Twenty-eight members of the Scotiabank Corporate and Commercial Banking team recently came to the rescue of a family in Nine Miles, St Ann by assisting with the building of a two bedroom Food for the Poor house.
Ethel Tucker and her eight member family were in a dire situation having been asked to vacate the one bedroom they had shared for over a year.
There was no where to go as Mrs Tucker had no regular source of income and the earnings from her husband Trevor, a farmer, were woefully insufficient.
The children, too, were affected by the situation, and although they are performing well in school - one accepted to Northern Caribbean University, the other at the top of her class at Fern Court High - the impact on them was evident.
At one point, the family was also separated as some of the children were forced to stay with relatives at different locations, as the one room could not accommodate them all. With nowhere else to turn, the family reached out to Food for the Poor who solicited the assistance of Scotiabank.
"We were looking for a team project, and when we heard the plight of this family we unanimously agreed we needed to step in and assist", said Craig Mair, Senior Vice President Corporate and Commercial at Scotiabank.
When Food for the Poor called and said Scotiabank would assist Mrs Tucker was overwhelmed.
"We were so happy for the help. My heart sang when we were handed the keys by Mr Mair and his team. We had reached the end of our rope and I was actually considering setting up a make-shift tarpaulin-covered shelter on a piece of land," she explained. I'm grateful to Scotiabank because now I know my God is real."
The two bedroom house comes equipped with bathroom, kitchen, living and dining, solar panels, and a water tank.
"Thanks to Food for the Poor," said Mair, adding, "We really appreciate that they allowed us to be part of this experience."
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/A-home-of-their-own_19230122
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