Address: Denbigh Hilltop, May Pen, Clarendon
Telephone: 876 986 6902
Registered charity # 546
History:
CLASP created in 1995 and registered under the Friendly Societies Act in 1997. Its mandate is to take charge of the mentally ill street people, facilitate the provision of their rehabilitation and return the stabilized ones to the mainstream of the wider society.
Clinical services:
Clients are evaluated and counseled by a team from Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA).
CLASP also has its internal Clinical Committee. Medication provided by
May Pen Hospital and Robert Burke-Green.
Management:
A Board of fifteen Directors manages CLASP. Its Chairman is Maximillian
Campbell and Secretary is Ann E. James, JP. The Board has several Committees,
namely: Planning, Financial Accountability, Clinical, Fundraising, Membership
and Public Relations.
Staffing: a skeleton staff and volunteers man The Shelter.
Clientele:
Presently our Shelter houses 17 - 20 clients. We generally do not accommodate
more than 20 because of limited space. CLASP is a 24-hour operation.
Needs:
Renovation of building (electrical, lavatory, sewage, roof); motor vehicle
to transport clients to clinic & to transport material and food; kitchen
and funds to pay staff.
Supporters: Methodists, New Testament Church of God, Denbigh United, Seventh Day Adventists, Anglican Womens' Auxillary, May Pen Baptist, Open Bible, Williams Funeral Home, Robert Burke-Green, Mrs. Claire Parcells.
Bankers:
First Caribbean (CIBC). Account # 86402410
NCB Account # 561019959