Stronger Together: Strengthening School Mental Health Support After Hurricane Melissa
In February, the Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica hosted capacity development workshops for 30 Guidance Counsellors and other staff members from local schools in Kingston and Manchester. The sessions were led by representatives from Project Fleur-de-lis (a U.S-based organisation which helps to strengthen mental health services in schools and communities), and aimed to better equip […]
Hurricane Melissa’s Impact on Mercy Schools
On October 28, 2025, Jamaica was hit by the now infamous Hurricane Mellissa – the country’s strongest storm on record. As a Category 5 storm, it caused widespread devastation across several of the island’s Western and Central parishes; destroying homes, businesses, farms, livestock, and, of course, causing the loss of human lives. The parishes of […]
United in Mercy: Partners Show Support for Mercy Schools
The Mercy family in Jamaica could not have weathered the aftermath of Hurricane Mellissa without help from our longstanding friends and partners. Following the hurricane, once safe to do so, work to conduct infrastructural repairs and cleanups was immediately started in order to ensure that schools could reopen as soon as possible. Mercy Education donated […]
Jamaican Mercy Schools Give Back After Melissa
Since Hurricane Mellissa, Jamaican Mercy schools have received an outpouring of generosity and support from friends and partners worldwide. However, aside from solely being the recipients of others’ compassion, this has also been a time in which our schools have shown Mercy towards those outside of their own school communities. From coin drives at Alpha […]