A Toronto organization is offering to send aid to Jamaica to help with relief efforts if Hurricane Melissa devastates the Caribbean island.

As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica, a Delaware County, Pennsylvania, woman is holding onto hope and her heritage from her kitchen. Lileith Brown owns Taste Jamaica Now, a takeout business she runs from her apartment in Media. The smells of jerk chicken, curry goat and oxtail remind her of the country she still calls home.

Medical student Soleil Martin is trying to fly home to Saint Kitts before Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica. She has experienced hurricanes before but never a Category 4 or 5.