Meaningful Employment

We are committed to empowering our friends and neighbors in the Highgate area to experience the transformative power of “self-determination.” We offer opportunities for meaningful employment that allow individuals to actively participate and make decisions about their work as partners.

The individuals who collaborate with RAISE discover the profound impact of choice, gain the opportunity to expand their businesses, and contribute significantly to their community.

This endeavor is crucial in a nation that has “struggled for decades with low growth, high public debt and a number of external shocks that have further weakened the economy … Jamaica [is] one of the slowest growing developing world countries in the world”, as reported by the World Bank.