What is Adventist
Community Service & ADRA ?
Adventist community services is the humanitarian agency of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church that works within Central Jamaica
Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Territory: Manchester,
Clarendon and St. Catherine.
What does A.C.S. & A.D.R.A. Do?
A.C.S . and A.D.R.A meet people’s immediate needs through social
services such as disaster response, education, tutoring and
mentoring programs, health screening, and assistance in inner city
missions.
Inner City Program
The Inner City program provides vital help to families who are
unemployed. It offers humanitarian services such as counseling, food
and house ware distribution.
Adventist Youth Emergency Service
The A.Y.E.S involves teens and young adults in disaster response and
other community actions projects.
General Services Provided
Disaster Response:
The Adventist Disaster response provides services to disaster
victims, their families, and communities. It manages emergency
distribution of relief supplies and ware-house operations where
donated goods are stored and organized for distribution. It also
encompasses door-to-door visitations, and pastoral care for disaster
victims’ emotional and spiritual needs.
Mentoring and Tutoring:
The mentoring and Tutoring
initiative seeks to assist with the needs of disadvantaged
communities by teaching basic reading, writing and computer skill.
It also assists students with homework. It provides sponsors for a
big brother and sister mentoring program for youth and young adults.
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