Updated: October 31, 2025
Hurricane Melissa, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever strike Jamaica, continues to leave a trail of devastation across the Caribbean. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is coordinating with public and private sector partners to support response and recovery efforts. Below is the latest information on active NGOs, resources, and ways to help.
The storm has caused widespread infrastructure damage, displaced thousands, and disrupted access to food and medical care across Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is supporting public-private sector coordination, information sharing, and resource mobilization.
This page will provide up-to-date guidance and resources to help the business community effectively contribute to response efforts. We will continue to update this list as more information becomes available.
NGOs Assisting with Relief Efforts
The following organizations are on the ground or actively mobilizing for Hurricane Melissa response:
Communications
- Red Lightning: Delivering Starlink units, batteries, and generators to help restore communications.
Community-Based Organizations
- All Hands & Hearts: On the ground in Jamaica, preparing for cleanup and recovery.
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): Supporting evacuations, shelter operations, and early warning messaging with prepositioned supplies for up to 60,000 households.
- Salvation Army: Activated its emergency radio network (SATERN) and is supporting local preparedness and family protection efforts through its Jamaica East Division.
Food and Shelter
- UN World Food Programme (WFP): Airlifting food kits and coordinating logistics across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti.
- World Central Kitchen (WCK): Providing freshly prepared meals to evacuees and responders.
Logistics
- Airlink: Coordinating flights and logistics for 14+ NGO partners.
- CARE: Delivering first aid, hygiene supplies, emergency food rations, water and water treatment kits, and other shelter supplies.
- Convoy of Hope: Mobilizing truckloads of food, clean water, hygiene kits, and baby care items for immediate relief and long-term recovery in Jamaica.
- Good360: Deploying pre-positioned supplies, generators, shelter materials, and other essentials.
- Global Empowerment Mission (GEM): Shipping thousands of family necessity kits from Florida and operating two warehouses in Kingston to support immediate and long-term recovery.
- Project HOPE: Deploying hygiene kits, medical supplies and equipment, support for local health facilities, shelter items, and mental health trainings.
Medical and Health
- Americares: Deploying emergency medical teams and prepositioning medicines and supplies to restore health services in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.
- Direct Relief: Deploying medical supplies and emergency kits to hospitals and clinics.
- International Medical Corps: Preparing medical teams and equipment for deployment.
- Project C.U.R.E.: Mobilizing containers of trauma, emergency, orthopedic, and surgical supplies into Jamaica.
Water and Sanitation
- Water Mission: Deploying safe water systems and hygiene support in Jamaica.
Helpful Resources
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA): Regional coordination updates
- Charity Navigator: Vetted relief organizations
- National Hurricane Center: Latest forecasts and advisories
- U.S. Department of State: Travel alerts
- U.S. Department of State: Hurricane response
Providing Financial Support
Financial contributions are most effective. Cash assists with bolstering the supply chains of responders already positioned to meet humanitarian needs, while also avoiding burdening those supply chains with goods that are well intended but not appropriate for this particular crisis.
For any questions, please contact resilience@uschamber.com.
