The majority of the organizations listed here are located in St.
James. Others of a more general nature are located in
Kingston.
| Organization |
Address |
Purpose |
| Child
/ Youth |
|
|
| Caribbean Christian
Centre for the Deaf |
Granville,
Montego Bay
979-9153 |
School for the
hearing impaired 4 years and up. |
| Catherine
Hall Primary Special Education Unit |
Westgreen
Montego Bay
952-5488 |
|
| Child Guidance Clinic |
Cornwall Regional
Hospital
Mount Salem
Montego Bay
952-5100-5 |
Assessment,
counselling and intervention for children. |
| Children’s
Clinic |
15
Cottage Cl
Montego Bay
940-7114 |
|
| Children’s Services
Child Care Office |
10 East Street
Montego Bay
979-3446
|
Deals with children
in need of care and protection, children beyond parenting
control, and those who have committed offenses. |
| Jamaica
4-H Clubs |
Montego
Bay Chapter
R A D A Complex
Montego Bay
940-5360
|
‘…to
mobilize, educate and train young people between the ages of 9
and 25 years in agricultural, homemaking, leadership and
social skills, which will prepare them for, or influence them
into careers in agriculture and agro-related occupations.’ |
| Jamaican
Children’s Project |
|
Charity working to
establish a mental health training and violence prevention
program for children in Jamaica |
| Jamaica
Foundation for Children |
119
Old Hope Road
Kingston 6
(876) 977-0040
|
Promotes
the welfare of children by facilitating collaboration among
all entities that impact on the lives of children. |
| Montego Bay Little
Theatre Movement |
Fairfield Estate
P.O. Box 220
Central House Building
4 Kerr Crescent
Montego Bay
952-3399
Contact: Glenda Drummond
|
Organization
offering creative arts programmes (song, dance, drama). |
| Peace
and Love in Schools (PALS) |
P.O.
Box 40
7 North Street
Kingston
Jamaica |
Teaching
young children between the ages of 6 and 12 years the skills
that will enable them to resolve conflict constructively. |
| Private Voluntary
Organizations Ltd. |
c/o Catherine Hall
Health Centre
952-0396
|
Offers services for
children with disabilities every 4th Thursday, home programme
training, parent support, monthly clinic, assessment and
screening. |
| St.
James Family Court |
4
Kerr Crescent
Montego Bay
952-2002 / 979-2857
|
Responsible
for all legal proceedings relating to family life.
Social services includes probation, child care, adoption,
public assistance, health, family and marriage counseling. |
| Uplifting
Adolescents Project |
Joan Davis
Project Management Specialist
2 Haining Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica
Tel. (876) 926-3645/ 929-8789 |
A joint project of
the Governments of Jamaica and the USA. The primary
responsibility is the betterment of at-risk youth between the
age of 10 and 18 years old The project focuses on increase
numeracy and literacy among targeted Jamaican youth, through
Remedial Education, Pre-Vocational Training and Reproductive
Health. |
| Western
Society for the Upliftment of Children |
Central
House Building
4 Kerr Crescent
Montego Bay
952-3399
|
Organization
offers counselling, remedial education, school and vocational
placement, environmental, child rights and health training,
pre-vocational training in sewing. |
| Counselling Services |
|
|
| Alcoholics
Anonymous |
Montego
Bay
979-2862 / 952-2481 |
Counselling
for alcoholics. |
Jamaica Aids Support
Email: montegobay@jamaica-
AIDS-support.zzn.com |
1 Queens Drive
Montego Bay
952-9817, 971-3271, 971-4333
|
Counselling
(face-to-face and telephone) for persons infected with HIV and
their families. |
| Marge
Roper Counselling Centre |
10
Barnett Street
Montego Bay
952-9085, 952-1250 |
Offers
counselling on family life issues and health-related issues
Mondays to Fridays 9-5pm. |
| Western Counselling
& Advice Service |
35A Barnett Street
Montego Bay
952-6243
|
Family, individual
and group counselling. |
| Education
/ Training |
|
|
| Caribbean
Institute of Technology (C.I.T.) |
1 Pimento Way
Montego Bay
953-6014 / 979-8568 |
Information
technology training. |
| HEART
/ NTA |
Regional
Office
11 Dome Street
Montego Bay
952-0172 / 952-4967 |
Information
on courses offered can be obtained. |
| JAMAL Foundation –
Adult Education Centre |
20 Barracks Road
Montego Bay
979-7238 |
Literacy, numeracy
and life skills training programme for persons 15 years and
over. |
| Montego
Bay Community College |
Alice
Eldermere Drive
Montego Bay
979-8150 |
College
courses and continuing education. |
| Y.W.C.A.
Email: ywcaja@cwjamaica.com
|
45 Church Street
Montego Bay
952-0456 |
Educational,
recreation, spiritual and leadership development programmes
for the whole family. |
