At Greater Good Charities, assisting communities in crisis has shown us the networks, pathways, and journeys that goods and support need to truly help.
When Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, made landfall in Jamaica on October 28th, 2025, the reports were startling.
A category 5 hurricane with winds up to 185 miles per hour, it was the most powerful to ever strike the island nation. Torrential rains and damaging winds destroyed homes, scattered debris, and left hundreds of thousands without power.
Through an extensive network of partners, donors, and experts in transportation and logistics, Greater Good Charities was ready to respond.
In the storm’s immediate aftermath, our disaster response team coordinated with partner organizations in South Florida to assemble emergency shipments of personal hygiene and care supplies, non-pharmaceutical veterinary medical items, pet food, and cleaning items.
Greater Good Charities’ Wilton Manors partner warehouse prepped critical aid bound for Jamaica. At the same time, we worked alongside Pet Project for Pets, Inc. and other South Florida nonprofits to load items onto flights headed for the island.
Being one of the first nongovernmental groups to deliver relief, our rapid airlift capability—which saw chartered relief flights and aid delivery within a week of arrival—established an efficient, coordinated relief pipeline into Jamaica.
To date, we have delivered more than $250,000 in emergency aid to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
That support was activated to reinforce emergency operations, restore essential services, and as a commitment to long-term recovery with the communities that were most affected.
Through Greater Good Charities’ investment in immediate response time, expertise in logistics and transportation, and a network of disaster warehouses, we’re working with communities across the world to help provide support exactly when and where it’s needed.
Take Ukraine, where Greater Good Charities has been on the ground providing aid since the war began. In 2025 alone, donor and partner support transported and delivered millions of meals for people and animals in Ukraine, along with millions of medical items, blankets, and food boxes.
By funding the installation of 5,000 shatterproof, insulated windows in homes and buildings near the frontlines, we were able to leverage this network in the efforts to keep families warm and safe through the winter.
This network of support allows us, Greater Good Charities, to do more than respond to the need for goods—we anticipate it, and work to meet real needs in real time. Our work is made possible through committed support and a network of experts—you can support these networks and the continuum of good with a donation today.