Vitrina Solidaria launches virtual training for 15 Loíza-based entrepreneurs
December 3, 2020
Fifteen entrepreneurs from the northern town of Loíza began a virtual training program comprising more than 40 hours of training, practical sessions and mentoring through nonprofit organization’s Vitrina Solidaria’s Loíza Glocal Bootcamp, Executive Director Raquel Skerrett-Escalera said. The businesses of the entrepreneurs picked for the free training represent the agriculture, food and arts and crafts […]
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Holberton Puerto Rico opens scholarship fund at Puerto Rico Community Foundation
December 2, 2020
Holberton Puerto Rico, a computer science school focused on coding, has established a Holberton Puerto Rico Scholarship Fund at the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to benefit students who attend or would like to study at the institution, and who have financial need. The expectation is to raise an annual fund of $100,000 that can benefit […]
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195 Puerto Rican college students get $191K in scholarships
October 5, 2020
With the goal of providing supplementary assistance to university students who show financial need, the Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the Hispanic Federation announced the granting of 195 scholarships from the Hispanic Federation Puerto Rico Recovery and Relief Fund to students from 57 towns on the island. The scholarship recipients are enrolled in a diversity […]
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PathStone offers training, stipends and jobs to young people from Loíza
September 24, 2020
PathStone will recruit 15 young people from the town of Loíza to support them and provide them with the necessary resources to finish high school, train in the construction sector and start generating income from a job. Those who successfully complete the program will receive a $2,500 stipend. Interested participants must be between 18 and […]
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Connecting Paths PR Inc. graduates 18 women seamstresses in midst of pandemic
August 24, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 women residents of the northern town of Loíza completed a creative sewing course and, at the same time, collaborated with the public health emergency by making face masks. The course was made possible through a donation from the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to Connecting Paths PR Inc., […]
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6 Puerto Rico nonprofits chosen for 1st Leadership Development Initiative cohort
June 5, 2020
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, […]
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Red Nose Day for Puerto Rico Fund commits $1M to support nonprofits
May 11, 2020
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation announced the first round of donations from the Red Nose Day for Puerto Rico Fund established in 2019 by Comic Relief US, which committed $1 million to the island. Of that amount, an initial $450,000 was awarded to five organizations in Puerto Rico that have a commitment to reduce poverty […]
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Gov’t picks nonprofit to manage University of Puerto Rico scholarship fund
May 8, 2020
The Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF, in Spanish) chose the Puerto Rico Community Foundation to provide management and investment services for a new scholarship fund for University of Puerto Rico students. “After careful analysis of the independent firms that were interested in the project, we have chosen the organization that has […]
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P.R. Community Foundation becomes COVID-19 coalition fiscal sponsor
April 30, 2020
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation has become the fiscal sponsor of the multidisciplinary group, Puerto Rico COVID19 Wisdom Coalition (COSACO, in Spanish). The relationship strengthens the educational strategy outlined by the recently created group comprising renowned health professionals and from other areas headed by physician Jaime Claudio, which seeks to disseminate consensual and reliable information […]
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P.R. Community Foundation opens call for grants to Jayuya, Utuado students
April 21, 2020
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR, in Spanish) announced the start of the call for applications from students pursuing a professional career in agriculture or education, residents of the towns of Jayuya and Utuado, available through the Gualasia Scholarship Fund. The nonprofit manages the fund and will accept applications through May 29. Requirements for the […]
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P.R. Community Foundation, Amgen lead $625K COVID-19 community prevention initiative
April 17, 2020
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation is leading the charge on a collective movement of nonprofits to “drive and strengthen” its collective response to COVID-19 community strategy. The PRFC has joined forces with the Amgen Foundation, donors such as The Chicago Community Trust, Central Florida Foundation, and The Prospect Hill Foundation, as well as individuals who […]
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Serrallés Foundation’s grants to benefit nonprofits serving earthquake victims
January 21, 2020
The Serrallés Foundation, Destilería Serrallés Inc. philanthropic arm, will offer grants to nonprofit entities with proposals to offer essential services to earthquakes victims in Puerto Rico’s southern and southwestern regions. The funds are part of the $1 million corporate contribution the company recently announced and includes grants to employees of the Ponce-based distillery and the […]
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FEMA, COR3 assign $5.4M for 44 recovery projects in P.R.
December 18, 2019
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated more than $5.4 million in additional funds for 44 recovery and reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico. The funds were obligated on Dec. 5-12. FEMA and COR3 continue to work together to develop strategies that advance recovery projects. […]
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Otoao Health Corp. promotes vertical indoor farming project
December 3, 2019
A vertical indoor farming project supported by the Otoao Health Corp. (known as COSSAO for its initials in Spanish) was inaugurated recently to promote hydroponic crops inside cargo containers at the Antonio Tulla Torres School in Utuado. The project has the support of nonprofits ConPRmetidos and the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, which provided financial assistance […]
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Women’s Foundation launches P.R. chapter
November 13, 2019
The Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation has been constituted on the island, with support from the Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the New York Women’s Foundation as an alliance by women on the island and the diaspora in the northeastern state, it was announced. The local Women’s Foundation was established in March and will be officially […]
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