Jamaica Updates: Relief Efforts Underway
- ahandfromaboveteam
- Oct 30
- 6 min read
Updated: Nov 11
Our hearts are with the people of Jamaica. The devastation we’re seeing from Hurricane Melissa is unimaginable and the photos only begin to tell the story. Entire communities have been flooded, homes destroyed, and families displaced.
A Hand From Above has boots on the ground providing real-time intel, and we are working around the clock to secure air assets, pilots, and supply routes to get relief where it’s needed most. We’re honored to collaborate with trusted nonprofits and aviation partners to coordinate logistics, deliver life-saving aid, and stand beside the islanders as they begin to recover.
Navigating access, approvals, and resources has been challenging but nothing compared to what the people of Jamaica are enduring right now.
We’ll continue to share verified updates as they come in.
If you’d like to support aviation fuel and mission costs, please visit our Support Us page or if you would like to volunteer please visit our Get Involved page.
10/30/2025 - Update
Bringing Light to the Darkness
Tonight, in the mountains of Jamaica, light found its way through the darkness.
Dr. Alison and the incredible Third Wave Volunteers arrived this morning, driving seven hours through washed-out roads and mud to reach families cut off by devastation. They brought light—literally and figuratively—to those who had lost everything.
We are beyond grateful to work alongside such extraordinary nonprofits who lead with heart, grit, and compassion. Getting aid into Jamaica has been a challenge, but we are up for the challenge.
As of today, more first responders have arrived, with more on the way tomorrow. Every day, we’re reminded that hope shines brightest when shared.
Together, we are the light.
10/31/2025 - Update Jamaica,
We’ve been on the ground for several days, phase one is underway. Roads are broken, power is out, and access is tough, but we’re moving. Every hour, we’re reaching more people.
Help is on the way. Hope is already here.
Please follow our partner organizations for updates on relief efforts in Jamaica:
Emergency Response Logistics
Together, we’re bringing hope and help to those who need it most. Stay connected, share, and support however you can.
11/1/2025 - Update
The United Cajun Navy, Emergency Response Logistics, A Hand From Above, Third Wave Volunteers, and so many more incredible nonprofits are joining forces in Jamaica getting life-saving aid in and those in need of care out.
Watch this video it says more than words ever could.
Follow and support any of these amazing organizations to help fuel the mission.
Every dollar. Every flight. Every act of kindness matters.
11-2-2025 - Update None of this would be possible without you and the amazing team at Sol Aviation! Shout out to Miriam
11-3-2025 - Update
Jamaica Needs Us Now
“Love is my religion.” Those words from Bob Marley ring truer than ever. Right now, love looks like fuel! The fuel that keeps our planes flying, supplies moving, and medically fragile souls getting the care they desperately need.
Our teams are on the ground and in the air, working nonstop to reach remote communities and transport those who cannot wait. Every gallon of fuel means another life touched, another family reunited, another chance at hope.
If you can help fund this mission, please reach out or send your support.
Together, we can keep hope in the air and love in motion.
A Hand From Above is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with incredible nonprofit partners bringing Hope where it’s needed most. While the world’s eyes are on Jamaica, we haven’t forgotten Western NC, Eastern TN, Alaska, and so many others still healing from Mother Nature’s force.
PLEASE HELP
Together, we rise. Together, we rebuild.
In Bob Marley’s words “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
Stand with us as we help Jamaica rebuild with love
11-5-2025 - Update PROJECT HEAL JAMAICA
One Love ~ One Heart ~ One Humanity
A Collaborative Humanitarian Mission for the People of Jamaica
When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, she did more than disrupt power and roads; she tested the rhythm of an island built on strength, unity, and spirit. Across the parishes, families are struggling for clean water, medical access, and stability. And yet, through the hardship, Jamaica’s heartbeat remains steady, resilient, proud, and full of love. As Bob Marley reminded the world: “You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” That strength is now echoed in Project HEAL: Jamaica, a unified response bringing together medicine, aviation, logistics, and compassion to restore hope and humanity to those in need.
OUR MISSION
To stand with the people of Jamaica during this critical moment by providing immediate medical support, essential supplies, and coordinated recovery efforts. Our principle is simple yet powerful: Humanity First. We are not waiting for help. We are bringing it by air, by land, and by heart.
OUR LEAD FOUNDATION AND COALITION OF PARTNERS
The National Foundation for Integrative Medicine (NFIM) NFIM is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing innovative, patient-centered healthcare through science, technology, and compassion. Their work unites clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to create rapid, evidence-based medical responses from veteran care to integrative health models ensuring communities receive effective care when they need it most. NFIM’s leadership and medical guidance are central to the mission of PROJECT HEAL JAMAICA, empowering responders and clinicians to deliver safe, coordinated, life-saving solutions.
Our Partners in Action
A Hand From Above (AHFA): Coordinating acute disaster recovery and aviation-based humanitarian response built on heart, grit, and compassion in action.
United Cajun Navy: Trusted national network of responders delivering supplies, rescue logistics, and volunteer coordination.
Emergency Response Logistics (ERL): Elite medical and fire-line professionals guided by the creed “Everybody Goes Home.”
Air Center Helicopters Inc.: Providing aviation operations and logistics, ensuring every flight of aid reaches remote and underserved parishes.
Veterans Workforce: Veteran-led organization offering logistical expertise and ground support built on discipline and service. Together, we are one coalition, a global heartbeat of hope.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Bob Marley taught that love is not a word; it’s a movement. “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” Our integrity lies in action showing up, standing together, and rebuilding lives through compassion. Every aircraft in the sky, every volunteer on the ground, every donation made it all moves to the same rhythm: One Love. One Heart. One Humanity.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Project HEAL: Jamaica is more than a mission, it is a promise. A promise that love still leads. That humanity still unites. And that together, we can heal the island’s heart.
“One Love, One Heart, let’s get together and feel all right.” Bob Marley
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Jamaica One Week After the Storm
Homes flattened. Churches crumbled. Roads blocked by powerlines and debris.
Our team captured these scenes while navigating some of the hardest hit areas following Hurricane Melissa. Entire communities are still without reliable shelter, power, or clean water. Many roads are barely passable, and families…especially the elderly are surviving with what little they have left.
This isn’t just damage. It’s daily life now for thousands.
We’re not just showing up. We’re staying.
The United Cajun Navy and our partners are on the ground, listening, assessing, and delivering supplies where they’re needed most. Your support makes every mission, every tarp, every box of food, every act of compassion possible.
11-6-2025 - Update
Day 9 in Jamaica
No food. No clean water.
People are weak, children are starving, and disease is spreading.
We’re doing everything we can — but we need your help.
Please donate today.
Jamaica is crying out for help.
Entire parishes still haven’t seen a drop of aid, no food, no water, no hope unless we bring it. Every single dollar helps us reach families still waiting to be found.
Please donate. Please share. Humanity needs to show up right now.
Our team at work but we need your support! please help us help Jamacia https://nfim.org/project-heal-jamaica/
11-7-2025 - Update
Day 11 since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica
Whole parishes remain cut off with no food, no clean water, and no relief in sight.
A Hand From Above is flying missions but we can’t do this alone.
We need fuel, helicopters, & funds to deliver aid.
Donate now to get food and water into stranded communities.
Share this post and tag friends to amplify our reach. #ProjectHEALJamaica
The people of Jamaica are resilient let’s do our part and get help to them
11-10-2025 - Update
Hearts Heavy Today
A plane carrying relief supplies bound for Jamaica went down before reaching its destination. Those on board weren’t just delivering aid they were delivering hope.
We grieve their loss and honor their courage by continuing the mission they believed in: bringing love, light, and humanity where it’s needed most.
“One love, one heart… let’s get together and feel all right.”
Please take a moment to watch this video and honor Alexander and his legacy. Fly high, Alexander your mission of love continues through all of us. RIP
11-11-2025 - Update
It’s an absolute honor & privilege to work with Dr. Alison and her entire team at Third Wave Volunteers
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