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La Salle Academy Students, Teachers Help in Jamaica

Twelve La Salle Academy students and four teachers journeyed to Kingston, Jamaica in mid-April to work with Mustard Seed Communities.

Mustard Seed was started in 1979 by Father Gregory Ramkissoon, in response to a growing epidemic on the island - the abandonment of children with special needs. Today, Mustard Seed provides a home for more than 300 children with a variety of mental and physical handicaps.

During the course of the week, our Lasallians helped feed and care for the children, planted a garden to help feed a home for 100 children and worked on an income-generating project with teenage moms.