Who We Are
We are a unique community organization providing life changing programmes for children and adolescents.
Based in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Children First is Jamaica’s largest programme of this type, offering social, educational and training programmes for youngsters in the 10-24 age group while empowering their parents and guardians to overcome poverty and enhance daily life through successful skills training and small business projects.
Children First has been recognized at home and abroad for its creative, participatory approach, which ensures its young clients full involvement including decision-making at the Board of Directors level.
Our Mission
The Mission of Children First is to work with street, working and vulnerable children, to improve their life opportunities and enable their contribution to society, through active engagement with children and young people, their families, communities and institutions which affect their lives.
Our Vision
A Jamaica in which children are active participants in a country which respects, protects, and fulfils their rights to develop to their full potential, free from abuse and neglect.
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Our Programs & Projects
We’re inviting our supporters and well-wishers to join our campaign in a simple but powerful way:
Share this appeal with 10 friends and family
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Please encourage them to give USD $10, $100, or $1,000
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Every contribution goes directly toward sustaining CFA’s programmes and initiatives that support Jamaica’s most vulnerable.
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When you give, we’d love for you to leave a short message of encouragement, for example:
“Happy to support CFA – From John Brown.”
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Every gift—no matter the size—helps us continue to provide opportunities, support, and hope where it’s needed most.