Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 12, 2015

National Service in Puerto Rico

More than 1,700 people of all ages and backgrounds are helping to

meet local needs, strengthen communities, and increase civic

engagement through national service in Puerto Rico. Serving at more

than 160 locations throughout the state, these citizens tutor and

mentor children, support veterans and military families, provide health

services, restore the environment, respond to disasters, increase

economic opportunity, and recruit and manage volunteers.

MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN PUERTO RICO Senior Corps:

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 2,400 young people who have special

needs. Senior Companions help more than 810 homebound

seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own

homes. RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols, renovate homes,

protect the environment, tutor and mentor youth, respond to

natural disasters, and provide other services through more than

8 groups across Puerto Rico.

individuals the opportunity to provide intensive, results-driven service

to meet education, environmental, health, economic, and other

pressing needs in communities across Puerto Rico. Most AmeriCorps

grant funding goes to the Puerto Rico's Commission for Volunteerism

and Community Service, which in turn awards grants to nonprofit

groups to respond to local needs. Most of the remainder of the grant

funding is distributed by CNCS directly to multi-state and national

organizations through a competitive grants process. Other individuals

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 that can

be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans.

Since 1994, more than 5,400 Puerto Rico residents have served more

than 11 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps

Education Awards totaling more than $16,310,000.

AmeriCorps: This year AmeriCorps will provide more than 320

More than 1,400 seniors in Puerto Rico

The Corporation for National and Community Service is a

federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities,

and fosters civic engagement through service and

volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million

Americans in service to meet local needs through Senior

Corps, AmeriCorps, and national days of service; improves

communities through the Social Innovation Fund, and leads

President Obama's national call to service initiative, United

We Serve. To learn more visit NationalService.gov or Serve.gov

or call 202-606-5000 or TTY 1-800-833-3722.

This year, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

will commit more than $8,700,000 to support Puerto Rico communities

through national service initiatives. CNCS invests in cost-effective

community solutions--working hand in hand with local partners to

improve lives, expand economic opportunity, and engage citizens in

solving problems in their communities. Serving in many of the state's

most impoverished communities, CNCS provides vital support to

schools, food banks, homeless shelters, community health clinics,

youth centers, veterans service facilities, and other nonprofit and

faith-based organizations at a time of growing demand for services.

Through a unique public-private partnership, this federal investment

will leverage an additional $1,750,000 in other resources to

strengthen community impact, build local support, and increase return

on taxpayer dollars.
Information on this page reflects active programs as of March 12, 2015

 Puerto Rico At a Glance

AmeriCorps Projects Service Locations Participants 1 Education Scholarships 2 Program Funding

AmeriCorps National 2 - - $8,468 - 3

AmeriCorps State Formula 12 16 162 $633,002 $1,475,415

AmeriCorps VISTA 12 56 158 $897,010 $2,570,660

AMERICORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 26 72 320 $1,538,479 $4,046,075

Senior Corps Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 4 60 609 - $1,659,632

RSVP 2 8 425 - $120,490

Senior Companion Program 5 28 379 - $1,136,135

SENIOR CORPS TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 11 96 1,413 - $2,916,257

Other Funding Projects Service Locations Participants Education Scholarships Program Funding

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $200,000

OTHER FUNDING TOTAL (Current Projects Only) 1 - - - $200,000

PROGRAM TOTALS 38 1,733 $1,538,479 $7,162,332

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING (including Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards) $8,700,811

Notes: The data shown represents a snapshot in time. CNCS project sites, participants, and funding change throughout the year, so the data may not reflect current conditions.

TOTAL CNCS FUNDING + TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

TOTAL LOCAL PROGRAM SUPPORT $1,759,585

168

(Non-CNCS Resources) 5

$10,460,396

4

1 This figure represents the number of awarded positions available to be filled in the 2014 - 2015 program year. For AmeriCorps VISTA, this represents the actual number of VISTA

members in active service.

2 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 CNCS funding.

3 AmeriCorps National figures may include national programs headquartered in the state and/or operating sites of national programs that are headquartered in other states. Funding

reflects the estimated proportionate share of the national grant associated with operating sites in this report. Some national organizations do not report operating site data, or it

was not available at time of publishing, so figures may not reflect current conditions.

4 The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple CNCS programs are operating.

5 As part of its public-private partnership approach, CNCS requires grantees to leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal

investment. This figure reflects non-CNCS cash and in-kind resources that CNCS grantees and project sponsors have committed to raise to support their programming activities

across the state.

Since 1994, more than 5,400 Puerto Rico residents have served more than 11 million hours and have qualified for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

totaling more than $16,310,000.
National Service Impact in Puerto Rico

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The Ana G. Mendez University System through the Turabo University's Job Opportunity Center serves as the intermediary organization of the

"Alliance of Volunteers in Action and Service to Puerto Rico (VIAS-PR)." This alliance includes all university system campuses and PR

Episcopal Social Services. The VIAS-PR AmeriCorps VISTA project is focused on the enhancement of the capacity building for their sponsors,

promoting economic development, employment opportunities, school readiness, post-secondary education, food access, and access to care;

activities aimed to fight poverty across the island. At VIAS-PR 25 AmeriCorps VISTAs are currently serving, impacting more than 27,000

people living in 49 different municipalities. VISTAs raised total of $52,215 in resources from cash and in-kind. VISTAs helped create selfsufficiency through strengthening employability skills, facilitating interaction between the employer and the new employee; enhancing

family relationships, and promoting education and healthy habits.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Consejo de Salud de PR, Inc./Med Centro® is a nonprofit organization in the south of Puerto Rico, and is part of the federal government

health system serving under the provision of an integrated primary health care services. Med Centro began services as a community

initiative of Isolina Ferré in early 1970. Currently, about 58,000 patients are seen at Med-Centro for health care services in the southern

area of the island. AmeriCorps VISTA members were able to establish a program for easy access to health services in the towns of Ponce,

Peñuelas, Juana Díaz, and Villalba, serving a population of more than 250,000 residents, including 500 students through a course about

the importance of primary health services. VISTAs have identified and trained 125 leaders and other residents of the south about accessing

primary health and prevention services. The implementation of these projects allows the prevention and reduction of health disparities by

providing equal access to health care that is affordable and of high quality for those in need and with limited resources.

La Corporación Regional de Guayama de Servicios a la Comunidad, Inc. (Guayama Community Services Regional Corporation, Inc.) currently

engages 80 Foster Grandparent volunteers at 22 schools in the Guayama region. Foster Grandparents serve four hours daily. Last year, 61

Foster Grandparents were assigned to 17 elementary schools, supporting more than 180 students with tutoring, especially with reading

skills. Nine members serving in middle schools helped 50 students in different content areas. Eight members serve in high schools,

tutoring and mentoring senior students.

Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program

The Municipality of San Juan-RSVP program engages more than 180 volunteers who offer 90,000 hours of volunteer service. Services

provided by these members benefit many citizens, including veterans. RSVP volunteers serve in homeless shelters, support the elderly, help

promote micro-enterprises, provide educational services, and tutoring in English for children, among other duties. These services are

offered at 28 stations through the municipality.

Senior Corps RSVP

The Central Region Board on Elderly Affairs is a nonprofit organization serving since 1992. It has sponsored the Senior Companion Program

for 20 years. The organization has given a sense of purpose to active elderly population interested in serving their peers in need. Up to 45

Senior Companion volunteers provide supportive services and companionship in the region of Caguas (with over 150,000 inhabitants). As

of March 2014, Senior Companions served more than 46,000 volunteer hours, impacting more than 130 clients and their families.

Senior Corps Senior Companion Program
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AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

26

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

320

5 5

Aguada Aguada's AmeriCorps in Action (Current)

Municipio de Aguada

31 AmeriCorps State Formula

Aguada VISTA- PAEC (Current)

Programa De Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

14 AmeriCorps VISTA

Arecibo American Cancer Society of P.R. (Completed)

American Cancer Society

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Arecibo CSJ AmeriCorps Program (Current)

Centro de Servicios a la Juventud, Inc

6 AmeriCorps State Formula

Arecibo Oficina Promocion y Desarrollo Humano (Current)

Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano

4 AmeriCorps State Formula

Caguas Caguas Disaster Services AmeriCorps Project (Current)

Municipality of Caguas-Self Help & Community Development

6 AmeriCorps State Formula

Caguas Caguas Sustainable Food Initiative (Current)

Municipality of Caguas - Strategic Planning Unit

5 AmeriCorps VISTA

Carolina Respiro Comunitario (Current)

Municipality of Carolina

18 AmeriCorps State Formula

Catano Asociacion Pro Juventud y Com Bo Palmas (Current)

Asociacion Pro Juventud y Comunidad del Barrio Palmas

12 AmeriCorps State Formula

Gurabo SUAGM: UT Job Development and UNE CTC Initiatives (Current)

Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Inc.

24 AmeriCorps VISTA

Mayaguez CHIPE -Community in Harmony Integrating People & Environment (Current)

Municipio de Mayaguez

26 AmeriCorps State Formula

Ponce VISTA Health Service Campaign (Completed)

Consejo de Salud de Puerto Rico

- AmeriCorps VISTA

Rio Grande SCA AmeriCorps National Direct Puerto Rico (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National

Sabana Seca Niños de Nueva Esperanza (Completed)

Niños de Nueva Esperanza Inc

- AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan AmeriCorps VISTA Pathways Out of Poverty Program (Current)

Fundacion Sila M. Calderon

15 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Cantera Capitals (Current)

Cantera Peninsula Project

20 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan Department of Community Social Development (Current)

Department of Community Social Development

5 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan Economic Opportunities for Low Income Communities in PR (Completed)

Instituto Socio-Economico Comunitario (INSEC), Inc.

- AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Environmental Stewardship as a Tool for Social Change (Current)

Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del Cano Martin Pena

10 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan Fundacion Chana Goldstein y Samuel Levis (Current)

Fundacion Chana Goldstein y Samuel Levis

9 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Nature for People; People for Nature (Completed)

Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund

5 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan Productive and Social Engagement Project (Current)

Instituto Psicopedagogico de PR

14 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan Programa de Voluntarios (Current)

The Salvation Army

13 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc. (Current)

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc.

12 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Re-ACE (Current)

Red de Ayuda Comunal de Emergencias, Inc.

13 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan Restoring the Caño (Current)

Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del Cano Martin Pena

15 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan SCA Puerto Rico (Current)

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

- AmeriCorps National
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AmeriCorps in Puerto Rico

Primary City

Program/Project Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

AMERICORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

26

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

320

5 5

San Juan SMCF AMERICORPS CAPACITY BLDG. PROGRAM (Current)

Fundacion Sila M. Calderon

10 AmeriCorps State Formula

San Juan The Corporation for the Conservation of the San Juan Bay II (Current)

The Corporation for the Conservation of the San Juan Bay

9 AmeriCorps VISTA

San Juan University of the Sacred Heart VISTA Project (Current)

University of the Sacred Heart

10 AmeriCorps VISTA

Yabucoa Coalition Pro-Homeless of the Eastern Area of Puerto Rico (Current)

Coalition Pro-Homeless of the Eastern Area

19 AmeriCorps VISTA

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.

Notes:

 The city column refers to the location of the sponsor organization. AmeriCorps members may be serving in other locations than the city listed.
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Senior Corps in Puerto Rico

Primary City

Program Name

Sponsor Organization

Number of

Participants Program Type

SENIOR CORPS TOTALS

CURRENT (as of March 12, 2015)

COMPLETED (within last 12 months)

11

PARTICIPANTS PROGRAMS

1,413

305 1

Bayamon Hope for the Aged FGP (Current)

Hope for the Aged Inc.

246 Foster Grandparent Program

Caguas Senior Companion Program / Programa Amigos Acompañantes (Current)

Central Region Board on Elderly Affairs

63 Senior Companion Program

Cayey Cayey FGP (Current)

Corp Reg De Guayama De Srvs Comunidad

104 Foster Grandparent Program

Juncos Senior Companion Program -Juncos (Current)

Hope for the Aged Inc.

63 Senior Companion Program

Mercedita Consejo de Salud de Puerto Rico, Inc. (Current)

Consejo de Salud de Puerto Rico

41 Senior Companion Program

San Juan Alzheimer's SCP (Current)

Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly

101 Senior Companion Program

San Juan Municipality of San Juan FGP (Current)

Municipality of San Juan

148 Foster Grandparent Program

San Juan OPPTE-Ponce's FGP (Current)

PR Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly (OPPEA)

111 Foster Grandparent Program

San Juan RSVP Admin for Families & Children (Completed)

Admin. for Families & Children-Dept. of Family

305 RSVP

San Juan RSVP Municipality of San Juan (Current)

Municipality of San Juan

175 RSVP

San Juan SCP San Juan (Current)

Board of Community Service-Hope for the Aged Inc.

111 Senior Companion Program

Yabucoa Corporacion Gericola RSVP (Current)

Gericulture Corp. Humacao Region

250 RSVP

Note: The city column refers to the location of sponsor organization. Volunteers may be serving in other locations than the city listed.