Changing lives, one step at a time

A microproject by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Inc.
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Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time
Changing lives, one step at a time

Summary

Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico (BGCPR) is a non-profit organization with 56 years of service providing after-school comprehensive services to children and youth living in vulnerable communities. Our Clubs are located in economically distressed communities and 90% of the children and youth we serve live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level with difficult access to basic services, including quality education, health care and food.

$2,000
total raised
11
donors
1
monthly donor
1
month

Challenge

Our Clubs are located in economically distressed communities and 90% of the children and youth we serve live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level with difficult access to basic services, including quality education, health care and food. Nuestros clubes estan ubicados en comunidades economicamente desfavorecidas y el 90% de los ninos y jovenes a los que servimos viven en hogares con ingresos por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza, con dificil acceso a servicios basicos.

Solution

With 11 Clubs throughout the island located in the municipalities of San Juan, Carolina, Bayamon, Loiza, Mayaguez, Isabela, Arecibo, San Lorenzo, Vieques, and Aguas Buenas, we empowers Puerto Rican children and youth from low-income communities to reach their full potential. Con 11 clubes en toda la isla ubicados en los municipios de San Juan, Carolina, Bayamon, Loiza, Mayaguez, Isabela, Arecibo, San Lorenzo, Vieques y Aguas Buenas, empoderamos a ninos y jovenes de comunidades de bajos ingresos.

Long-Term Impact

With our strategic vision for the 2022-25 cycle, we are leading the national agenda to address the learning gap and children's social-emotional well-being. Our Educational, Social and Economic Pillars have a variety of programs to address this vision. Nuestra vision estrategica para el ciclo 2022-2025, liderar la agenda nacional para abordar la brecha de aprendizaje y el bienestar socioemocional de los ninos a traves de nuestros Pilares Educativos, Sociales y Economicos y sus diversos programas.

Resources

Organization Information

Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico Inc.

Location: Carolina - Puerto Rico
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @bgcpr
Project Leader:
Anelis Torres Rivera
Carolina , Puerto Rico

Funded Project!

Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
   

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