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Jamaican & Caribbean Organizations in Atlanta

By Glen Laman

Published Mar 1, 2003

Jamaican & Caribbean Organizations in Atlanta-Main

Atlanta is reputed to have to have the highest number of Jamaican organizations for its size of any city in the US. Many of these organizations are alumni groups that raise funds to support the schools back in Jamaica. Below is a partial listing:

Atlanta Caribbean Association
http://www.atlantacaribbean.org/
404-377-5506

Atlanta Jamaican Association
http://www.geocities.com/ajaatlanta/
email: aja_assn@yahoo.com
770/593-9290

Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee
404-508-4711

Atlanta Sports and Dominoes Association
770-465-9004

Benevolent Missions of Atlanta
http://www.benevolentmissions.com/
770-833-8179

Calabar Old Boys Association
http://www.calabaratlanta.org/
404-918-9168

Clarendon College Alumni Association
404-284-7725

Caribbean Sports & Social Club
770-369-0288

The Carilanta Players
404-296-6600

Holmwood Technical Alumnae Association
678-485-4112

Integrity Children’s Fund
http://www.integritychildren.org/
678-318-1926

Jamaica Movement for Social Change
770-277-1357

Jamaican Tourist Board
770-452-7799

Kingston College Old Boy’s Association
www.kcobaatl.org

Kingston Technical Alumni Association
770-469-1134

Queens Alumnae Atlanta Chapter
770-413-6216

St. Hugh’s High School Alumnae Association
404-731-8461

Stone Mountain Youth Soccer Association
www.smysa.org
770-879-1123

Tropical Sports Club
770-365-7684

Union of Jamaican Organizations in Atlanta
404-289-3358

United for Jamaica
http://www.unitedforjamaica.org/
404 533 1248

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