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Plenitud's Children and Youth Program
CHILDREN AND YOUTH HOLISTIC PROGRAM PLENITUD'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY OF LAS MARIAS WHERE SCHOOL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS ARE LIMITED. IN 2023, 519 CHILDREN AND YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN PLENITUD'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM, 85% OF THE 519 STUDENTS WERE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. IN ADDITION, IN 2023 PLENITUD INVESTED 66% MORE HOURS COMPARED TO 2022 IN SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. A TOTAL OF 1860 PLATES OF HEALTHY FOOD WERE SHARED WITH CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AND 5 SCHOOL GARDENS WERE BUILT AS ECO- EDUCATIONAL SPACES -YOUTH CLUB: PLENITUD FOUNDED A YOUTH CLUB, EXPLORERS OF NATURE, FOCUSSED ON MENTORSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. DURING THE CLUB, 30 EXPLORERS EXPLORED THEMES OF: AGROECOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION, COOKING, ART,MENTAL HEALTH, AND EXPLORATION OF PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. THE YOUTH CLUB OFFERS STUDENTS IN 8TH TO 12TH GRADE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AND GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS AS AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. IN TOTAL, 20 ACTIVITIES WERE OFFERED IN 2023. -HEALTH DAY: PLENITUD STARTED THE INITIATIVE HEALTH DAY, WHERE PLENITUD STAFF AND TEACHERS COOK HEALTHY RECIPES WITH THE CHILDREN. THESE DAYS SEEK TO HELP FOSTER BETTER EATING HABITS AND A LOVE FOR COOKING WITH STUDENTS. DURING THIS MONTHLY ACTIVITY, 90-100 STUDENTS LEARN A HEALTHY RECIPE AND GET TO TRY THEIR HAND AT MAKING THE RECIPE. IN ADDITION, A HEALTHY MEAL IS SHARED WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. OVER 400 PLATES OF HEALTHY FOOD WERE COOKED WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ADDITION, PLENITUD MANAGED A WEEKLY PARTNERSHIP WITH 4 PARTNER SCHOOLS SERVING 519 STUDENTS THAT OFFERED: - EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE TOURS OF THE PLENITUD PR EDUCATIONAL FARM. -WEEKLY HOLISTIC EDUCATION CLASSES AT OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 8TH GRADE. -DISTRIBUTION OF 280 BAGS OF FRESH PRODUCE HARVESTED FROM OUR SCHOOL GARDENS. THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM IS 100% FEMALE RUN BY 4 FULL AND PART TIME LOCAL, PUERTO RICAN STAFFGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$178.9KAgroecological Agriculture and Education Program
AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION + INCUBATOR PROGRAM AGRICULTURE IS THE OLDEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED PROGRAM AT PLENITUD PR. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES IN THE AREAS OF FOOD SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH OUR INCUBATOR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM. FOOD SECURITY: THE AGRICULTURE TEAM INCREASED ON FARM FOOD AND WATER SECURITY THROUGH TWO MAIN PROJECTS: -INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH INTENSIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES AND INCREASING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VEGETABLE SALES FOR LOCAL FARMERS. 2021 = 4,000 LBS OF LOCAL VEGETABLES GROWN 2023= 8,000 POUNDS LOCAL FOOD PRODUCED ON A LITTLE OVER 1 ACRE OF LAND -PLANTED 107 LEGUMINOUS AND FRUIT BEARING TREES -THROUGH THE SALES OF THE PRODUCE, 90 LOCAL FAMILIES WEEKLY RECEIVED FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE IN A FOOD DESERT WHERE FRESH PRODUCE IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. FARM DEVELOPMENT: -AS CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES TO CHANGE THE CONSISTENCY OF RAIN DURING BOTH THE RAINY AND DRY SEASONS, WATER SECURITY IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER FOR FARMERS. THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF A RIVER IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ON FARM WATER SECURITY WAS INCREASED GREATLY. INSTALLING THE RIVER IRRIGATION SYSTEM WAS A COMPLEX AND COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MANY EXPERTS AND RESOURCES, AND IN EARLY 2023, THE FIRST WATER ARRIVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FARM TO THE TOP OF THE FARM VIA THE NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE TEAM DEVELOPED 1 POND FOR IRRIGATION AND WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE ALMOST 100% AUTOMATED IRRIGATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE FARM. -ROTATIONAL PASTURES WERE INSTALLED ON ABOUT 40% OF THE PLENITUD DEMONSTRATION FARM PLENITUD INCUBATOR PROGRAM / FARMER OUTREACH ACCOMPLISHED: -PLENITUD INCUBATED 5 FARMERS SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR MARKETING AND SALES THROUGH OUR ONLINE FOOD HUB (PLACITAAGRICOLA.COM). THESE LOCAL FARMERS UTILIZED THE PLENITUD SALES, MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL TO SELL PRODUCE WEEKLY AND INCREASE THEIR ECONOMIC VIABILITY AS FARMERS. IN ADDITION MANY PRODUCTION, SALES, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION TOOLS WERE CREATED, ENHANCED, AND SHARED WITH THE LOCAL FARMER ALLIANCE. INCUBATOR PARTNERS RECEIVED OVER 20,000 IN INCUBATOR FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR FARM THROUGH PLENITUD PR GRANTS -PLENITUD CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ITS EDUCATIONAL MODEL AND FORMALIZE THE COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND CONTENT INTO A AGRICULTURE EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY FOR BEGINNING AND ADVANCED FARMERS AND INDIVIDUALS: -OFFERING A 5 MONTH COURSE TO 25 BEGINNER FARMERS IN COLLABORATION WITH JOSCO BRAVO. -CREATED 9 FARM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS -CREATED 20 EDUCATIONAL INFO SHEETS THAT ARE A RESOURCE FOR INCUBATOR FARMERS, -WROTE 5 EDUCATIONAL BLOGS -OFFERED 6 AGROTOURISM TOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -GREW THE AGRICULTURE TEAM TO 6 FULL TIME LOCAL PUERTO RICAN STAFF AND VISTA MEMBERS -OFFERED REGULAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM BUILDING FOR ALL STAFF -REGULAR ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARING OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO OVER 20,000 FOLLOWERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. . -OVER 600 SIEMBRA BORICUA MANUALES SOLD OF THE NEWLY LAUNCHED SECOND ADDITION WHICH INCLUDES A CHAPTER ON SOIL HEALTH AND WATER MANAGEMENT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 7000 COPIES SOLD SINCE SALES BEGAN IN 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$107.2KAMO Mis Abus Senior Care Program
AMO MIS ABUS SENIOR CARE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF BANCO DE ALIMENTOS, FUNDACION TRIPLE S, AND PLENITUD SUSTAINERS, PLENITUD PR WAS ABLE TO NOT ONLY CONTINUE SERVING BETWEEN 50-60 VULNERABLE ELDERS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BUT ALSO INCREASED THE FREQUENCY AND DEPTH OF SERVICES PROVIDED. PLENITUD DOUBLED THE DELIVERY OF FARM TO TABLE 3 COURSE MEALS TO 2 TIMES A WEEK. IN ADDITION, PLENITUD LAUNCHED REGULAR COMPANIONSHIP VISITS TO ELDERS MEMBERS HOMES AND OFFERED REGULAR WORKSHOPS. AS THE RURAL POPULATION IN LAS MARIAS CONTINUES TO AGE AND THE EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS RISES, THESE SERVICES ARE MORE AND MORE ESSENTIAL. IN 2023, PLENITUD PR: -DOUBLED OUR SENIOR CARE WEEKLY FARM-TO-TABLE MEAL DELIVERIES AND INTRODUCED "COMPANIONSHIP VISITS" TO EACH OF OUR SENIORS, BRINGING LOVING CARE TO THEM IN THEIR HOMES. -THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED TO 50-60 ELDERS WEEKLY PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF HEALTHY MEALS PREPARED FROM SCRATCH AND MADE WITH ALMOST ALL LOCAL INGREDIENTS THAT WERE SOURCED FROM AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMERS FROM THE WESTERN REGION OF PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS FROM OUR TEACHING AND PRODUCTION FARM. -PLENITUD OFFERED COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS ON ART, MEDICINAL PLANTS, MUSIC AND INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE TREE PLANTING. -IN TOTAL 4,420 MEALS WERE SHARED WITH ELDERS, OVER 400 HOURS OF COMPANIONSHIP WITH LOCAL ELDERS, AND 150,000 INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF HEALTHY INGREDIENTS AND LOCAL STAFF SALARIES. -SOURCE, PREP AND DELIVER 210 BOXES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, ROOT CROPS AND LOCAL PRODUCTS FOR 50-60 VULNERABLE ELDERS EACH VALUED IN AN AVERAGE OF 40-70. - ASSURED THAT 95% OF ELDERS HAVE WATER SECURITY THROUGH RAINWATER CISTERNS, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF 11 ADDITIONAL CISTERNS AT ELDERS HOMES. -THE (4) CHEFS AND SENIOR CARE STAFF OF THE PROGRAM WERE TRAINED WITH NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTHY COOKING KNOWLEDGE FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THEY WERE ALSO OFFERED TRAINING IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ELDER CARE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$74.2K
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