Place of Hope in West Palm Beach has launched a relief drive for the people of the Caribbean. They are collecting essential supplies for those impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
The local nonprofit is one of many Palm Beach County organizations stepping up to help. The group has already collected items bound for Jamaica this week.
Place of Hope launches relief drive for Hurricane Melissa victims
“Right now people are going to need non-perishable items, they’re going to need tarps, a lot of people we’ve been speaking to on the ground have seen roofs completely blown away, so people are temporarily displaced or still in that situation,” said Joy Tomaselli of Place of Hope.
The group is working with Jamaican-based Shade Tree to get essential items to residents impacted by the storm…