Program to promote food security, healthy living and intergenerational learning in Villa Prades community. #NewsismyBusiness
The fair aims to connect professionals and community members with jobs that support Puerto Rico’s social, educational and economic development. #NewsismyBusiness
The integrated services center for families is competing with 25 organizations for a grant to expand its academic offerings. #NewsismyBusiness
Through the two-generation service model, Vimenti promotes opportunities for social development and economic mobility of children, youth, and families as a whole. #NewsismyBusiness
This is the first time the U.S. Department of Education awards a grant from the Full-Service Community Schools Program in Puerto Rico.
The Two-Generation Model connects families with several sources of support to cover their needs.
Vimenti — a Boys and Girls Club program originated in Santurce in 2018 — has established empowerment and job programs that have helped 7 out of 10 of its participants to find jobs in several areas, its Executive Director Bárbara Rivera, confirmed. The nonprofit created the “Empleabilidad y Carreras” program that helps people get jobs […]
The government, the private sector, philanthropy, nonprofits and community leaders must work more closely to mitigate the negative effects on mental health caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean region, said Bárbara Rivera-Batista, executive director of Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico During her participation in the virtual mental health forum […]
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico announced the launching of EMPower, a workforce development program that seeks to improve the economic security and the quality of life of the residents of the communities it serves. The goal is to provide training and opportunities for professional development, along with the social and soft skills […]
Puerto Rico Housing Secretary William Rodríguez signed three subrecipient agreements granting $7.1 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Program funds to be distributed to three entities through the Small Business Incubators and Accelerators Program (SBIA). The grant recipients are the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico, the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez […]
Two years after starting operations at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini Residential in San Juan, Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico registered an improvement in the well-being of families, academic achievement of its students and levels of employability of its participants, program officials said. This was part of the findings of a report […]
Vimenti School, part of the Vimenti Center and Puerto Rico’s first public charter school, recently began its new school year after delivering iPads with internet connection to its families to ensure the distance education process. Vimenti School has an enrollment of 126 students from kindergarten to third grade. The students are split by levels and […]
Vimenti School by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico announced it will be holding its public lottery process for new students on July 31 at 2 p.m. through the SchoolMint virtual platform. The automated process will select students based on the slots the school has available for each grade, and follows local and federal […]
Looking to help mitigate the economic effects that the COVID-19-related quarantine has caused, Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico provided the families of the project with an economic incentive of $100. The aid was delivered at Vimenti School along with the lunch that the project provides to their families twice a week, […]
A year and a half after starting operations at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini housing project, integrated services project Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico presented results from its three program areas: educational, social and economic development. In addition, the organization presented challenges and lessons learned in a study financed by the Walton Family Foundation of three main areas: […]
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