Education is their passport to a brighter future

Through our scholarship program, we fulfill our mission of "Loving Children . . . Changing Lives!"

We Are
Love
Activists

Children should not fail in school or in life because of their social circumstances. Lynne Mitchell Foundation works to change the future of underserved children in Jamaica in significant ways, allowing them to realize their dreams and become the next generation of leaders that will make their communities better places to live.

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Our Mission

Where We Serve

The poor and rural areas of Jamaica where government funding does not cover the basic needs of each student.

Who We Serve

High achieving students in Jamaica who suffer from unequal access to quality education and who might otherwise be forgotten.

How We Serve

Through scholarships that provide the financial means to attend high school, college, or obtain a post-graduate degree.

How It Started

Founded in 2012, we focused our efforts solely on communities around Southfield, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica providing charitable support in the form of scholarships, meals, transportation, school uniforms and supplies. Our focus was to support Seaview Primary School, the one-room schoolhouse that has served the rural community since 1959 and where Lynne Mitchell once taught as a teacher..

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How Its Going

Over the past 10 years we have supported hundreds of students in the Southfield, St. Elizabeth area of Jamaica, including providing scholarships for high school and university. Now we have expanded our scholarship program and will now offer scholarship opportunities to eligible students across Jamaica.

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Love Courageously

Our exemplar, Lynne Mitchell, would say ‘don’t just say you love, show your love.” At Lynne Mitchell Foundation that is our guiding philosophy. We believe that if you put love into the world, we’ll get more love out of this world. We also believe love has the power to change people’s lives in a significant way.

We aim to change the lives of underserved students in Jamaica who strive to do better but are held back because of their circumstances. Everyone deserves an opportunity, and we seek to give students opportunities through academic scholarships, providing students with the tools, resources, and support to excel – helping to shape the next generation of leaders and love activists.

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Your Support Goes
Further Than Ever

Even the smallest donation can have a lasting impact for years to come. Our collective contributions not only add up, but they also continue to change students’ lives in Jamaica.

Trishelle

2023 Winner of the Lynne Mitchell Memorial Scholarship

Ever since my acceptance into the University of the West Indies to study Law, I was unaware on how I would fund this Journey. However, when I learned that I was selected to be a recipient of this prestigious scholarship, the dream of mine to become a lawyer seemed much more attainable. Your belief in my ability to do well and your willingness to invest in my education has moved me in tremendous ways. To know that you chose me out of several other candidates is truly an honour and it warms my heart to know that you believe in me and my potential. Additionally, I am inspired to one-day give back to society in a similar format. Thank you for this opportunity to fund my tertiary education. This generosity will not be forgotten and I intend to make you proud by continuing to excel immensely.

Tracian

Hampton High School, Malvern, Jamaica

I have benefited from the Foundation Back to School Drive when they distributed back packs and school supplies such as pencils, pen, rulers, books etc. For this I was extremely grateful, because this took some pressure off my father. The scholarship helps me to pay my school fee and purchase my text books. My father, who is the sole breadwinner for my family is a minimum wage worker. I have four other siblings who also depend on him for support and it has been a really difficult task. The Foundation has been a great help to us.

Ashanique

Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Mandeville, Jamaica

I am immensely grateful for the financial support. The kindness extended to me by the Foundation allows me to fulfill my dreams. In addition, I am grateful for the mental support. The Foundation encourages me to work smart and hard. Thank you so much for having faith in me. The Lynne Mitchell Foundation has been supporting my studies from the beginning of secondary school. Without the foundation, my school journey would have been a very difficult and probably impossible one. Since I started university the Foundation has been covering the cost of my off-campus housing. This helped to ease the pressure off me so I could focus more on school. Without this scholarship, I would not have been able to afford housing at University and would have been unable to continue my studies. Thanks to the Lynne Mitchell Foundation, I am now a University graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Studies with an emphasis in Tourism and Hospitality Management. I am so grateful for all that the foundation has done for me.

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