Forty-four students receive scholarships from North Street United Foundation

The North Street United Education Development Foundation recently made donations of scholarships and book grants to the value of $2.6million to 44 students across its church and outreach areas.

The recipients were from the North Street United Church, North Street Primary School as well as other students from the adjoining community.

To date, the Foundation has contributed $24 million in scholarships funds to students who are in dire need of educational assistance and who attend institutions across early childhood, secondary and tertiary levels.

Other projects include provision of salaries for teachers at the Wee Angels Early Childhood Centre, as well as provision of desktop and tablet computers for the North Street United Church and the school’s cyber centre.

The North Street United Education Development Foundation was established by the North Street United Church to promote the church’s outreach arm and its social intervention programmes. The church is celebrating its 187th anniversary this year.

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The foundation, a registered faith-based charitable organisation, has been affiliated with the North Street United Church for the past 14 years. Its primary mandate is to support youth development through the enhancement of educational opportunities for students within the church community and adjoining communities.

The foundation is significantly supported by the Crown Church in Inverness, Scotland, as well as by several past members of the church who currently reside in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada. Among the key stakeholders are Professor Sir Godfrey Palmer, KB, a Jamaican-British academic and human rights activist, and Donald Reynolds, a retired chartered accountant and member of the church and foundation’s executive body.