THE Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) has extended a further helping hand to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) with the donation of generators and water tanks valued at more than $5 million.

The latest donation to the CPFSA by SVF is to help State-care facilities recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last year, and prepare for any similar challenge in the future.

During the handover ceremony at the Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill, St Andrew, on Thursday Heather Goldson, director of SVF, pointed to the history of support for the CPFSA from her organisation.

She recalled a pivotal memorandum of understanding with CPFSA in which the SVF committed donating $40 million over three years to upgrade fire safety equipment, training, and signage — a project that expanded to benefit between 40 and 50 children’s homes across Jamaica.

“Preparedness is not optional; it is essential,” Goldson noted as she argued that by strengthening State-care facilities, SVF is helping to protect the daily lives of the most vulnerable members of society.

In accepting the donation Larenzo Badalo, director of alternative services at the CPFSA, expressed gratitude to the SVF team for their contribution.

According to Badalo, “These vital supplies will guarantee that the spaces children call home remain safe, stable, and well-equipped even during unexpected emergencies or severe weather events.”

The State-care facilities benefiting from the generators and water tanks include Garland Hall Children’s Home, Blessed Assurance Children’s Home (Special Needs), Melody House, West Haven Children’s Home and, Clifton Boys’ Home.

Two additional generators were dispatched to the CPFSA’s head office for delivery to homes in Black River.

Deep in conversation are Sellean Barracks (left), manager of the Homestead Place of Safety, and Heather Goldson, director of SVF. The two connected following the foundation’s official handover of generators and water tanks to the CPFSA on Thursday.