Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico

by Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza, Inc
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico
Disaster Recovery- Elders, San Antonio Puerto Rico

Project Report | May 8, 2017
Volunteers and services to the elderly

By Idalia Acevedo | Executive Director, Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza

University students volunteers
University students volunteers

Volunteers are very important distributing meals to our elderly persons participants.  They came to our kitchen to pick up the meals every Saturdays and Sundays and each week the participants receive a varied diet.  Some of volunteers are new and others have been doing volunteer service for months. 

We are very glad to see how university students decided to try and are now regulars.  An example of this:  two young ladies from the University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Campus.  They said:  "We started last year to get related to the elderly needs and found the experience gratifying.  For this reason we continue doing voluntary service.  The elders are waiting for us with a smile and sometimes talk about their problems or how Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza helped them in an specific situation."

Our organization was able to provide transportation to medical appointments to some participants who do not have how to get to the doctor's office.  Otherwise, they will lose the opportunity to get a diagnosis or to follow up their health condition.  This is very important to maintain any condition stable.

Participants with special needs got blue pads, disposable diapers, nutritive shakes, diabetic shakes and basic needs articles.  As their income is low they are not able to buy them regularly. 

As a non-profit organization we need your help.  We are grateful for our donors and encourage everybody to support us as the elderly persons really needs attention because of their fragility.

Meal for the elderly
Meal for the elderly
Medical appointment transportation to participant
Medical appointment transportation to participant
Participant with shakes
Participant with shakes
Participant with basic need articles
Participant with basic need articles
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Organization Information

Proyecto La Nueva Esperanza, Inc

Location: San Antonio, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico
Facebook: Facebook Page
Project Leader:
Xiomara Méndez-Ruiz
San Antonio , Puerto Rico
$60,812 raised of $100,000 goal
 
1,137 donations
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