Cares Updates
Guiding Discovery for 5+ Years: Honoring Operation Inspire’s Veteran Educators
Behind every success story at Operation Inspire are educators who guide, encourage, and inspire. This year, we celebrate five veteran team members who have each been with the program for more than five years: Astral Battiste, Claudia Eugene, Magdalyn Jules, Raydiance Cherubin, and Ronder Sinanan. Operation Inspire is centered on project-based learning, which asks teachers to…
Read MoreOperation Inspire Returns for Year Seven
We’re back at it again! The first week of Operation Inspire’s after-school program is officially underway, and the energy is high across our three partner schools. On Tuesday, September 2, students returned to the Eulalie Rivera PreK-8, Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, and Ricardo Richards Elementary Schools to kick off another year of project-based learning. Interest…
Read MoreWhat OI Robotics Students Created at Claude O. Markoe Might Surprise You
Think it’s just kids playing with robots? Think again. Operation Inspire students on St. Croix built skills that could shape their future.
Operation Inspire brought STEM to the forefront this summer with a robotics program at Claude O. Markoe Elementary School that offered much more than technical instruction.
Fifty-two students were immersed in a month-long experience where coding, critical thinking, and teamwork became part of their daily rhythm.
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Supports “Girls in STEAM Saturday Camp”: Inspiring the Next Generation
This past Saturday, Cane Bay Cares proudly supported the Virgin Islands Department of Education – Division of STEAM Education’s “Girls in STEAM Saturday Camp” at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts (CMCArts). This inspiring event introduced girls aged 8-12 to the exciting fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). Our support reflects…
Read MoreBeyond the Bell: Spotlight Series on Operation Inspire’s Dynamic Project-Based Afterschool Programs
In 2017, Cane Bay Cares rolled out Operation Inspire’s afterschool program following hurricane Irma and Maria to address a gap in public school schedules. Today Operation inspire continues to offer this service at several public schools, on St. Croix, and is currently recognized by the USVI Economic Development Commission as a “public-school program.” The program…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares: Proud Sponsor of 2024 St. Croix District and Territorial Spelling Bees
Recently, Cane Bay Cares had the privilege of supporting both the St. Croix District and Virgin Islands’ Territorial Spelling Bees, events that celebrate the linguistic talents of our youth. It warmed our hearts to learn that our contribution supported the Virgin Islands Department of Education in purchasing prizes, gifts, and other tokens to make this…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares Reflects on 2023 as a Year of Positive Impact
After another transformative year, Cane Bay Cares took a moment to reflect on its journey with the St. Croix community and the positive changes that have taken place during the course of 2023. This non-profit organization made good on its mission to make a positive impact on St. Croix by supporting various community outreach programs…
Read MoreCane Bay Cares’ 2nd Annual Kids’ Supermarket Sweep Donates Groceries to LSSVI Residents during Health Expo
St. Croix youth raced through The Market STX on Sunday, Nov. 12, as they vied for cash prizes and helped support Lutheran Social Services residents during Cane Bay Cares’ second annual Kids’ Supermarket Sweep. The scavenger hunt was part of Cares’ Kids Health IQ Expo, an annual health fair designed to offer practical and fun…
Read MoreKeeva Deller Wins Summer Reading Challenge Hosted by Cane Bay Cares’ Operation Inspire
Aug. 7, 2023 – Fifth-grader Keeva Deller emerged as the unrivaled champion of the Summer Reading Challenge hosted by Cane Bay Cares’ Operation Inspire afterschool program. David Johnson, a partner in Cares’ parent company Cane Bay Partners VI, personally presented Keeva with her prize Monday at the CBVI office. The 9-year-old went home with an…
Read MorePromoting Literacy
Cane Bay Cares was given the opportunity to support the USVI Literary Festival and Book Fair “VI LitFest” and did not hesitate to help. VI LitFest is an annual event held on St. Croix and was created to promote literacy within the U. S. Virgin Islands. This year was the 9th anniversary of the festival…
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Cane Bay Cares is a service initiative of St. Croix-based Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP. Cane Bay Cares was established after three strong hurricanes, including two Category 5 storms, Irma and Maria, caused much damage to St. Croix during September 2017. The initiative has a goal of providing relief to the citizens of St. Croix. To make this possible, we have partnered with St. Croix Foundation, which is a 501c3 nonprofit that was established in 1990. All donations to Cane Bay Cares are donations to St. Croix Foundation and are 100% tax deductible.
Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP was formed in June 2009 and founded by internationally experienced business executives with many years of experience in the financial services industry. Focusing our efforts primarily in the financial services industry, our management consulting practice specializes in providing services to clients in need of sophisticated risk management models, debt collections organizations which require liquidation models and analytics, and portfolio management companies desiring a variety of services.
Since 1990, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development has been advancing holistic community development as a pathway to economic prosperity, self-sufficiency, and sustainability. Established in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, today the Foundation is one of the premier place-based philanthropic leaders in the Virgin Islands. Having served as the conduit of over $37 million private and public sector dollars invested into the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Foundation’s impact has netted national recognition in almost every priority area – from economic development and community revitalization to public health, education reform, and nonprofit development. Our mission is to encourage greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources, and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of the Virgin Islands.