The AFJ held its annual Grant Award Ceremony at the US Embassy in Kingston on April 17, 2018. Forty-one organizations received grants at the ceremony, bringing the total amounts of the grants for the year to nearly US$600,000. Members of the Board of the AFJ, Executive Director Caron Chung with

The American Friends of Jamaica, Inc. Raises Over U$350K in New York NEW YORK (October 24, 2017) -The energy was electric on Monday night (October 23rd) in New York City as the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) honored Joseph M. Matalon, Vincent HoSang, Cecil Sam Wright. A performance by Busy

At last year’s Hummingbird Gala, our guests had a lot of fun with our Masters of Ceremonies, Actor, Malik Yoba and TV Newscaster Kori Chambers, both of whom helped raise awareness and support. Both have strong affiliation with Jamaica – Malik through his role in the film Cool Runnings and

On April 3, 2017 the AFJ presented annual grant awards at the US Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Discretionary grants and donor-direct grant awards of over U$311,677 (JA$40 million) were presented.  During the course of the year, over U$159K (JA$20 million) in donor-direct grants were disbursed by the AFJ.   Discretionary

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Dear Friends & Supporters Thank you so much for your generosity this past year. It is you, the Friends of Jamaica who care, who share, who give that enable the work that our grantee partners do in communities across Jamaica. You enable them to operate clinics for the working poor,

Hello Friends and Supporters: Philanthropy is among the most rewarding work that creates a true sense of purpose. Our work at the AFJ is grounded in the belief that philanthropy should be a force for good. We are committed to social impact, innovative programming and efficient best practices. As a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFJ and Sandals Foundation Team Up to Refurbish St. Ann’s Bay Hospital Male Surgical Ward New York, NY (Jan. 2, 2017) – The American Friends of Jamaica, Inc. (AFJ) in collaboration with the North East Regional Health Authority (NEHRA) commenced refurbishment of the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital