Helping one child at a time
Pencils 4 Kids helps disadvantaged kids by supplying them with support, materials and guidance.
Each year we travel to JAMAICA in hopes of assisting children with their futures.
Mission Trip 2023
Our most recent mission trip stands as out most fulfilling endeavor yet! Beneath the Jamaican sun, our dedicated volunteers tirelessly constructed every piece of equipment for the young students of Quickstep, Jamaica. We proudly unveiled the first playground for these children and to witness their unadulterated joy as they explored their new play area was a moment we will never forget.
A local artist created a ‘Gratitude Wall’ to showcase our appreciation to our most valued sponsors. We have so much gratitude for all our volunteers, supporters and donors, without you this would not have been possible.
Graduation 2023
We recently celebrated the graduation of our two scholarship recipients, Tavian Montague and Jewell Smith. We are so incredibly honored to support them in their quest for higher education at top Jamaican schools. Both are looking onward to college and we couldn’t be prouder! Also, we couldn’t have missed the graduation for Quickstep Primary school! We wish them well as they embark on a new chapter to high school. Congratulations to all the graduates!!
Mission Trip 2022
2022 was our best year yet! We ended the year with an extremely productive mission trip with about 20 international volunteers joining us. Our main initiatives were creating an organic and sustainable farm to supply the Breakfast Program. Our hope is that this program will provide a free breakfast to any child in need. Our second focus was to create bus stops to allow for a safe passage to and from school. Lastly, we couldn’t leave Quickstep without donating our namesake and other school supplies to each and every student.
Quickstep Basic School
After over six years of planning and a year of hard work, the Quickstep Basic School is now open! On September 9th 2022 we held the official ribbon cutting ceremony and the students got their first peek at their brand new facility. Pencils 4 Kids is so grateful to finally welcome the community’s youngest students. We hope that this school will provide them with a strong foundation of education that will allow them to be able to achieve their biggest dreams!
Jamaica Charity Work
Our founder, Randy Griffiths, was recently in Jamaica to award a scholarship to Avatar Muschette for his high school education. Pencils 4 Kids discovered his compelling story though The Jamaica Gleaner and decided to help out a young student in need.
Quickstep Primary School
Despite the challenges we all faced with Covid-19, we were able to accomplish our goal for 2020. We outfitted a van to operate as Quickstep Primary’s first school bus. Thankfully the students will have a safe mode of transportation through the mountain roads to get to and from school.
Our trip to Jamaica in December 2019 was our most momentous to date. We completed Quickstep’s first library! Pencils 4 Kids transported donated books, finished construction and installed custom shelves in time for our grand opening.
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
December 2018, Pencils 4 Kids secured the perimeter fence around the school. In addition, we broke ground on our largest project to date, the first library for the school and the community of Quickstep.
December 2017, Pencils 4 Kids continued the momentum of finishing the playing field and the perimeter fence around the school. In addition, volunteers, teachers, students and community members pitched in to give the school a much needed face lift with a fresh coat of paint.
A very successful trip in December 2016 saw much needed perimeter fencing constructed around the school at Quickstep. We have also developed the first sports pitch at the school to inspire the next budding Usain Bolt or member of the Jamaican football squad. The kids were thrilled at the new projects and as always it's humbling to see the joy that our visit and new projects bring to the local school community.
Quickstep continues to be our main charity project. We return each winter to improve the conditions of the school and reunite with the children. 2015 was no exception. With over 35 volunteers joining us, we worked side by side with the community members to continue to build a better school.
