Each One Help One!!

JACA was formed in 1999 and was one of the organizers of the first Caribbean Summer Festival in Charlotte in 2000. This group consists of enterprising individuals whose primary focus is to provide educational scholarships and supplies to children in Charlotte and Jamaica.

JACA meets the third Sunday of every month and is a very inclusive organization. In addition to scholarship initiatives, JACA holds social events throughout the year to promote cultural awareness.

Annual Membership: Individuals $20.00 Family $35.00

JACA’s Purpose or Vision

Provide Educational Scholarships and assistance deserving needs-based students in Charlotte as well as Jamaica

Provide assistance to schools in under-served communities in Charlotte and the Caribbean

Promote Jamaican and Caribbean cultural awareness in the Charlotte Metropolitan area

Bring the Caribbean Community together through various social fundraisers

Promote unity through cultural understanding

Provide a medium to expose the Charlotte community to the unique Caribbean culture, food and people

Provide meeting place for new and existing Caribbean residents in Charlotte to get acquainted.