These are seriously unprecedented times and so it calls for different behaviors and practices. This is an ideal time for us to adopt the concept of being HIP - Humble, Intentional, Prepared. As we approach the presidential election on November 3rd, let’s start getting ourselves and others ready to vote.
Read MoreJWOF will be hosting its 2020 High School Forum on October 27, 2020, between 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The hour and a half forum will include information on the college application process, tips on selecting your ideal college, attaining academic success in a virtual environment, getting involved on campus, and maintaining your scholarships.
Read MoreSchools spent summer 2020 improving on their distance learning. Focused on keeping the seesaw balanced, here are strategies shared by JWOF parents and teachers as they answered the question, “As a parent or teacher, how are you creatively approaching remote teaching and/or learning during the pandemic?”
Read MoreIs outside open yet? How much longer? What do I do while I wait? Questions we are all asking. What’s awesome about this ‘gift’ of time is the opportunity to change your personal and/or professional perspective. It’s the perfect time to enjoy a new outlook, a new focus, a great time to reset.
Read MoreThere are some seemingly insignificant, prompts that tell us it’s time to rebalance. It’s the ever so slight but impactful changes from our “norm” to some undesirable, unacceptable, place on our personal expectation scale. So gradual that’s not immediately apparent, just like weight gain or loss. We stop listening with intent to those personal nudges that says- get back to the center, you are too far left or right, of whatever center is for you.
Read MoreThe Reclaim session, the first of a three-part series, promises to be truly invigorating. You’ll enjoy moderated discussions with accomplished panelists, who are experts at helping us identify the situation(s) in our unique contexts that may be pressing us down. You’ll learn how to decompress, how to find your “middle ground,” and learn how to take back that portion of ‘YOU,’ that will enable and empower you to move on to your hill capably.
Read MoreIn her new book, Love Out Loud, Natalee Clarke-Richards commits to supporting everyone to take action by self-evaluating, setting positive intentions that bring results, and all it takes to become a better version.
Read MoreCaptain Janice Smith, a past student of Bog Walk Secondary School, now Enid Bennett High in St. Catherine, created history this week in the United States when she became the first African American woman to head the Military Sealift Command Atlantic (MSCLANT).
Read MoreThe Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is proud to again be a sponsor of the Jamaican Women of Florida’s (JWOF) Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference & Scholarship Luncheon, scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
Read MoreBroward Meat and Fish has been a proud, long-time supporter of JWOF, and in 2018, volunteered to sponsor a $5,000 annual scholarship to support and encourage another powerful Jamaican-American woman in her educational endeavors.
Read MoreWe are renewed, refreshed and recommitted to women helping women. That’s what JWOF is about. Thanks to those who made the journey, those whose contributions made it possible and continue to make it possible for JWOF to provide support to Melody House.
Read MoreEach month we feature a member of the Jamaican Women of Florida as a way for us to learn more about each other and share the stories of the powerful women who make up this wonderful organization. This month’s featured member is none other than, Sydonie Neysmith. We’re proud to have her as one of our members.
Read MoreEach year at this time, the Jamaican Women of Florida presents a monetary gift to a person or persons in the community and this year was no different. JWOF has committed to donating $250 dollars each to 4 individuals and or families.
Read MoreEach month we feature a member of the Jamaican Women of Florida as a way for us to learn more about each other and share the stories of the powerful women who make up this wonderful organization. This month’s featured member is none other than, Pauline Foster. We’re proud to have her as one of our members.
Read MoreEach month we feature a member of the Jamaican Women of Florida as a way for us to learn more about each other and share the stories of the powerful women who make up this wonderful organization. This month’s featured member is none other than, Judith Morrison-Cunningham. We’re proud to have her as one of our members.
Read MoreThe Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF) is now accepting applications for their “Powerful Women…Next Generation” 4-Year Scholarship.
Read MoreEach month we feature a member of the Jamaican Women of Florida as a way for us to learn more about each other and share the stories of the powerful women who make up this wonderful organization. This month’s featured member is none other than, Michelle Manley-Gauntlett, Chair for our Run-A-Boat Event. We’re proud to have her as one of our members.
Read MoreEach month we feature a member of the Jamaican Women of Florida as a way for us to learn more about each other and share the stories of the powerful women who make up this wonderful organization. This month’s featured member is none other than, Valrie Simpson
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