Adopt a Family

Rebuild a Life. Restore Hope.

The Adopt a Family program connects donors with families rebuilding after disaster, providing essentials like food, repairs, and school supplies. Your support helps one household at a time in strengthening Jamaica.

 
 

When you adopt a family through Rise For Jamaica, you’re not just giving money — you’re giving hope. Your support helps a real Jamaican household rebuild after hardship, with essentials like food, repairs, and school supplies. Every contribution is matched with a verified family, and you’ll receive updates so you can see the difference your kindness makes.

Adopt a Family

Thank you for adopting a family. We’ll contact you within 3 days to discuss the details.

💛 Nominate a Family

Know a family in Jamaica that needs help getting back on their feet? You can nominate them for support through Rise For Jamaica. Our team works with local partners to review each nomination carefully and connect families with donors who care. Together, we make sure relief reaches the people who need it most — quickly, fairly, and with love.

Your nomination has been received. A Rise For Jamaica coordinator will review it and get back to you shortly.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

When you make a donation, we match you with a verified Jamaican family affected by hardship or disaster. Your support helps them rebuild with essentials like food, home repairs, and school supplies.

You can share your parish or community preference, and we’ll do our best to match you. For privacy and fairness, family names and details are shared only after verification.

We work directly with trusted local partners, churches, and community leaders to verify needs and oversee distribution. Every family is assigned a tracking ID, and we provide regular updates to sponsors.

Yes! Every contribution helps. You can make a one-time gift or join others in supporting a family together.

Absolutely. Use our Nominate a Family form to tell us about them. Once we verify their information, we’ll do our best to match them with a donor.

Yes. Donations made through Rise For Jamaica are eligible for official tax receipts.

Yes — we’ll share progress stories, photos, and thank-you notes (where possible) so you can see the real impact of your generosity.

Anybody who knows anyone in need of help in the affected areas of Jamaica can nominate a family.