Puerto Rico 2008 - 2009

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 300 individuals the opportunity to

provide intensive, results-driven service to meet education, environmental, public safety and other

pressing needs in communities across Puerto Rico. Roughly three-quarters of all AmeriCorps grant

funding goes to the Governor-appointed , which in turn awards grants to nonprofit groups to respond to

local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant funding is distributed by the Corporation directly to

multi-state and national organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals will serve

through AmeriCorps*VISTA, whose members help bring individuals and communities out of poverty by

serving full-time to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses and increase housing

opportunities, and AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a 10-month, full time

residential program for men and women between the ages of 18 and 24. In exchange for their service,

AmeriCorps members earn an education award of up to $4,725 that can be used to pay for college or to

pay back qualified student loans. Since 1994, more than 2,700 Puerto Rico residents have qualified for

Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $11,600,000. 

Learn and Serve America: Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges,

and nonprofit groups to engage more than 820 Puerto Rico students in community service linked to

academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service-learning,

improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. Learn and

Serve America also provides curricula and other resources to teachers, faculty members, schools, and

community groups.

Meeting community needs in Puerto Rico. More than 3,300 people of all ages and backgrounds are

helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 52 national service projects

across Puerto Rico. Serving with national and local nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations and other groups, these

citizens tutor and mentor children, coordinate after-school programs, build homes, conduct neighborhood patrols, restore

the environment, respond to disasters, build nonprofit capacity and recruit and manage volunteers. This year, the

Corporation for National and Community Service will commit more than $8,800,000 to support Puerto Rico communities

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 2,200 seniors in Puerto Rico contribute their time and talents in one of

three Senior Corps programs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to more than

 7,600 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 2,600 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety

patrols for local police departments, protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural

disasters, and provide other services through more than 130 groups across Puerto Rico.

The Corporation for National and Community Service improves lives, strengthens communitites, and fosters civic

engagement through service and volunteering. Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans in

service to meet local needs through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. To learn visit

www.NationalService.gov or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 202-565-2799.
Puerto Rico At a Glance

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

48 300 $4,090,874

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State without Commissions

AmeriCorps

2

43

3

Program Sites

 17

 226

 57

Participants 

 $156,992

 $3,228,280

 $705,602

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 12 2,257 $3,361,769

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 4

 3

 5

Projects

 609

 1,207

 441

 $1,740,386

 $246,365

 $1,375,018

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that can be earned by AmeriCorps

members serving in Puerto Rico. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to

pay back student loans. The education award total is included in total Corporation funding.

Puerto Rico is served by the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus located in Perry Point, Maryland. 

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2008 - 2009 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA

and the Education Awards Program, this represents the actual number of AmeriCorps members in active service.

Participants

 1 829 N/A

K-12 School-Based

Learn and Serve America

 1

Grantees

 829

Participants

N/A

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 61 3,386 $7,452,643

 23

 23

 $73,238

 $1,067,850

 $264,600

 $1,405,688

3

2

Education

 Award 

 $1,405,688

Total Corporation Funding (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $8,858,331

Senior Corps Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

Bayamón

Caguas

Cayey

Juncos

Ponce

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Yabucoa

Primary City

Hope for the Aged FGP

Senior Companion Program / Programa Amigos

Acompañantes

Cayey FGP

Senior Companion Program -Juncos

Ponce SCP

RSVP Admin for Families & Children

SCP San Juan

Alzheimer's SCP

Municipality of San Juan FGP

RSVP Municipality of San Juan

PROOE-Ponce's FGP

Corporacion Gericola RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 246

 63

 104

 84

 53

 607

 111

 130

 148

 250

 111

 350

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 2,257

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Hope for the Aged Inc.

Central Region Board on Elderly Affairs

Corp Reg De Guayama De Srvs Comunidad

Hope for the Aged Inc.

Consejo De Salud De La Comunidad

Admin. for Families & Children-Dept. of Family

Board of Community Service-Hope for the Aged

Inc.

Governor's Office on Elderly Affairs

Municipality of San Juan

Municipality of San Juan

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

(OPPEA)

Gericulture Corp. Humacao Region
AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

Programa De Apoyo Y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Programa De Apoyo Y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

Oikos, Inc. (Tu Centro Familiar)

San Agustin Del Coqui

American Cancer Society

Centro De Servicios A LA Juventud, Inc

Municipality of Caguas-Community Development

Universidad del Este

Corporacion de Servios de Salud y Medicina

Avanzada (COSSMA

Productores de carne de cerdo de la montaña inc.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Hogar Maria del Carmen, Inc.

AmeriCorps Strengthening Rays of Hope

Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza

Public / Private Ventures (AMACHI)

La Tierra Prometida, Inc.

PESCA, Inc.

Public / Private Ventures (AMACHI)

Oikos, Inc. (Tu Centro Familar)

San Agustin del Coqui

Volunteer Infrastructure Program for ACS/PR

CSJ AmeriCorps Program

Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano

Municipality of Caguas-Community Develop

Universidad del Este/Community Technology

Center(CTC)

Asociacion Pro Juventud y Comunidad del Barrio

Palmas

Community HealthCorps-Cidra, PR

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc.

Agricultural Nucleus Organizational and Educational

Project

Ft. Buchanan Army School Age Services

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc.

Program Name

 6

 17

 8

 1

 1

 3

 4

 1

 7

 3

 5

 20

 7

 13

 8

 9

 15

 1

 3

N/A

 5

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State without

Commissions

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*State without

Commissions

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Aguada

Aguada

Aguada

Aguada

Aguada

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguas Buenas

Aguas Buenas

Arecibo

Arecibo

Arecibo

Caguas

Carolina

Catano

Cidra

Comerio

Florida

Ft. Buchanan

Guaynabo

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

Administracion de Servicios de Salud Mental y

Contra la Adiccion

Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, Inc.

Autonomous Municipality of Jayuya

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

(OPPEA)

Taller Salud, Inc.

WestCare

Asociacion Mayaguezana de Personas con

Impedimentos, Inc.

St. Luke's Home Care and Hospice Program

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

Administracion de Servicios de Salud Mental y

Contra la Adiccion

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Cantera Peninsula Project

Sponsor Organization (if different)

FACINA

Leadership Community Volunteer Program

Centro de Intervencion e Integracion Paso a Paso,

Inc.

Community Education & Incubation Project

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

Volunteer and Development Program

Centro Clinico Nuevas Actitudes, Inc

Municipality of Maunabo

Asoc. Mayaguezana de Personas con Impedimentos,

Inc.

Mayaguez Children's Library

Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Inc

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice Program

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza

FACINA

BGC of Puerto Rico

Cantera Peninsula Project

VISTA of the Cantera Peninsula Project

Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico

Program Name

 2

 4

 5

 3

 1

 2

 2

 7

 4

 3

 8

 7

 3

 3

 1

N/A

 20

 2

 2

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*State without

Commissions

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Gurabo

Gurabo

Hatillo

Jayuya

Juncos

Loiza

Luquillo

Maunabo

Mayaguez

Mayaguez

Ponce

Ponce

Ponce

San Antonio

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 300

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

(OPPEA)

Red de Ayuda Comunal de Emergencias, Inc.

Gobierno Municipal de Vega Alta

Coalition Pro-Homeless of the Eastern Area

Universidad del Este

Sponsor Organization (if different)

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Prensa Comunitaria

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc.

Re-ACE

Sports and Recreation Department

University of the Sacred Heart

Iniciativas de Fe y Bases Comunitarias

Coalition Pro-Homeless of the Eastern Area of Puerto

Rico

Universidad del Este/Community Technology

Center(CTC)

Program Name

 8

 1

 31

 3

 6

 11

 4

 5

 14

 1

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Vega Alta

Yabucoa

Yauco

Primary City

Notes: If there are programs with identical names in separate entries, they are different grants to the same organization. If no members

are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the time of printing.
Learn and Serve America in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2008 - 2009 program year current as of March 3, 2009

Primary City Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

Aguada

Aibonito

Barranquitas

Barranquitas

Barranquitas

Cataño

Cayey

Lajas

Maricao

Maricao

Quebradillas

San German

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Santa Isabel

Toa Alta

Toa Alta

Prof. Lydia Meléndez Elementary School

Federico Degetau II Elementary School

José Berrios Berdecia Secondary School

Pablo Colón Berdecia High School

SU Federico Degetau Secondary School

Mercedes García de Colorado Secondary School

Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School

Leonides Morales High School

Mariana Bracetti Elementary School

Raúl Ybarra Secondary School

Manuel Ramos Hernández High School

SU Galo Rosado Secondary School

Calzada

Department of Education of Puerto Rico

Dra. Carmen Gómez Tejera

Especializada Bilingue Padre Rufo High School

Eugenio Maria de Hostos High School

Francisco Morales Rivera

Francisco Oller High School

José Julian Acosta y Calbo

SU Silvia Torres Torres

Elvira M. Colón High School

SU Adolfo Garcia Elementary School

Tomás Masso Rivera Secondary School

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

K-12 School-Based

Notes:

 49

 22

 50

 81

 26

 21

 20

 24

 40

 63

 24

 28

 34

 23

 35

 102

 29

 35

 21

 35

 16

 21

 30

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 829

If no participants are shown, either the grant is for planning or technical assistance, or enrollment data was not available at the

time of printing, or the organization listed is the primary grantee and the participants are listed by its subgrantees.
Contacts

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico State Office

150 Carlos Chardon Ave

Suite 662

San Juan, PR 00918-1703

(787) 766-5314 (787) 766-5189

LCordova@cns.gov

Atlantic Region - Perry Point, MD

P.O. Box 27

Perry Point, MD 21902-0027

410-642-2411 410-642-1888

Elaine J Rosario

Calle Calaf (PO Box 190759)

Piso 10, Oficina 1001

San Juan, PR 00919-0759

(787) 759-2000 x2636 787-753-1362

ejrosario24@onelinkpr.net

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20005-3917

202-606-6834 202-565-2743

enash@cns.gov

Calle Calaf #38

P.O. Box 190759

San Juan, PR 00919-0759

787-759-8910 787-753-1362

Pillot_M@de.gobierno.pr

Olga Aldrich

Elson Nash

Loretta Cordova

LaQuine Roberson

Department of Education of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico State Commission on Community Service & Social Action

For more information about AmeriCorps and Community-based Learn and Serve programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*VISTA and Senior Corps programs, contact:

For more information about Learn and Serve America Higher Education programs, contact:

For more information about AmeriCorps*NCCC efforts, contact the regional campus:

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