Puerto Rico 2004 - 2005

Information on the 2004 - 2005 program year current as of April 29, 2005

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 200 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 Puerto Rico State Commission on Community Service & Social

Action, 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 2,200 Puerto Rico residents have qualified for

Americorps Education Awards totaling more than $9,300,000. 

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

and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than 20 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. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service

and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Meeting community needs in Puerto Rico. More than 2,700 people of all ages and backgrounds are

helping to meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic engagement through 51 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 $7,200,000 to support Puerto Rico communities

through three national service initiatives: 

Senior Corps: More than 2,400 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

 8,500 young people who have special needs. Senior Companions help more than 2,500 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes. Retired and Senior Volunteer

Program (RSVP) volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in

environmental projects, tutor and mentor youth, respond to natural disasters, and provide other services

through more than 130 groups across Puerto Rico.

Together with the USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build a

culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America. To learn more about the Corporation or any of its programs,

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

Information on the 2004 - 2005 program year current as of May 5, 2005

37 216 $2,317,137

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program (National)

AmeriCorps

2

34

1

Program Sites

 19

 196

 1

Participants 

 $193,457

 $2,123,280

 $400

Program

Funding

AmeriCorps Total

 12 2,481 $3,319,698

Foster Grandparent Program

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Senior Companion Program

Senior Corps

 4

 3

 5

Projects

 609

 1,442

 430

 $1,720,606

 $221,122

 $1,377,970

Program

Funding

This figure represents the maximum potential value of 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 Charleston, South Carolina. 

In the past year, AmeriCorps*NCCC teams have served on projects in 

1

1

2

This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2004 - 2005 program year. For AmeriCorps*VISTA

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

Participants

 2 20 $559,593

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Learn and Serve America

 1

 1

Grantees

N/A

 20

Participants

 $479,493

 $80,100

Program

Funding

Learn and Serve America Total

Program Totals 51 2,717 $6,314,338

N/A

 1

 1

 $89,775

 $926,100

 $4,725

 $1,020,600

3

2

Education

 Award 

 $1,020,600

Total Corporation Funding (including AmeriCorps Education Awards) $7,334,938

Senior Corps Total

Subgrantees
Senior Corps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2004 - 2005 program year current as of April 29, 2005

Caguas

Cayey

Juncos

Ponce

Ponce

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Yabucoa

Primary City

Senior Companion Program / Programa Amigos

Acompañantes

Cayey FGP

Senior Companion Program -Juncos

Ponce FGP

Ponce SCP

RSVP

SCP San Juan

Alzheimer's SCP

Hope for the Aged FGP

Municipality of San Juan FGP

RSVP Mun. of San Juan

Corporacion Gericola RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Senior Companion Program

RSVP

Senior Companion Program

Senior Companion Program

Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparent Program

RSVP

RSVP

Number of Program Type

Participants

 63

 104

 84

 111

 53

 639

 111

 119

 246

 148

 300

 503

Total Number of Senior Corps Volunteers 2,481

Program Name

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Central Region Board on Elderly Affairs

Corp Reg De Guayama De Srvs Comunidad

Hope For the Aged Inc

Consejo De Salud De La Comunidad

Consejo De Salud De La Comunidad

Admin.For Families&Children-Dp of Family

Bd of Community Service-Hope For Aged

Governor's Office on Elderly Affairs

Hope For the Aged Inc

Municipality of San Juan

Municipality of San Juan

Gericulture Corp. Humacao Region
AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2004 - 2005 program year current as of May 5, 2005

Rural Oppotunities Puerto Rico, Inc.

Programa De Apoyo Y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Casa Del Peregrino Aguadilla, Inc.

San Agustin Del Coqui

Oficina Para La Promocion Y El Desarrollo

Humano

Municipality of Caguas-Community Development

Colegio Universitario Del Este

Colegio Universitario Del Este

Universidad del Este

Asociacion Pro Juventud Y Com. Del Barrio Palmas

Catholic Network of Volunteer Service

Corporacion de Servios de Salud y Medicina

Avanzada (COSSMA

Municipality of Cidrta

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Rural Opportunities Puerto Rico, Inc.

Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Casa del Peregrino Aguadilla, Inc.

La Tierra Prometida, Inc.

Municipality of Aguadilla

PESCA, Inc.

San Agustin del Coqui

Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano

Municipality of Caguas-Community Develop

Universidad del Este/Community Technology

Center(CTC)

Universidad del Este/Gear Up

Universidad del Este/Job Development

Asociacion Pro Juventud y Comunidad del Barrio

Palmas

Change a Heart-St. Francis Center for Respite and

Rehabilitation

Community HealthCorps-Cidra, PR

Municipality of Cidra

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc.

Universidad del Turabo

Centro de Intervencion e Integracion Paso a Paso,

Inc.

Program Name

 3

 1

 2

 9

 25

 1

 1

 7

 7

 9

 2

 4

 6

 1

 14

 4

 5

 3

 7

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Education Awards Program

AmeriCorps*National

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Program Type

Adjuntas

Aguada

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguas Buenas

Arecibo

Caguas

Carolina

Carolina

Carolina

Catano

Cayey

Cidra

Cidra

Guaynabo

Gurabo

Hatillo

Primary City
AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Information on the 2004 - 2005 program year current as of May 5, 2005

Total Number of AmeriCorps Members 216

Asociacion Mayaguezana de Personas con

Impedimentos, Inc.

Mayaguez Children's Library

Pontifical Cotholic University of Puerto

Saint Luke'S Home Care And Hospice Program

American Red Cross of Puerto Rico

American Red Cross of Puerto Rico

Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico

Red de Ayuda Comunal de Emergencias, Inc.

Sponsor Organization (if different)

Municipality of Maunabo

Asoc. Mayaguezana de Personas con Impedimentos,

Inc.

Mayaguez Childrens Library

Municipality of Moca-PAEC

Municipality of Orocovis

Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Inc

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice Program

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza

American Red Cross

National Preparedness & Response Corps-Puerto

Rico

Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Assistive Technology Project

Re-ACE

Sports and Recreation Department

University of the Sacred Heart

Municipality of Vega Baja

Municipality of Yabucoa

Program Name

 7

 3

 3

 4

 3

 11

 10

 4

 4

 5

 5

 4

 10

 5

 9

 7

 5

 6

# of

Members

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

AmeriCorps*VISTA

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

Program Type

Maunabo

Mayaguez

Mayaguez

Moca

Orocovis

Ponce

Ponce

Ponce

San Antonio

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

Vega Baja

Yabucoa

Notes:

Primary City

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 2004 - 2005 program year current as of April 29, 2005

Primary City Sponsor Organization (if different)

Program Name Number of

Participants Program Type

Cayey

San Juan

San Juan

Department of Education of Puerto Rico

University of the Sacred Heart

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Learn and Serve America of Puerto Rico

Director, Community-Based Learning Center

Higher Education

K-12 School-Based

Higher Education

Notes:

 20

Total Number of Learn and Serve Participants 20

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.

Presidential Freedom Scholarships: Two students from the junior or senior class in each high school in the 

United States may receive a $1000 college scholarship for outstanding leadership in service to community. 

This is a matching scholarship: $500 is provided by a local organization such as the PTA or Kiwanis and $500 

is provided by Learn and Serve America. Since 2000, more than 27 Puerto Rico students have received these

scholarships.
Contacts

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico State Office

150 Carlos Chardon Ave

Suite 662

San Juan, PR 00918-1737

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

LCordova@cns.gov

Southeast Region - Charleston, SC

2231 S. Hobson Ave.

Charleston, SC 29405-2430

843-743-8600 x3008 843-743-8609

Elaine J Rosario

Calle Calaf (PO Box 190759)

Piso 10, Oficina 1001

San Juan, PR 00919-0759

787-759-8910 787-753-1362

CNCS Headquarters

1201 New York Avenue NW, Rm 9314

Washington, DC 20525

202-606-5000x205 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

Jeffrey Biel

Puerto Rico Department of Education

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:

For more information about Learn and Serve America School Based K-12 programs,contact:

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For further information, please visit www.nationalservice.org