Destilería Serrallés Inc. announced the completion of donations to 37 nonprofits that participated in the call that Fundación Serrallés opened to offer essential services to victims of the earthquakes and earthquakes that have hit Puerto Rico’s south-southwestern regions since Jan. 7, 2020. The funds are part of the $1 million corporate contribution that the company […]
Puerto Rico Federal Credit Union (PRFCU), in conjunction with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY), granted $100,000 in financial assistance to a number of local nonprofits that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The capital injection came from the Small Business Recovery Grant Program, the institutions said. Among the entities that received […]
Gov. Wanda Vázquez signed Joint Resolution 737 to assign $20 million to semi-public, public and private entities and institutions whose activities or services tend to the development of programs and social welfare, health, education, culture and to improve the quality of life of Puerto Ricans. The funds come from the Joint Budget Resolution for fiscal […]
Given the scarcity of updated data on the population of adults with intellectual disabilities in Puerto Rico, these citizens face the lack of accessible services, supportive community homes, and job opportunities. Likewise, the organizations that provide aid and services to this population lose access to economic funds to continue their programs. For that reason, more […]
The Puerto Rico Nonprofit Capacity Building Network, a collaboration among Enterprise Community Partners, NeighborWorks America and the Puerto Rico Community Foundation announced the six Puerto Rico nonprofits selected for the inaugural cohort of the Puerto Rico Leadership Development Initiative. The six nonprofits, representing all major regions across the island, will each receive a $35,000 grant, […]
In the face of the food emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Puerto Rico and a number of heavy-hitting partners have destined a combined $1 million in vouchers, certificates and gift cards to needy sectors to buy food in certain establishments, the nonprofit announced. The initiative is possible through alliances with […]
Sam’s Club Puerto Rico has distributed five food wagons worth $100,000 among 25 nonprofit organizations throughout the island to support their mission of assisting different disadvantaged populations during the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “In the challenging times we are experiencing, we have to unite and collaborate to start moving forward,” said Iván Báez, […]
The quarantine in place to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Puerto Rico has left many community and nonprofit organizations with a limited ability to offer social services — which are essential for the island’s vulnerable populations. To remedy that, Puerto Rican company Propulsa, LLC has created Sociants, a free digital platform that […]
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, traveled to Puerto Rico this week to inaugurate the new 30,600 square-foot facilities of the Food Bank of Puerto Rico in Carolina, at an investment of more than $3 million. Because Feeding America is the largest organization for the mitigation of hunger in the United States, her trip to […]
The Liberty Foundation closed the 22nd edition of the Liberty Foundation Golf Invitational Tournament awarding $422,000 for 18 nonprofit organizations on the island. The 18 organizations that received donations this year were Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, Casa Familiar Virgilio Dávila, Casa de Niños Manuel Fernández Juncos, Centro Espibi, Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, […]
FirstBank recently wrapped up the year-long celebration of its 70th anniversary with a volunteer activity during which some 250 employees donated their time to perform cleaning, painting, gardening, restorations and recreational activities in more than 20 nonprofits in Puerto Rico, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “At FirstBank we’re very committed to the communities we […]
On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane María’s devastating path through Puerto Rico, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced the first round of its T-Mobile Foundation Regional Grants for Puerto Rico, granting $10,000 each to Para la Naturaleza, Extra Bases Foundation and the Special Olympics. Since the hurricane devastated the island, T-Mobile has spared no expense to rebuild […]
Twenty-five Puerto Rican healthcare nonprofits are set to receive a much-needed $8 million cash infusion from Direct Relief, the largest private, nongovernmental provider of health resources to Puerto Rico since Hurricane María. Recipients of the $8 million in grants will be announced Aug. 7, at La Ciudad de la Salud y Bienestar, a Direct Relief-sponsored event […]
Seven nonprofit organizations in Vieques and Culebra received $95,000 in donations from the Hispanic Federation of Puerto Rico Recovery and Relief Fund, established by the Hispanic Federation in the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, to promote economic development and the conservation of the environment in both island municipalities. The organizations benefited in Vieques are: Vieques en […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in alliance with the Puerto Rico Community Foundation and Inclusiv, have joined to launch Investment Connection program, which seeks to connect local and U.S. mainland banks with community development projects on the island. The Investment Connection Program provides community organizations with a model that boosts an investment, donation […]
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