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HOV’s Come-Unity Resilience Hub Project supports displaced residents in Petersfield, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.
LEARN MOREThe urgency of formalising Humanity Ova Vanity was reinforced following post-hurricane response activities at the Petersfield Shelter in Westmoreland, Jamaica. In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the Foundation mobilised to support displaced families, addressing immediate humanitarian needs while confronting a deeper truth.
In the face of increasing climate threats and social vulnerability, emergency relief alone is not enough without permanent community infrastructure. What was revealed was the necessity for preparedness, dignity, continuity of care, and community-owned resilience solutions.
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The Come-unity Resilience Hub Project is a long term solution for safer, stronger communities across Jamaica. We are creating multi-purpose spaces that serve people before, during, and after crisis.
These hubs combine emergency preparedness with everyday community care so families are supported in every season.
This is more than a shelter initiative.
It is community infrastructure built with dignity, access, and continuity in mind.
Each Come-unity Resilience Hub is designed to serve as a safe, coordinated centre for protection, care, and growth.
Practical training in disaster preparedness and climate resilience
Coordinated emergency shelter and disaster response
Shared cooking, bathroom, washing, and storage facilities
Youth engagement and skills development programmes
Organised resource distribution and community coordination
Displaced residents, especially the elderly, single mothers, and families with young children, have been moved multiple times within the Petersfield High School shelter. With limited alternatives, they face overcrowding, sanitation issues, and emotional stress. As schools prepare to reopen, there's an urgent need for safer transitional housing.
To address these challenges, we are launching a Come-unity Resilience Hub pilot at Pullet Lane, the origin of most displaced residents. This CRH will serve as a well-planned transitional housing facility, drawing from our local insights and global best practices in emergency and disaster management.
Displaced residents, including the elderly, single mothers, and families with young children, have faced repeated relocations within the Petersfield High School shelter. Limited options have led to overcrowding, sanitation challenges, and emotional strain, while schools prepare to reopen, highlighting the urgent need for safe transitional housing.
The Come-unity Resilience Hub Project creates permanent, multi-purpose centres designed to support communities before, during, and after crisis. These hubs combine disaster preparedness with everyday social services, ensuring that families have access to safety, care, and coordinated support when they need it most. This is not temporary relief.
This is long-term resilience built into the community itself.
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Listening, research, and partnerships to understand real local needs.
Developing the hub model, site plans, and operational framework.
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Building the first Come-unity Resilience Hub and preparing core systems.
Activating services, training teams, and opening the hub to the community.
Measuring impact, refining the model, and preparing for national rollout.
Construction is underway as we bring the Come-unity Resilience Hub to life transforming vision into tangible infrastructure. Every build milestone represents progress toward safer communities, where support systems are not temporary, but embedded into the fabric of daily life.
The Come-unity Resilience Huballows families to stabilize while permanent rebuilding takes place, reduces the trauma of prolonged displacement, protects children, and enables schools to reopen safely. It also creates a model that can be scaled and replicated in other disaster-impacted communities.
We collaborate with partners, donors, NGOs, and government agencies to enhance transitional shelter, develop long-term housing solutions, and strengthen community resilience. This initiative is a vital step toward coordinated recovery and dignified re-housing.
Your donation supports families displaced by Hurricane Melissa by funding the Petersfield Come-unity Resilience Hub, which provides safe and dignified transitional housing for vulnerable residents, including children, the elderly, single mothers, and first responders.
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For detailed data, assessments, and implementation plans, view the full Petersfield Transitional Shelter Solution document.
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