Salada donates $500,000 towards rebuilding of children’s home

The Jamaica National Children's Home (JNCH)has received $500,000 from Salada Foods Jamaica to assist with its rebuilding efforts following a fire last August.

The home housed 41 boys and girls between ages seven and 18.

Dianna Blake-Bennett, general manager at Salada Foods, said the donation is part of Salada's continued efforts to rise up and support the care and development of the nation's youth.

"As a good corporate citizen, we recognise that contributing to the reconstruction of the home for these 41 children is critical. In these formative years, when stability is necessary for the development of personality and character, playing our part to get the wards and charges back home is the least we at Salada could do," Blake-Bennett said.

Nadeen Waugh, director of the JNCH, said the funds will help to rebuild the home. She said the goal is to start reconstruction this year, so the children can resettle into a more comfortable facility. No timeline has been given for the completion, which is estimated to cost approximately $150 million.

"We want to say a big thank you to Salada, and we are so happy that corporate Jamaica is still supporting and still remembers us after six months," Waugh said.