The S.P.S.A. is a small and ambitious nonprofit organization with a mission to give back. The organization is comprised of dedicated alumni from Springfield All-Age School, along with their family and friends residing primarily in New York and New Jersey.

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S.P.S.A(Spring Past Student Association) was founded in 2003 by Melvis McDonald(President) , Devon Mcdonald(Vice President), and Rudolph Shakes(Chief Operation Officer/ Director of IT) with the goal to improve their childhood school for future generations. S.P.S.A was inspired by the founding members drive to give back to family members and community members that help them achieve a better quality of life. The decision to form S.P.S.A brought together Alumni and friends dedicated to giving back. Since 2009 , we have rebuild Springfield All-Age Schools infrastructure and built facilaties to serve the school and the community of Springfield.

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Jamaica is a country with a large percentage of rural communities. Jamaica faces high unemployment rates and slow development, resulting in an uphill battle for the average family in these rural communities.  Many of these rural communities lack the resources they need to reach their full potential. Many of these communities have families that rely on farming to supplement the education of the children.  Without help, many of these children will be left without the support they need to get obtain a proper education.

Our Approach

 

Fundraising

We pride ourselves on building relationships with the community’s  educators and families. We work directly with the communities to understand the unique issues and raise funds toward making a greater impact. Learn more about how we Fundraise HERE

Community Engagement

S.P.S.A uses a community-orientated approach that allows us to directly interact with each individual to understand the unique issues within the community. This approach allows allocating our resources to solutions that directly change the communities daily lives. It Is our hope that this directly improves the infrastructure for the children of these families and generations to come.Learn more about how we help communities  HERE

Voluntering

S.P.S.A values a hands-on approach that advocates volunteering from all of the members. We invite members of the organization, friends, and family to help build a better community for the less fortunate. It is our hope that volunteering can inspire the youth and older generation of rural families to come together to create a better community. Learn more on how to Volunteer HERE

Our Motto “It Can Be Done”  birthed Springfield Past Student Association. We use this quote to motivate our members and communities to look to solutions for problems in their community and surrounding Parishes.