Empowering Jamaica’s Youth To Learn and Get Educated

I’m Christopher Hyde, owner and operator of Elite Chiropractic. As part of my business’s corporate advocacy and outreach, my foundation helps the youths of Jamaica concentrate and continue their formal education.

Our goal is to help address the country’s 80% illiteracy rate and ensure each kid gets the opportunity to reach their full potential. Whether it's providing the needs of the children or the schools, we aim to prevent people from becoming another statistic!

The Charity’s Founding

My wife and I started this foundation in 2015. We have a long history of traveling to Jamaica. We have spent several weeks every year surrounding ourselves with the locals, far away from the tourists.

We are very inspired by their positive energy and happiness despite their poverty. It changed the way we view the things we call problems. But Jamaica faces a problem that prevents the country from prospering as it deserves to.

The two of us learned that 50% of the children in Jamaica do not go to school full-time because they can't afford to pay for their lunch or their transportation or even supplies such as pencils and paper. As a result, 80% of Jamaica is illiterate.

A Conversation That Started It All

During one of our trips to the country, we met a man who quickly wanted to ask us various medical questions. One would expect that a stranger would only ask the basics of care and medicine, but his questions were more than profound.

The man asked us subjects as new as stem cell replacement procedures and how they would change the fabric of modern medicine. I asked him why he was tending a bar with his level of intelligence. His response made us cry.

He told us that in his youth, he thought he was dumb because he was always so hungry he couldn't think about his books. When he was old enough to feed himself and realize that he was smart, it was too late.

This conversation sparked my and my wife’s resolve to prevent people like him from becoming another statistic. We provide the children and various schools in Jamaica with what they need, from school supplies to teaching tools.

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If you have any questions or concerns about my company’s charitable work in Jamaica, feel free to contact my office today. I welcome any help or contribution to our cause.

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