By Cianna D. Hall-Benitez | VISTA Americorps
Dear friends and supporters,
First, thank you for making this possible for our youth! Your support means a lot to all of us at Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo Inc. It has been a wonderful end to the year of 2024 and here is some intel to show you how many students we have helped!
In the past few months a total of 436 students have received support through our "Caney" service centers in the four host communities: San Juan, Canóvanas, Juncos, and Naguabo, across seven centers. 85% of our enrolled population in these schools has been served, achieving an impressive 98% retention rate among the students served.
To date, we have provided 2,114 direct services to our population, as well as developed 12 activities focused on the psychosocial and academic well-being of the participating youth. These activities have been evaluated by our 61 participating youth, who reported a 99% satisfaction rate with the services provided.
We want to let you know that with our Caney (Academic Support Center and Safe Space) we continue to provide academic support through supervised homework, tasks, tutoring, individualized support, study plans and educational workshops to at-risk youth students.
Our Academic Support Centers serve as a link between teachers and students. In times when the country’s education system presents challenges and instability due to the aftermath of the pandemic, various seasonal virus outbreaks and atmospheric events, our presence in schools becomes even more relevant.
The development of activities, the creation of alliances to strengthen the service to our youth and their families, and the commitment of our programmatic staff and volunteers have been key.
Let’s celebrate that our youth are staying consistent and engaged in academics. The youth in our communities have been participating in the programs/workshops that we have been facilitating. Friends and Supporters Thank you for all of your contributions. We couldn’t have done most of these development activities without your generosity.
With gratitude,
Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo Team
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