ST. LUCIA
Castries Area:
Dunnottar School is a school for special needs children and adults ranging in age from 5 to 25. The school educates 80 special needs children between 5-16 years of age. The school is located in La Pansee area of Castries and assists children who live in the north of St. Lucia. Needs include such items as pencils, pens, paper, crayons, colored pencils, backpacks, chalk, erasers, educational puzzles, rulers, flash cards, children’s and teens books, composition books, arts & crafts supplies, children’s Tylenol, and a variety of personal hygiene items. For more information, visit the Dunnottar School's website at: dunnottar.lc. You may also contact Mrs. Carolyn Archibald, Principal of the Dunnottar School. The school's telephone number is 1-758-452-4421 and their fax number is 1-758-452-2753.
Holy Family Children's Home is located in Ciceron, not far from Castries. The Children's Home provides a home for abandoned, abused and orphaned children from infants up to 10 years of age. Some teens are cared for as well. The Children's Home appreciates donations of new or gently used children’s summer-type clothing, vitamins, disposable diapers, children’s Tylenol, crayons, colored pencils, toys, groceries, toiletries and other supplies. Approximately 25 children live at the home. For more information, contact the Holy Family Children's Home, c/o Dominican Convent, P.O. Box 1361, Castries, St. Lucia. Their telephone number is 758-459-0110, their fax number is 748-451-7615 or you may visit their website at Holy Family Childrens Home. Their email address is info@holyfamilychildrenshome.org.
Island Routes offers visitors to Castries the opportunity to go on a Reading Road Trip and help local school children through their 'Community Routes Program.' Participants will interact with children at a local school, read a story to a small group of school children ages 3-10 years of age, and help school children improve their listening and comprehension skills. Donations of age-appropriate books to the school's library are warmly welcomed. For more information on this volunteer program, visit: IslandRoutes Reading Road Trip.
Additional Resources in St. Lucia:
Pack for a Purpose works with a number of hotels, resorts and accommodations in St. Lucia to positively impact local organizations and communities. Check out the supply lists and drop off points listed on their website: Packforapurpose.org St. Lucia.
ShoreTrips is an operator of tours and cruise shore excursions in locations around the world. The company offers two ShoreTrips GIVE excursions in St. Lucia. See their website at ShoreTrips for more details.
Note:From the United States, dial the international country code access number 011 when making telephone calls.