under the National Poverty Reduction Programme (NPRP) for improved efficiency and effectiveness in programme implementation, toward the achievement of the NPRP goals.

Planning Institute of Jamaica
Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit
16 Oxford Road, 
Kingston 5
1(876) 935-5057
1(876) 960-9339
prcu@pioj.gov.jm