Disaster Response Puerto Rico Project #12203

Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico

by Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza, Inc

Project Report | Nov 24, 2023
Attention to the elderly health

By Eva Arce | President, Board of Directors

Participant receiving meal

From August thru November 2023 Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza continues to provide basic services to 66 of our elderly participants in San Antonio, P.R.

During this period our cook prepared 3,048 meals which were delivered to our participant homes every weekend. Our participants live distant from one another and it takes around two (2) hours to distribute the meals. The meal is different each each week in order to provide all the nutrients required to be healthy. Our cook prepare all their meals and the participants said she's great!

The Case Manager has been going to the elderly homes to verify if the participants are protected against the influenza (flu) vaccines. This is most common during this season and the elderly health is most fragile. Right now, the influenza cases have been increasing and it’s important to protect them.

We currently have only one (1) housekeeper. She visits the elderly depending in the priority of their needs such as cooking breakfast and lunch or cleaning. Because of the state of the health of many of the participants we could use at least one more housekeeper, but our budget does not allow for the extra expense. We hope to receive the extra funds to cover this extra expenses.

One of our participants said: “I’m grateful for the attention that Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza give us, the elderly are frequently forgotten.” We hope that our donors continue supporting them during 2024.

Our cook preparing stew

Meal for the elderly

Verifiying if participant got influenza vaccine

Permalink

Jul 31, 2023
A very hot summer 2023 and our participants

By Eva Arce | President, Board of Directors

Meal #1

Although with some difficulties due to funding delays and other challenges, Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza continues to offer basic services to 66 of the most needy elderly participants in San Antonio, PR.

For the months of April to July 2023 our cook prepared 3,213 meals which were delivered during the weekend to our participant homes. The menu is different each weekend but one of their favorites is the stew because it's soft and some of them cannot longer chew well.

Due to budget limitations, right now we only have one (1) housekeeper instead of two. The housekeeper, who is assigned depending of the priority of the elderly needs, is able to assist four (4) participants keeping their home clean and preparing their breakfast and lunch (weekly). It continues to be challenging deciding which seniors to assist and which to set aside for now.

Our project provided transportation to medical appointments to six (6) elderly participants as well as helped them to get their medical prescriptions in the pharmacy. We delivered 20 adult diaper packs and 18 non-perishable food bags to supply some of our elderly participants in need. There is much more need for help with food but we do as much as we can.

Covid-19 restrictions are over in most places but now there are upticks all over the island. Although our elderly have been vaccinated, their health is fragile. For this reason, we are still distributing prevention kits which include face masks, alcohol, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant towels. These can provide them some protection against illnesses.

The blistering summer creates havoc in the elderly. We continue to provide orientation regarding the importance of keeping in the shade, using sun protection when going outside, and drinking enough fluids.

Our services are limited, but we continue to have a positive impact to the elderly in our community because many of them are alone and isolated. We provide hope, showing them that the community cares about them.

In order to raise some needed funds, during the last two months we engaged volunteers to help us sell lunches to businesses and neighbors in the community. Although the proceeds are not sufficient to take care of our needs, it helps some.

Helping our elderly with their quality of life is only possible thanks to our donors. Although Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza continues to submit proposals for donations to organizations that have helped us in the past, often they have their own challenges and continue to have providing the funds we badly need.

Meal #2

Participant with meal

Participant with diapers & prevention kit

Participant with goods

Participant with prevention kit

Permalink

Apr 5, 2023
Winter 2023 Eldery Report

By Eva Arce | President, Board of Directors

Two participants

Since the end of December 2022 to March 2023, Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza prepared and distributed 2,985 lunches to 68 elderly participants. These meals, delivered on the weekend, are often their only hot meal for the day. One participant said “The meals from Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza are really good”. Another one said “The stew is my favorite meal and this is the best.”

Although Covid-19 is not as severe currently, as during the past two years, the elderly are very fragile due to a variety of health challenges and lack of resources. If someone in their surroundings gets sick the participant can be affected. For this reason we distributed 68 prevention kits (masks, alcohol, hand sanitizer, & disinfectant wipes) to our participants. In addition, we were able to distribute 56 masks and disinfectant wipes to the local San Antonio community. These can provide protection against viruses and bacterias.

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza distributed 32 disposable diapers packs and gloves between our participants and the community. The housekeeper service did extra work for four (4) participants. Their homes were cleaned and breakfast and lunch were prepared for them during the week. In addition, when the elderly have a medical appointment and lack transportation we take them to their appointments.

During this period we continued to improve the quality of life of 92 local needy residents (68 elderly participants and 24 people from the community) and provided essential virus protection supplies to families in San Antonio and nearby areas.

Our donors are an important part of our team and we appreciate their commitment to our mission.

One of our meals

Participant - "The meals are really good"

Participant "The stew is my favorite meal"

Participant #2 with meal

Participant with disposable diapers

Participant & disposable diapers

Housekeeper cooking

Housekeeper cleaning

Permalink

‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 15 ›

About Project Reports

Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.

If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.