THE New Fortress Energy (NFE) Foundation says it immediately responded by delivering close to 200 care packages when the principal of Old Harbour High School in St Catherine called for help to provide meals for students on PATH.
According to Linton Weir, principal of the St Catherinebased high school, 790 students receive breakfast and lunch daily while they’re at school as part of the Government’s PATH initiative.
These include providing back-toschool supplies and financial aid for close to 1,000 infant and primary school students, bursaries of $50,000 each for fifth and sixth form students at Old Harbour High School, donation of equipment to facilitate training for hundreds of unskilled youths at the community centre, and tertiary scholarships.
Verona Carter, vice-president, public affairs at New Fortress Energy, said: “We know that this is a very difficult time for many families, and especially for these students who continue to defy their social circumstances to earn an education in order to carve out a better future for themselves and their families.
As part of its COVID-19 relief efforts, New Fortress Energy Foundation said it continues to partner with Food For the Poor to deliver care packages to more than 750 vulnerable individuals and shut-ins across communities in Old Harbour, St Catherine; the Hayes refinery communities in Clarendon; as well as to healthcare workers at the Spanish Town and May Pen hospitals.
