tWIN pALM fOUNDATION
Rebuilding Jamaica
Twin Palms Foundation Limited is a Jamaican-registered charitable organization delivering urgent home rebuilding, emergency response, and climate-resilient construction across Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
A Community Organized Relief Effort
Twin Palms Foundation Limited is a Jamaica-registered charitable organization delivering urgent home rebuilding, emergency response, and climate-resilient construction across Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. The Foundation was established in direct response to escalating climate disasters and the growing number of vulnerable households left without safe shelter after hurricanes and flooding. Operating as a grassroots, community-led rebuilding partner, Twin Palms Foundation focuses on households that are least able to recover on their own. Elderly individuals. People living with disabilities. Widowed parents. Single-parent households. Families with young children. These are the families most often left behind after emergency relief subsides.
In the last six weeks alone, Twin Palms Foundation has rebuilt 70 homes and provided aid, relief, and therapeutic support to over 10,000 people across Westmoreland Parish. This work has been delivered through local labor, rapid assessment teams, and an engineering-led rebuild model that prioritizes safety, dignity, and long-term resilience. All rebuilding conducted by Twin Palms Foundation adheres strictly to Jamaican building code and post-hurricane engineering standards. Homes are rebuilt using hurricane straps, J bolts, reinforced roofing systems, and structurally sound design principles intended to withstand future storm events. Each project includes assessment, engineered planning, proper anchoring to foundations, and on-site supervision by experienced builders. These standards are non-negotiable and form the backbone of our approach.
Every family deserves safety. Every child deserves a secure place to sleep.
Twin Palms Foundation exists to rebuild homes for households who would otherwise fall through the cracks. Families who lost everything during storms. Families living in classrooms without running water or sanitation. Families facing systemic barriers to recovery.
We partner directly with communities across Westmoreland Parish, mobilizing local builders, volunteers, and community responders to deliver timely support grounded in dignity and community empowerment.
Our Core Pillars
Adopt a Family
Many families we serve endure months without safe shelter. Some sleep on classroom floors. Others live beneath tarps that collapse during rainfall. The Adopt a Family program provides full rebuilds for the most vulnerable households identified through community assessment and safeguarding aligned intake.
Volunteer Vacation Build Day
Volunteers join our trained teams to rebuild homes side by side with community members. These build days provide emotional solidarity for families and tangible progress on critical repairs. This is ethical volunteerism designed around dignity, safeguarding, and local leadership.
Emergency Response
When Hurricane Melissa struck, thousands were displaced and left without safe shelter. Communities went without clean water, reliable access to supplies, and secure structures. Our emergency teams mobilize rapidly to deliver tarps, hygiene kits, emergency power support, and essential materials.
Rebuilding homes. Restoring stability. Rebuilding Jamaica.
Our impact is measured not only in the number of homes rebuilt, but in the stability restored. A mother sleeping safely for the first time in months. A child returning to school after losing everything. An elder whose home stands firm when the next storm arrives. These are the outcomes that guide our work and define our responsibility.
● Homes rebuilt in the last six weeks: 70
● Communities reached
● Volunteers mobilized
● Emergency operations conducted
● Families supported
● People supported with aid relief and therapeutic support in Westmoreland Parish: Over 10,000
Emergency Response
Emergency Response
Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa devastated Westmoreland Parish, families were left vulnerable overnight. Many sheltered in abandoned classrooms without running water. Children slept on cold floors. Mothers rationed food. Elders waited for support that did not arrive quickly enough.
Twin Palms Foundation mobilized immediately with a community-based response model aligned to global humanitarian best practices and localized to the realities of Westmoreland.
Our response included
Over 13,000 people were supported during the Hurricane Melissa emergency response period in Westmoreland Parish
Water, tarps, emergency power support, and hygiene supplies were distributed
Roads cleared with heavy machinery to restore access
Emergency repairs and full rebuilds for high-risk households
Transportation and delivery of supplies across Westmoreland communities
Emergency Response
Climate Resilience
Climate change is reshaping the Caribbean. Storms are stronger. Rainfall is heavier. Storm seasons are longer. Low-income families face the highest risk.
Twin Palms Foundation invests in climate resilience across Westmoreland Parish through:
Structural reinforcement and adherence to the Jamaican building code
Community preparedness training
Safe shelter planning
Post-disaster assessments and mitigation strategies
Twelve anticipated responses this year based on current climate projections
Emergency Response
A Home Restored After Total Loss
After Hurricane Melissa destroyed Adrian’s family home, they slept under a tarp supported by wooden sticks for weeks. Strong winds tore the covering apart at night. Rain flooded their belongings. With no savings, no insurance, and no reliable safety net, the family faced prolonged displacement.
Twin Palms Foundation conducted a structural assessment, provided emergency materials, and rebuilt the home from the foundation upward using hurricane-compliant engineering. Adrian’s children now sleep safely, and the family has resumed normal life with dignity restored.
Human Story Example
In Petersfield, families displaced by flooding described water reaching waist height within minutes. Our teams conducted rapid assessments, deployed roof reinforcements, and delivered emergency materials ahead of the next storm cycle.
Experience the Power of Community
Our Volunteer Build Day is a meaningful way for visitors and locals to contribute to Jamaica’s long-term recovery through direct service in Westmoreland Parish. Volunteers participate in supervised rebuilding activities, providing both practical support and emotional solidarity.
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