Forty-six non-profits organizations have received grants that will allow them to work closely with their communities in providing educational, preventive, and health services regarding COVID-19 in vulnerable communities around the island. The total amount of the grants is $802,966.06.
Our strategy - Collective Response to COVID-19 - supports community-based non-profits and community health centers (Centers 330) to undertake the education, prevention, testing, and containment with the support of philanthropic institutions like ours.
According to experts, the elderly population is at most risk of death, especially those 65 years and older. In Puerto Rico, this age group accounts for 21% of the population, many living under health, economic and social vulnerability specailly after the hurricanes and recent earthquakes.
This group became and continues to be our primary target population. We've added other vulnerable groups and sectors that because of the lockdown situation are facing daily challenges. I'd like to share the extent of our four pronged approach strategy:
- Provide grants and resources to community health centers (Centers 330) to strengthen the health and well-being of the elderly population in the community.
- Provide grants and resources to community-based organizations and community groups to implement geriatric health initiatives, including an assessment of needs.
- Provide grants, resources, and capacity building to community-based non-profits and community groups to focus on the homeless and women population. And to support initiatives for access to housing and water, and promotion of community economic activation.
- Establish a multisectoral alliance to expand the reach of these strategies.
We thank our donors for their kind support: Agua Fund, Amgen Foundation, Atlantic College (COSACO Fiscal Sponsorship), Central Florida Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Filantropía Puerto Rico, Global Giving, Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Funds, Laboratorios Borinquen (COSACO Fiscal Sponsorship),
Miranda Foundation, Panamerican Group (COSACO Fiscal Sponsorship), Open Society,
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The Prospect Hill Foundation, and Vestergaard SA
Forty-six (46) Grantees:
- Autism Alliance of Puerto Rico
- Amor Kennedy Auditorium
- Patillas Primary Health Services Center
- Lares Integrated Health Services Centers
- Sister Isolina Ferré Centers
- Coalición de Coaliciones Pro Personas Pro Homeless de Puerto Rico (Coalition of Coalitions for the Homeless of Puerto Rico)
- Loíza Integral Health Council
- Daguao Social and Cultural Development Committee
- El Otoao Primary Health Services and Socioeconomic Development Corporation (COSSAO)
- Corporation for Health Services and Advanced Medicine (COSSMA)
- Trujillo Alto Economic Development Corporation
- Hope for the Elderly
- FUNDESCO
- Castañer General Hospital
- La Fondita de Jesús
- Fight Against AIDS
- MedCentro
- Migrant Health Center, Western Region
- Morovis Community Health Center
- Women of the Islands
- Oficina Pro Ayuda Personas con Impedimentos
- One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico
- OPDH
- PathStone Corporation
- FISH
- Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services
- PryMed Medical Care
- Integrated Mountain Health
- Solo Por Hoy, Inc.
- VAMOS Citizen Concertation
- Solidarity Showcase
- Women's Foundation
- Pediatric Diabetes Foundation
- Algarrobo Community Aqueduct
- Special Communities Rural Aqueduct Bayamoncito, Inc.
- Cuyon Water Services, Inc.
- Neighborhood Association of the Sector Los Oquendo Bo. Hato Arriba de San Lorenzo, Inc.
- Pellejas Aqueduct, Inc.
- Saltos Pellejas Aqueduct, Inc.
- Acueducto Sector Pachín, Inc.
- Limones Community, Inc.
- Tortuguero La Tiza Community Aqueduct, Inc.
- El Manantial Rural Aqueduct, Inc.
- Corujas Community, Inc.
- Acueductos Barrio Guayabota Yabucoa, Inc.
- Residents Association of Villas de Oro, Inc.
31 Local allies of the Multisectoral Alliance to Contain the Coronavirus from the Community Base
- Community Financial Advisors
- Puerto Rico Primary Health Association
- Asociación Enlace Asuntos Comunitarios de Sabana Seca Inc.
- Puerto Rican Association for AIDS Patient Services and Support
- Americares Puerto Rico
- Atma Connect
- Cadermane Inc. (I know how to give birth)
- Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce
- Carraízo Beautifies
- House of Goodness
- Graneros del Cielo Social Aid Center Inc.
- Wellness Center
- Coalition of Coalitions for the Homeless of Puerto Rico Inc.
- Coalición de Sabiduría COVID-19 de PR COSACO (fiscal sponsorship)
- Coalition for a Healthy Puerto Rico
- Eco Exploratory: Puerto Rico Science Museum
- Puppet World: Puppet World Inc.
- Yo Puedo Foundation
- Hispanic-American Institute, Inc.
- Regazo de Paz Children's Home
- Puerto Rico Youth at Risk Inc.
- Solar Toro Negro Community Board Inc.
- Women of the Islands
- PryMed Medical Care Inc.
- Puerto Rico Public Health Trust
- Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly (OPPEA)
- One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico
- Network for Children's and Youth Rights
- Just for Today
- Health Workshop
- Let's go Citizen Concertation
We invite donors to contribute and help us amplify the outreach of the strategy.
- Go to www.fcpr.org. In the menu, choose Donate Now; read instructions and choose Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund.
- Donate to our crowdfunding in Global Giving: t.ly/7RwXE
- Send a check to Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, PO BOX 70362, San Juan, PR 00936-8362. Please, write the name of the fund, Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund, and the purpose, COVID-19.