2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

National Service in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico by the Numbers What is AmeriCorps?

Bringing Out the Best

in America

Segal AmeriCorps

Education Award

agency for national service and

volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides

opportunities for Americans of all

backgrounds to serve their country,

address the nation’s most pressing

challenges, improve lives and

communities, and strengthen civic

engagement.

Meeting Needs in Puerto Rico

Last year more than 1,000 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national service

in Puerto Rico. AmeriCorps invested more than $10.1 million in

federal funding to support cost-effective community solutions,

working hand in hand with local partners to empower

individuals to help communities tackle their toughest

challenges.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

are preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs, helping

communities and families impacted by COVID-19 pandemic,

connecting veterans to services, fighting the opioid epidemic,

helping seniors live independently, rebuilding communities

after disasters, and leading conservation and climate change

efforts.

More than 200,000 AmeriCorps

members and AmeriCorps Seniors

volunteers serve each year,

empowering millions more to meet

needs in their communities. By

bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable

part of the American experience.

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,048 97 $12.7m

AmeriCorps is the federal

After successful completion of

service, AmeriCorps members earn a

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

to pay for qualified educational

costs. Since 1994, more than 7,600

Puerto Rico residents have served

approximately 15 million hours and

earned education awards totaling

more than $24.6 million. Higher

education institutions and other

organizations in Puerto Rico have

received more than $6.5 million in

education award payments since

1994.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 90 locations across Puerto Rico, including

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

centers, veterans' facilities, and other nonprofit and faithbased organizations. Through a unique public-private

partnership, AmeriCorps and its partners generated more

than $2.5 million in outside resources from businesses,

foundations, public agencies, and other sources in Puerto Rico

last year. This local support strengthened community impact

and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.
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AmeriCorps State and National

Our Programs and Initiatives

 awards grants to organizations to engage individuals in sustained service

to address local, regional, and national challenges. Thousands of opportunities exist in locations across the

country to serve with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, tribes, and community and faith-based groups.

Most AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Comisión de Voluntariado y Servicio Comunitario de Puerto Rico,

the Governor-appointed State Service Commission, which in turn awards grants to organizations to

respond to local needs.

Public Health AmeriCorps supports the recruitment, training, and development of the next generation of

public health leaders who will be ready to respond to the nation’s health needs. In partnership with the

Centers for Disease Control, Public Health AmeriCorps advances more equitable health outcomes, creates

pathways to quality careers, and recruits members who reflect the communities they serve.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with

special or exceptional needs. In 2022, Foster Grandparents in Puerto Rico served more than 790 young

people with special needs.

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps VISTA places individuals with nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal

governments to expand reach and deepen impact in making sustainable change that alleviates the impact

of poverty. Through fundraising, volunteer recruitment, program development, and more, AmeriCorps

members gain experience and leadership skills that put them on track for a life of service in the public,

private, or nonprofit sector.

 is a full-time, team-based, residential program for 18–26-year-olds. Whether building

homes for families in need or accelerating our nation’s capacity to respond to a crisis, AmeriCorps NCCC

members engage in a variety of community identified projects during their service term, while developing

leadership, teamwork, and professional skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps serves communities, in

coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions provides grants to organizations to engage low-income

Americans aged 55 and older in providing supportive, individualized services to help homebound seniors

and other adults maintain their dignity and independence. In 2022, Seniors Companions in Puerto Rico

provided independent living support to more than 380 individuals.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP provides grants to organizations to engage Americans aged 55 and older in

tutoring and mentoring youth, responding to natural disasters, supporting veterans and their families, and

meeting other critical needs.

To see other reports about national service in Puerto Rico, email PR@cns.gov.

Learn More

Volunteer Generation Fund supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting

the impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

MLK Day of Service is observed each year on the third Monday in January. It is the only federal holiday

designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to deepen ties to

communities, expand racial equity, and solidify service to others as a national commitment.

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance calls Americans across the country to volunteer in their

local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many

who have risen in service to defend freedom since Sept. 11, 2001.

To learn more about AmeriCorps, visit: AmeriCorps.gov.
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Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,048 97 $12,704,533

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 3 7 56 $345,282 $1,081,050

AmeriCorps State 10 19 106 $351,720 $1,045,998

AmeriCorps VISTA 18 26 166 $863,890 $2,723,915

Public Health AmeriCorps - - - - -

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 31 52 328 $1,560,892 $4,850,962

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program 3 18 338 - $1,671,850

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP 2 4 85 - $66,807

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program 5 23 297 - $1,474,075

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 10 45 720 - $3,212,732

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $263,227

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $295,000

Subtotal 2 - - - $558,227

Total Program Funding $8,621,922

$10,182,813

$2,521,720

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $12,704,533

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Awards

 Since 1994, more than 7,600 Puerto Rico residents have served approximately 15 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $24.6 million.

Notes: Data shown represents national service activity completed between January 20, 2023 and January 19, 2024. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of

unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Puerto Rico between January 20, 2023 and January 19, 2024. For

AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2022 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the

project from the previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by

AmeriCorps members who completed service in Puerto Rico. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant

associated with the participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from this

report. For AmeriCorps VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6.

Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match

replacement funding.
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Program Funding

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Aguadilla Friends of Puerto Rico AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,895 $22,590 2

Friends of Puerto Rico

Aibonito Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 $26,172 -

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Arecibo Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Arecibo Public Health

AmeriCorps

Oficina Promocion y Desarrollo Humano - - - - 4

Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo

Humano

Bayamón Let's Move! Health Promotion Program for Adults AmeriCorps State 1 22 $38,964 $113,434 13

with ID

Instituto Psicopedagogico De Puerto Rico

Cabán SEEDS Program Resubmit AmeriCorps State 1 6 $14,650 $48,973 -

Friends of Puerto Rico

Caguas Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados, Inc. AmeriCorps State 8 18 $69,964 $215,155 9

Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados Inc.

Cataño Planting and Maintaining Native Vegetation and AmeriCorps NCCC 1 9 - - -

Assisting with Home Repairs (October 30 -

December 13, 2023)

Caras of the Americas

Culebra Culebra: Sustainability Strengthened! AmeriCorps VISTA 1 9 $40,312 $132,074 3

MUJERES DE ISLAS, INC

Florida Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 $26,172 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Guaynabo Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Guaynabo R02-4629-PR-ANY-ANY Support Hazard AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Mitigation in Grants Manager (October 30 -

January 18, 2024)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) - Region II Regional Office

Guaynabo R02-4638-PR-ANY-ANY Supporting Public AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Assistance and Logisitic Functions (October 30 -

January 12, 2024)

FEMA- Region 2 Regional Office- New York, NY

Gurabo Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez, Inc. II AmeriCorps State 1 6 $19,485 $58,458 4

Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez,

Incorporado

Gurabo Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez, Inc. AmeriCorps VISTA 2 9 $58,855 $179,310 11

Sistema Universitario Ana G. Mendez,

Incorporado

Lajas Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,345 $26,172 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Las Marías Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-educativas, Inc. AmeriCorps State 1 10 $48,913 $162,331 11

Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas, Inc
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Mansión del Sol Assist with Hurricane Maria Recovery (March 13 AmeriCorps NCCC 1 6 - - -

- May 10, 2023)

SBP Puerto Rico

Maricao Fundacion Bucarabon AmeriCorps VISTA 1 30 $158,564 $499,228 8

Fundacion Bucarabon Inc

Mayagüez ACOMERPR Huerto Rico AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $19,885 $61,770 2

ACOMERPR Corporation

Ponce Centros Sor Isolina Ferre AmeriCorps VISTA 2 3 $20,285 $64,770 -

Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Inc.

Ponce Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Ponce NeighborWorks VISTA Program AmeriCorps VISTA 1 13 $44,549 $139,198 5

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Rincón Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Salinas Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

San Juan Cantera Peninsula Project AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $33,675 $106,950 2

Compania para el Desarrollo Integral de la

Peninsula de Cantera

San Juan Compania de Turismo de Puerto Rico AmeriCorps VISTA 3 3 $19,485 $58,770 4

Compania de Turismo de Puerto Rico

San Juan Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del Cano AmeriCorps State 1 6 $27,279 $74,610 5

Martin Pena II

Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del Cano

Martin Pena

San Juan Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National 2 2 $12,690 $52,344 4

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

San Juan FHQ-4584-PR-ANY-ANY Receive and Refurbish AmeriCorps NCCC 1 4 - - -

Furniture and Equipment (July 20 - October 20,

2023)

FEMA- Headquarters- FEMA OfficeWashington, DC

San Juan Hispanic Federation AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,495 $19,590 1

Hispanic Federation

San Juan JPRR VISTA PROJECT AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $13,390 $42,180 2

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk Inc

San Juan Local Redevelpment Authority for Roosevelt AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $13,390 $42,180 -

Roads

Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt

Roads

San Juan MPA VISTA Intermediary Project AmeriCorps VISTA 4 47 $172,900 $547,886 21

Mentes Puertorriquenas En Accion Inc.

San Juan Municipality of San Juan AmeriCorps State 1 6 $22,083 $54,399 10

Municipio De San Juan

San Juan Public Health

AmeriCorps

National Network of Public Health Institutes - - - - 2

National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

San Juan OYSI19 - Puerto Rico Climate Corps AmeriCorps National 1 8 $36,372 $117,601 11

Corps Network, The

San Juan Peninsula of Cantera Project AmeriCorps State 1 12 $40,458 $97,255 7

Compania para el Desarrollo Integral de la

Peninsula de Cantera

San Juan Puerto Rico AmeriCorps National 1 43 $277,185 $832,589 23

ST. BERNARD PROJECT, INC., THE

San Juan Puerto Rico Youth At Risk, Inc. IV AmeriCorps State 3 11 $26,363 $87,666 -

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk Inc

San Juan R02-4450-PR-ANY-ANY Support Hurricane AmeriCorps NCCC 1 6 - - -

Fiona Recovery (December 10 - March 1, 2023)

FEMA- Region 2 Regional Office- New York, NY

San Juan R02-4465-PR-ANY-ANY Hurricane Fiona AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Support (December 1 - February 3, 2023)

FEMA- Region 2 Regional Office- New York, NY

San Juan R02-4588-PR-ANY-ANY / R02-4590-PR-ANY- AmeriCorps NCCC 1 9 - - -

ANY Mass Care and Records Management (July

20 - October 20, 2023)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) - Region II Regional Office

San Juan Rehaciendo Comunidades Con Esperanzas Inc. AmeriCorps VISTA 1 5 $32,875 $100,950 4

Rehaciendo Comunidades Con Esperanza

San Juan Restoring the Caño AmeriCorps VISTA 2 7 $46,665 $146,130 8

Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del Cano

Martin Pena

San Juan SATA Stewards 2023 AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Conservation Legacy

San Juan Setting a Long Term Direction for Boys & Girls AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $27,180 $87,360 4

Clubs of PR

Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico

San Juan SMCF AMERICORPS CAPACITY BLDG. AmeriCorps State 1 9 $43,562 $133,717 8

PROGRAM

Fundacion Sila M. Calderon

San Juan Socio Educational Service Continuum AmeriCorps State - - - - 6

Puerto Rico Youth At Risk Inc

San Juan University of the Sacred Heart VISTA Project AmeriCorps VISTA 1 10 $66,550 $207,900 10

Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon, Inc.

San Juan Public Health

AmeriCorps

VOA Puerto Rico - - - - 9

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, INC

Trujillo Alto Techos pa'mi gente AmeriCorps VISTA 1 12 $81,940 $265,080 10

TPMG CORP

Vega Baja Economic Mobility Corps - EMC Program AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 60 384 $1,560,892 $4,850,962 232

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City
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Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

Bayamón Esperanza para la Vejez, Inc -FGP 4 176 - $782,385 138

Esperanza Para La Vejez, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

Caguas Senior Companion Program / Programa Amigos 1 45 - $264,419 35

Acompañantes

Junta Central Para Asuntos De La Vejez, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

Humacao Hispanic-American Institute, Inc. 1 5 - - 5

Hispanic-American Institute, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

Humacao Southeast Puerto Rico Senior Companion 2 8 - $52,996 8

Project

Hispanic-American Institute, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

Juncos Senior Companion Program -Juncos 4 80 - $320,291 80

Esperanza Para La Vejez, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

San Juan Alzheimer's SCP 8 97 - $460,926 100

Oficina del Procurador de las Personas de Edad

Avanzada

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

San Juan Municipality of San Juan FGP 5 83 - $513,480 66

Municipio De San Juan

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

San Juan OPPEA's FGP 9 79 - $375,985 79

Oficina del Procurador de las Personas de Edad

Avanzada

AmeriCorps Seniors

Foster Grandparent

Program

San Juan RSVP Municipality of San Juan 3 80 - $66,807 80

Municipio De San Juan

AmeriCorps Seniors

RSVP

San Juan SCP San Juan 8 67 - $375,443 52

Esperanza Para La Vejez, Inc.

AmeriCorps Seniors

Senior Companion

Program

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 45 720 - $3,212,732 643

Other Funding

Current

Participants Federal Funding EducationAwards

Completed

Participants Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

Project Name City

San Juan State Commission

Investment Funds

PUERTO RICO COMMONWEALTH OF - - - $263,227 -

San Juan State Commission

Operations Support

PUERTO RICO COMMONWEALTH OF - - - $295,000 -

Subtotal - - - $558,227 -

Total Program Funding

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

 Since 1994, more than 7,600 Puerto Rico residents have served approximately 15 million hours

 and earned education awards totaling more than $24.6 million.

105 $1,560,892 $8,621,922 875

$10,182,813

$2,521,720

$12,704,533

1,104
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Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 20, 2023 and January 19, 2024. 1. Projects operate in communities throughout the

state. The Service Location report contains a listing of all locations with national service. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps projects operated. For

AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2022 service location data is unavailable, service locations associated with the project from the previous year are represented or are listed with no service locations. Projects may be

headquartered in other states. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in Puerto Rico between January 20, 2023 and January 19, 2024. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all

volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

who completed service in Puerto Rico. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate annual share of the federal grant associated with the

participants in this report. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan funding except match replacement. AmeriCorps State and National placeholder grants have been excluded from this report. For AmeriCorps

VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6. Current participants

reflects national service participants serving in Puerto Rico as of January 19, 2024. These participants are not included in the federal funding and education award numbers in this report. 7. Total local project support reflects

non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. This includes any awarded federal American Rescue Plan match replacement funding.