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1 Fact Sheet United for Puerto Rico, a private non-profit organization founded under the Laws of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, redoubled its efforts and expanded its mission after Hurricane María to support communities affected by both natural disasters. o o The non-governmental organization is certified by the Puerto Rico Treasury Department and has the 501c3 federal certification issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The organization was originally conceived by the Office of the First Lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rosselló, and is currently led by the private sector. Mission: Aid individuals and small businesses devastated by Hurricanes Irma and María to accelerate their recovery by helping meet housing, food and health needs, facilitating that they may rebuild their lives, communities and Puerto Rico. As part of its efforts, the organization will focus on meeting the immediate needs of those who lost their homes and property, particularly among the elderly, youth, women head of households, the homeless and the disabled. The key objectives of United for Puerto Rico include fund raising for: Relief efforts for those most in need as they reestablish their most basic needs of shelter, food, and health in coordination with institutions and complementing federal benefits such as FEMA. Collaborate with non-profit entities that specialize in providing these services and are currently addressing the needs of these groups, since they have the organization and structure to be more efficient in delivering these services. Aid small businesses in communities with financial aid to help them reestablish operations. Provide a public education campaign on available federal aid for communities in general and businesses including helping them fill out the claim forms to maximize the assistance available to those most in need. Page 1 of 20

2 Board of Directors ü Aurelio Alemán, President & CEO First Bank ü Iván Báez, Public Affairs Director, Walmart ü Alberto De la Cruz, President, CC1 (Coca Cola) ü Herbert Lewy, General Manager, Microsoft Puerto Rico ü Ignacio del Valle, Regional President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Bacardí Corporation ü Jorge del Pino, Esq., Partner, Globalize LLP ü María Eugenia Ferré, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, GFR Media ü Morgan Schuessler, President & CEO, Evertec ü Roberto García, President & CEO, Triple S Management ü Miguel Venta, CPA ü Esq. Manuel E. del Valle, Member, Pietrantoni, Méndez & Alvarez, LLC Exofficio members: ü Raúl Maldonado, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury Executive Director: Mariely Rivera Hernández Founding Members ü Bacardí Corporation ü Banco Popular Foundation ü Bella Group ü Burger King ü Coca-Cola ü Empresas Fonalledas (Plaza Las Américas) ü Evertec ü FirstBank ü GFR Media ü MMM ü Triple-S ü Sarco ü Walgreens ü Wal-Mart Page 2 of 20

3 United for Puerto Rico total donations granted for 186 organizations, plus the generator program as of August 01, 2018 are $37,171, with the potential impact of more than 1,500,000 individuals through the following non-profit organizations: Water and Food: Banco de Alimentos de Puerto Rico: $100,000 to distribute food throught out Puerto Rico s 78 municipalities. A second donation of $2,500,000 was granted. Boys & Girls Club de Puerto Rico: $225,000 to distribute non-perishable goods and hot meals in 44 municipalities. Centro de Ayuda Social: $48,000 to set up 13 kitchens to prepare hot meals for communities from Manatí to Loíza. National Puerto Rican Leadership Council Education Fund: $233,000 to supply potable water to 78 municipalities in partnership with WaterStep, a non-profit international entity that provides safe drinking water to communities in the developing world. Calvary Chapel: $96, for the operation of disaster relief centers focused on food distribution to large groups, both in the metro area and outside of the metro area. In addition to food distribution, it will provide emotional and spiritual aid in these times of crisis in Puerto Rico. Projecto Oasis Taíno del Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez: $65, to address the immediate needs of students of the Universidad del Turabo by supplying them with nonperishable food products. World Central Kitchen: $500,000 to continue the effort of providing hot meals to the victims of Hurricane Maria under the #ChefsForPuertoRico program. The grant will be used to fund the final stage of the program to meet the needs of the most vulnerable communities and populations who do not have access to hot meals with local flavors. Iglesia Evangélica Unida (United Evangelical Church): $100,000 to provide food and basic goods to communities in Yabucoa, Caguas, Las Piedras, Guayanilla, Humacao, Fajardo, Luquillo and San Juan. Fe Que Transforma, Inc.: $45,000 to emergency supplies, clothes and first-aid supplies to communities in Vieques. Metropolitan Emergency Response Team, Inc.: $100,000 to repair the roof of their center to protect the equipment that these firefighters use to respond to emergencies in order to continue delivering supplies throughout the Island. Centro de Bendición: $80,000 to provide 200 plates of food daily, personal supplies and psycological services to impact 700 peoples in Río Piedras, Santurce, Loíza, Fajardo and Humacao. Page 3 of 20

4 Water and Food: Casa de Oro de Caguas Inc.: $68,000 to buy food for their 350 participants that they serve daily and was severely impacted by the hurricanes. Chilis On Wheels, Inc.: $15,000 to distribute vegan food to affected communities. They will also offer workshops to prepare the communities for future disasters. Iglesia Cristiana Misionera, Inc. Misión de Amor: $90, to build a unit to storage food that that was destroyed by the hurricanes. They will also distribute hygiene products, clothes, medicines and hot food to affected communities in Bayamón, Cataño, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Arecibo, Aguas Buenas, Lajas, Ponce, Coamo, Moca, Naranjito, Gurabo, Isabela, Mayagüez, Villalba and Utuado. Voces, Fundación Topy Mamery, Inc.: $81, to install water cisterns and provide water filters to bed-ridden people, elderly people, disabled people and families with children, among others. Health: La Perla del Gran Precio: $100,000 for distribution among its 8 organization and/or programs that help HIV patients, the disabled and the homeless. Fundación de Esclerosis Múltiple de Puerto Rico, Inc: $43,100 to Support 348 patients who lost all their property during the hurricanes. This organization provides these patients with basic goods and transportation to their medical appointments to continue their treatment. Iniciativa Comunitaria: $100,000 to support their Compassion Operation initiative, which includes a mobile clinic to address the health needs and medical emergencies of communities affected by the recent natural disasters. Instituto Psicopedagógico: $500,000 to provide daily essential services to youth, adults and senior citizens with intellectual incapacities and address critical areas such as safety, protection, infection control, emotional support and other basic needs. American Cancer Society, Puerto Rico Chapter: $290,000 to provide emergency assistance to cancer patients, including providing shelter in the Puerto Rico Hope Lodge, (water, food, nutritional supplements, economic aid for medication, etc.) and transportation to treatment centers including transfers outside of Puerto Rico. Ser de Puerto Rico: $649,120 to establish a mobile clinic to offer medical services and basic need products to those in need. Medical Directors Academy (Academia de Directores Médicos): $100,000 to coordinate health and mental health clinics for communities in Arroyo, Guayama and Ponce. APNI, Inc: $31,842 to offer preventive health and mental health clinics in the 78 municipalities affected by Hurricane María. Page 4 of 20

5 Health: Father Vernard Home (Hogar Padre Vernard): $166, to incorporate showers and equipment for two programs: The Showers and A Productive Life. Both programs provide public health and mental health services for the homeless in the historic sector of La Perla in Old San Juan. Lilly's Angels & Down Syndrome Awareness Foundation: $40, to offer workshops and therapy to Down syndrome patients and their mothers. Puerto Rico Diabetes Association: $95,000 to distribute insulin though the Island and medicine to Type 1 and Type 2 patients diagnosed with diabetes. Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust: $99,964 to visit patients in Utuado and distribute water filters. The objective is to educate participants on how to use water filters to prevent diseases such as Leptospirosis. Oficina Pro Ayuda Personas con Impedimentos, Inc. (OPAPI): $100,000 to repair infrastructure at their shelters and to distribute food and water. Pequeño Campeón de Jesús: $99,970 to provide clinical and educational services to kids with special needs. Familia Capaces, Inc.: $100,000 to provide psychological services to people in communities in Cataño and Orocovis that not have access to these services. Voces, Coalición de Vacunación de Puerto Rico, Inc.: $184,680 to conduct a massive immunization route throughout the Island. Movimiento para el Alcance de Vida Independiente (MAVI): $99, to provide solar generators, rechargeable batteries and water purifiers for people with special disabilities. MAVI, received a second grant of $81, to prepare ad adapt an emergency guide for people with disabilities. They will train agencies and organizations that work directly in emergency preparedness and response. Asociación de Espina Bífida e Hidrocefalia de Puerto Rico: $220, to buy medicines, medical equipment and rehabilitate their therapy space to provide services. Corporation for the Conservation for the San Juan Bay: $113, to train young people at risk on how to install and work with the desalination plant that will provide potable water for the communities. Consejo Renal de PR: $75,000 to provide medical equipment, education and first-aid supplies along with transportation to dialysis patients. A second donation of $227,028.00, was granted for a project in Vieques. YMCA of San Juan : $217,120 to offer recreational activities to the elderly and kids affected by the hurricane. They will also rebuild their physical facilities. Page 5 of 20

6 Health: Fundación Agenda Ciudadana: $99,900 to offer psychological therapies to mitigate the emotional effects of the Hurricane in Yabucoa, Maunabo, Patillas, Naguabo, Humacao, Las Piedras and San Lorenzo. The organization will work with these communities in conjunction with students from UPR Humacao. Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano, Inc.: $621, to buy an industrial generator to build a wáter well and acquire a sterilization machine. Corporación de Salud Aseguradora por Nuestra Organización Solidaria (SANOS): $154,250 to offers health services and support to the elderly, including those who living in isolate sectors. Corporación Desarrollo Económico, Vivienda y Salud, Inc. (CODEVYS): $90,000 to repair the roof of the shelter of homeless elderly and victims of crime. Asociación Puertorriqueña Pro Bienestar de las Familias, Inc. (Pro-Familias): $45,000 to install an electric generator and to buy a tank to store fuel for the San Juan Health Clinic. Centro de Desarrollo y Servicios Especializados, Inc. (ESPIBI): $100, to repair the roof of the institution, replace equipment, and to offers psychological support to 275 participants Mayagüez. Fundación Infantil Ronald McDonald de Puerto Rico, Inc.: $13, to repair the Family Living Room located at Ryder Hospital that was damage with the Hurricane. A second grand of $78, to acquire a vehicle (for 12 to 15 passengers) to facilitate transportation of families to and from the hospital. Also they will use the grand to buy voltage protection equipment, technology equipment, security system and repair plumping and electricity. Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust: $99,964 to repair their laboratory equipment that was damaged due to the hurricane. They will be able to continue their clinical trials with local patients as well as attract pharmaceutical and medical companies to invest in the Island. Fundación Centro Pediátrico de Diabetes: $103, to provide medicines & supplies to kids youth with Type I diabetes through the Island. Proyecto Apoyando al que apoya de la Universidad Carlos Albizu: $212,120 to offer educational activities to address the needs of people who have served as first responders during the hurricane. PR Schience, Technology and Research Trust: $1,962,942 to distribute 30,000 walter filters to communities in Utuado, Jayuya, Hatillo, Arecibo, Adjuntas and Lares that do not have access to clean water. Circle of Health International: $10, to acquire an ultrasound machine for a MAM Center. Page 6 of 20

7 Health: Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Epilepsia, Inc.: $95, they will provide services to patients such as medicines, access to neurological & psychological services, power generators & educational workshops that will address mitigation for future disasters. Voces, Coalición de Vacunación de Puerto Rico, Inc.: $69, to host a massive vaccination event focus on the elderly and people with chronic diseases. Corporación La Fondita de Jesús: $6, to impact 12 low-income communities by delivering nutritional supplies, medicines and information about good health practices during a disaster. Corporación para el Desarrollo del Centro Ponceño de Autismo CD: $95, to offer psychological services to kids & families affected by the hurricanes on the South West part of the Island. Programa de Asistencia Tecnológica de Puerto Rico de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Administración Central: $99, to provide technological assistance equipment to people with disabilities throughout the Island, including Vieques y Culebra. Academia de Directores Médicos de PR: $200,000 to offer health educational services (Clinics) and disaster prevention to the elderly and other vulnerable populations in Mayaguez, Caguas, Arecibo, Bayamón, Ponce, Morovis and San Juan. Project HOPE-The People to People Health Foundation, Inc.: $23,000 to buy units storage system for medicines in the Municipalities of Ponce, Aguadilla, Culebra y Vieques. Salón Literario Libroamérica de Puerto Rico: $25,000 to provide literary workshops and activities for people in temporary housing establishments (shelters) and other affected communities on the Island. Salud, Integral de la Montana, Inc. (SIM): $169, to acquire a type II ambulance, employ five paramedics and buy supplies/equipment to maintain this emergency transportation service to patients in rural areas that do not have access to health services. Proyecto "Promoting Healthcare Service to Others" de la Universidad Central del Caribe, Inc.: $50, to provide health services in communities that were affected by the hurricanes. Students from the School of Medicine will offer these services through community health clinics and home visits in the Municipalities of Utuado, Bayamón, San Juan, Río Piedras and Toa Baja. Hospital San Carlos Borromeo, Inc. $152, to install a water well to be prepared for future natural disasters. Due to the hurricanes, the hospital was without potable water for a long time. Ponce YMCA: $50, to repair roof filtrations in their building and damages to the pool due to the hurricanes. The organization serves elderly people and children and contributes to their physical and mental health as well as their quality of life. Page 7 of 20

8 Health: Housing: Waves Ahead, Corp.: $99, to hire health professionals to offer services in low-income communities with a focus on LGBT individuals. They will also replace furniture and electrodomestic equipment for families who lost these during the hurricanes in the Municipality of Humacao & Yabucoa. Humanitarian Assistance Cooperative Housing Foundation: $99,844 to provide tarps or zinc to repair the roofs of 200 homes in Caimito. Hogar Albergue para Niños Jesús de Nazaret, Inc.: $60,000 to repairs shelter s facilities located in Mayaguez to ensure kid s safety. La Casa de Todos: $435, to rebuild their shelter houses for 25 children and 8 women who are victims of domestic violence. Voces, Fundación Topy Mamery, Inc.: $85,000 to rebuild 10 houses belonging to low-income families and repair 5 shelters for children victims of domestic violence. The organization received a second grant of $192, to repair six homes that were destroy by the hurricanes. They will also provide furniture for these houses. Casa de la Bondad: $77, to repair their shelter that provide services for women victims of domestic violence. Monasterio de Santa María de Monte Carmelo, Inc.: $25,000 to repair their shelter who suffered severe damages from the hurricanes and to provide care to the elderly with critical health conditions. Fundación Hospital Pediátrico Inc.: $262, to repair the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which suffered extensive damage to the roof, the A/C units and other special equipment. Hogar Escuela Sor María Rafaela, Inc.: $66, to repair damages in their physical structure, particularly the roof, that serves as a permanent home to girls that are victims of violence. La Casa de AMPI, Inc.: $25,000 to repair the physical structure damaged by the hurricanes. This organization serves as a permanent home to adult men who suffer various mental conditions. Hermanas Dominicas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Fátima: $28, to rebuild 15 homes with the purchase of construction material, furniture and home appliance. Teen Challenge de Puerto Rico, Inc.: $100,000 to repair the third floor of the building where the offers services in Arecibo. Page 8 of 20

9 Housing: Corporación de Servicios de Salud Primaria y Desarrollo Económico del Otoao: $252, to buy an ambulance type II to transport patients in the Municipalities of Utuado, Jayuya, Florida and Ciales, in emergency situations so they can reach the nearest hospital in a shorter timeframe. American Cancer Society, Puerto Rico Chapter: $81, to repair structural damages in their Caguas and San Juan buildings. Puerto Rico Council Boy Scouts of América: $250,000 to repair the Guajataca camp. Asociación Pro Juventud de Barrio Palmas, Inc.: $149, to repair houses and equipment. Sociedad Pro Hospital del Niño, Inc.: $362, to repair the building, industrial generator and transport. Lucha contra el SIDA: $97,900 for individuals on transitional housing. Esperanza para la Vejez, Inc.: $131, to rebuild the facilities in several projects and to support individuals to buy home articles and help them to repair their homes. Oblatas del Santísimo Redentor-Hogar Fátima, Inc.: $83,500 to rebulid their building that lives 50 girls and young woman who survived violence on their families. Fundación Puertorriqueña de Síndrome Down: $75,000 to enable a new occupational, physical, speech and therapy room. Centro de Ayuda Social Emanuel, Inc.: $5, to repair structural damages caused to the kitchen and the library. Estancia Corazón, Inc.: $192, to rebuild three floors of their project located at Río Piedras, repairing temporary and permanent housing for 29 homeless. Fundación de Desarrollo Comunal de PR, Inc. (FUNDESCO): $98, to rebuild their building, Los Peregrinos Shelter, for homeless in Caguas. Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia, Inc.: $465, to appoint lawyers that can help at Disaster Recovery Centers through the Island, focusing exclusively on FEMA appeals and offer legal assistance to 300 families in cases of ownership through the notary. Institución de Niños Andrés, Inc.: $25, to rebuild the roof of their building which provides housing for 24 minors who are victims of violence. Centro Geriátrico San Rafael: $73, to repair their infrastructure & repair the electrical power grid that was damaged by the hurricanes of their facilities in Arecibo. Page 9 of 20

10 Housing: Centro de Orientación y Acción Social, Inc. (COASI): $283, for three programs: one for housing (to repairs and rebuild their facilities); to distribute food, water and clothes among the Municipalities of Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Toa Alta, Morovis, Dorado and Corozal and the third program to provide psychological counseling for families who were affected by the hurricanes. Corporación Desarrollo Económico, Vivienda y Salud, Inc. (CODEYS): $100,000 to rebuild the houses of 20 families in Arecibo. Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa María de la Merced: $89, to repair their infrastructure, install a security system and acquire equipment for rooms. Corporación de Servicios de Salud Primaria y Desarrollo Económico del Otoao: $252,710 to rebuild their recreational facilities and acquire a trailer for storage. The organization will distribute equipment and supplies donated among their participants. La Casa de Junny, Inc.: $32, to repair their facilities and generator in Mayaguez. The organization serves as a permanent shelter for women with disabilities & mental retardation. Albergue El Paraíso, Inc.: $91, wants to repair their infrastructure that was severely damaged by the hurricanes (including their multi-use room, storage area, air conditioner and equipment). Centro María Mazzarello Alespi, Inc.: $787, to build and rebuild eleven (11) homes that were affected by Hurricane María in Orocovis. Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico: $200, to rebuild permanent roofs and to repair the infrastructure of 20 houses that were affected by the Hurricanes. Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico: $210, to design three model homes hurricanes resistants for low-income families. The models will be cost-accessible and will be available for other municipalities, in order to replicate them. Enterprise Community Partners: $75, to work with local housing agencies to create a manual for resilient housing in Puerto Rico. Fundación Yo no me Quito, Inc.: $24, to replace electro domestic supplies and medical equipment for 30 families in Caguas, Morovis, Toa Baja, Añasco y Humacao. La Casa de Doña Here, Inc.: $25, to repair their infrastructure that was severely damaged by the hurricanes. The organization is a permanent shelter for women with intellectual disabilities in the Municipality of Mayaguez. Servicios Episcopales, Inc.: $103, to repair 4 homes that belong to low-income families in Barrio Bartolo, Lares. Page 10 of 20

11 Housing: Ponce Neighbordhood Housing Services, Inc. (PNHS): $400, to provide assistance to rebuild homes that were destroyed by Hurricane María in the South part of the Island. They will also offer workshops to affected families. Ricky Martin Foundation: $2,000, to provide housing to families which lost their homes due to the hurricanes in Loíza Municipality. Caribe Girl Scouts Council: $188, to rebuild two camps located in Río Grande and Añasco that were destroyed by the hurricanes. Fundación Azriel, Corp.: $100, to rebuild homes, provide supplies, medicines and medical equipment to families that were affected by both hurricanes in the Municipalities of Río Grande, Loíza, Canóvanas, Trujillo Alto, Humacao, Toa Baja, Bayamón, Arecibo and San Juan. Casa La Providencia Inc: $102, to rebuild their infrastructure that was damaged by the hurricanes. Comunidad del Barrio Quebrada, Inc.: $50, to support 200 people in rural communities in Yauco for the acquisition of cisterns and power generators. ENACTUS-RUM, Inc.: $44, will provide home equipment (furniture, beds etc.) to families who rebuilt their houses but do not have the money to acquire this equipment. The organization will also travel to Vieques to clean bed-ridden elderly homes and purchase food for them. Sweet Homes Youth Facilities: $118, The organization is requesting funds to rehabilitate their shelter that serves as a permanent home for 40 teen girls who have been removed from their homes by the Puerto Rico Family Department. Hogar Fortaleza del Caído, Inc.: $97, to repair two of their structures that were damaged by the hurricanes and serve as shelters for homeless people in Loíza and Fajardo. Hogar Mis Primeros Pasos, Inc.: $105, to repair their infrastructure that was devastated by hurricanes Irma & María. They also want to acquire shutters to protect their participants from future natural disasters. This organization serves as a shelter for children victims of violence in the Municipality of Vega Baja. Centro Geriátrico Caritativo La Milagrosa, Inc.: $16, wants to continue structural repairs in their building that was damaged due to the hurricanes This organization serves low-income elderly people from Mayagüez. Mi Casa en el Campo, Inc.: $77, to repair their roof, acquire A/C units and paint their shelter that suffered structural damages due to the hurricanes. The organization serves as a shelter for elderly persons who have been abandoned or are victims of violence in the Municipality of Caguas. Page 11 of 20

12 Housing: Fundación Infantil Ronald McDonald de Puerto Rico, Inc.: $78, to acquire a vehicle (for 12 to 15 passengers) to facilitate transportation of families to and from the hospital. Also they will use the grand to buy voltage protection equipment, technology equipment, security system and repair plumping and electricity. Social Well-Being Proyecto Nacer: $150, to purchase of equipment to continue aiding teenagers with children in Bayamón and neighboring areas. American Red Cross, Puerto Rico Chapter: $500,000 for disaster relief and support the recovery of the most affected communities. United Way of Puerto Rico: $1,380,000 to continue with the effort of providing hot meals to hurricane victims and Support other non-profit organizations in expanding their community work with the provision of essential health services and other basic needs. Centros Sor Isolina Ferré: $75,000 to fund the "Abrazo Solidario" initiative (Solidary Embrace). This helps hurricane victims to replace appliances and purchase basic need products, among other aid. Centro Esperanza Inc.: $24,000 to provide youth in Loíza with an environment in which they can learn, obtain food and tools to deal with the difficulties of life after Hurricane María. Eduk Educational Foundation: $84,180 to create the Hope Oasis for university students where they can receive essential services, including oral health and other health tests, educational talks, access to consultations with psychologists as well as other activities that may help in their recovery process, including motivating the creation of small businesses. Kinesis: $99,940 to offer relief services to students who suffered damages as a result of Hurricane María, including facilitating the filing of claims for FEMA aid. Niños de Nueva Esperanza: $50,000 for Educational Workshops, Psychological Services and first-aid articles for kids on Toa Baja. Proyecto Villa Palmera Resiliente de Religiosas del Sagrado Corazón (RSCJ): $100,000 to impact Villa Palmera in Santurce, specifically the elderly and mental health patients. They will offer health clinics and will deliver medicines and food. Social Well-Being: Pre-Vocational and Industrial Institute de Puerto Rico, Inc. (Instituto Pre-Vocacional e Industrial de Puerto Rico, Inc.): $100,000 to repair shelters located in Utuado, Jayuya, Adjuntas, Las Marías, Arecibo and Aguadilla where victims of Hurricane María have sought the protection and safety of these structures. Page 12 of 20

13 Social Well-Being: Multisensory Reading Centers of PR: $8,097 with the support of the Puerto Rico Education Department to provide educational material and furniture for the classroom of Readers for th3 Future in the community of Lloréns Torres. Asamblea Familiar Virgilio Dávila (Virgilio Dávila Family Assembly): $11,313 to offer an afterschool program to children and youth between the ages of 6 and 16 who live in the Virgilio Dávila Public Housing Project. Hogar Teresa Toda: $38,750 to provide generators to participants and temporary housing, transportation, food and clothing on Loíza and Canóvanas. Centro Santa Luisa: $12,250 to meet the nutritional needs of senior citizens of Barrio Caimito and continue providing and expanding services to this vulnerable population. Hogar de Niñas de Cupey, Inc. (Girls Home in Cupey): $54,300 to offer psychological therapies, workshops and crafts to girls from 0 to 18 years of age. New School Institute (Instituto Nueva Escuela): $141,000 to strengthen a tutorial program and an extracurricular program to help alleviate the effects of living in the wake of Hurricane María for children and single mothers who live in the towns of Naranjito, Aibonito, Barranquitas, Yabucoa, Comerío, Cayey, Guaynabo, Las Piedras and Humacao. EcoExploratorio, Inc.: $ to strengthen an educational project for the management of natural disasters for youth from 15 to 18 years of age through the schools in towns that were heavily affected by the hurricane, such as Humacao, Toa Baja, Cayey and Utuado. Crearte, Inc.: $207,700 for the Alternative Education School, in Yabucoa, that offers different types of services to both kids and teens. Services include childcare and extracurricular activities. Hogar Ruth para Mujeres Maltratadas: $67,850 to repair and renovate the shelter to secure the live of the participants. Centro Geriático San Rafael: $75,000 to offers food to residents, repair emergency, ramp and other areas that were affected due to the Hurricane. Centro Caritativo Geriático La Milagrosa: $26,000 to provide meals for seniors, repair damaged equipment, buy a refrigerator, two air conditioners and gas/diesel for cooking and transportation. Pathstone: $100,000 to provide help with housing, direct services (such as water and food) and grants to small business that will impact 1,000 through the Island. Salesian Society: Oratorio Centro Juvenil San Juan Bosco: $56, to repair the roof and electrical system of the community s recreational area at the Barrio Cantera in Santurce. Page 13 of 20

14 Social Well-Being: Salón Literario Libroamérica de Puerto Rico: $50,000 to establish Resiliency Centers in affected communities. These centers will serve as an information hub for residents in case of future disasters. Additionally, art workshops and cultural activities will be offered to manage posthurricane trauma. Fundación A-Mar para Niños Quemados, Inc.: $96,075 to offer services to burn victims, workshops on how to prevent burning incidents and a massive educational campaign through the Island on best practices when using lamps and candles. Chana & Samuel Levis Foundation: $40,000 throughout their program Metamorfosis Escolar, they will provide workshops to students, teachers and families to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder due to the hurricane. They will also address emotional management and violence prevention. Red de Albergues, Instituciones y Centros para Menores, Inc.: $90,000 to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable children throughout the Island, with health professionals that will conduct individual and group activities and will offer psychosocial support. Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo: $48,420 to repair the trailers where they offer services to young people at risk. Casa Montessori del Centro Inc.: $75,000 for a series of activities that will develop resilience amongst the community including a health clinic and workshops regarding natural disaster management. Iniciativa Comunitaria de Arecibo: $75,000 to rehabilitate their Care Center which serves 35 low income minors. Solar Photovoltaic Training Program Project at the University of Sacred Heart: $169,404 for a free educational program for participants to provide technical education about the operation, benefits and different options available and the legislation that apply. Hogar Cuna San Cristobal: $25,000 to provide direct services to 1,800 kids, including psychiatric services and medications. Hogar Abrazo de Amor: $ 98,740 to establish education strategies and place 100 young adults in new jobs. Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos: $63,928 to cover mental health services for 45 women and their families. Juan Domingo en Acción, Inc.: $33, to coordinate support services through a social worker and deliver supplies and food to the community. Page 14 of 20

15 Social Well-Being: Caribbean K9 Rescue Diver Team Corp: $10,000 to acquire equipment s that is necessary for search and rescue operations in Arecibo and Utuado. A second grant of $8, was given to acquire a K-9 Search and Rescue dog to train it for future disasters. These dogs specialize in searching for missing persons after a disaster. Corporación para el Desarrollo Comunitario y Económico de Sabana Grande Corp. (SACED): $43,308 to identify needs in communities in Sabana Grande, Yauco, Maricao and San Germán to refer health and housing cases, distribute food and acquire technological equipment for high school and college students that were affected by the hurricanes. Asociación Mayagüezana de Personas con Impedimentos, (AMPI), Inc.: $300,000 to to provide services to individuals with physical and mental disabilities, provide first-aid supplies and repair their houses in Mayagüez, Añasco, Cabo Rojo, Adjuntas, Utuado and San Germán impacting 150 people. Colegio de Educación Especial de Rehabilitación Integral, Inc. (CODERI): $99,470 to reconstruct the therapeutic pool, the roof, the fence and the floor of their facilities. They will substitute the stair and the ramp for a specialized chair that students with mobility limits impacting 240 people. Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicios, Inc. (PECES): $250,000 to develop community leaders in emergency, provide equipment and supplies to families, psychological help, legal orientation and housing repairs in Humacao, Las Piedras, Naguabo y Yabucoa. San Jorge Children Hospital, Inc. (Fundación Niños San Jorge), Inc.: $81, to fill basic patients and families necessities that still don t have electricity to guarantee access to treatments. ENACTUS-RUM, Inc.: $54, they will offer sewing workshops that are adapted to the blind and other people with severe disabilities. They will also offer an entrepreneurship workshop to promote the creation of small businesses. Additionally, they will open a health clinic for the deaf, with interpreters. Fundación Santa María de los Ángeles: $32,500 through an alliance with Instituto Nueva Escuela, they will offer psychological services to help low-income children, youth and adults in rural communities. The program will include violence and suicide prevention workshops in Guayama, Aibonito, Vieques and Barranquitas. O Horizons Foundation: $100,000 they will provide water filters, solar lamps and refrigerators, generators, food and medical supplies to 34 community centers located in rural communities in Municipalities such as Adjuntas, Humacao, Jayuya, Vieques, among others. Asociación Puertorriqueña de Ciegos: $48, to buy a generator for their center and a transportation vehicle for patients. Page 15 of 20

16 Social Well-Being: Coalición de San Juan, Inc.: $99, to acquire equipment and furniture for families that lost their homes. Castillo de Angeles Inc.: $89, to provide services to the elderly and single mothers in vulnerable, low-income communities. They have conducted an assessment and want to provide psychological services to these two communities in the Municipalities of Canóvanas (Barrio San Isidro) and Fajardo (Barrio Florencio/Rio Arriba). Envejecer con Armonía, Inc.: $80, to assist the elderly population through care, food and medicines in Aibonito. The organization has identified cases of people (elderly) who have been left in the island by their families who have emigrated due to the hurricanes. Hogar Sustituto Rosanna Corp.: $247, to repair the facilities of their shelter that were damaged due to the hurricanes. The shelter serves as a permanent home to 14 women (teens and adults) between the ages of 16 to 59. Reborn Family Center, Inc.: $59, will offer services to support to individuals who were affected by the hurricanes. They will also work on a community health fair that will impact more people in Villalba, Orocovis and Juana Díaz. Hogar Albergue para Niños Jesús de Nazaret, Inc.: $15, to hire psychologist to provide therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder to the children in the shelter. They will also give workshops to employees so that they can be prepared to assist during this process in the Municipality of Mayaguez. Centro de Enseñanza para la Familia, Inc.: $38, to offer psychological help to 60 participants of their programs and to rebuild their building in Humacao that was damaged due to the Hurricanes. Centro de Deambulante Cristo Pobre, Inc.: $129, to provide food and hygiene products to 160 participants that are in the process of looking for permanent housing in Ponce. Fondo de Ayuda Social del Leonismo, Distrito 51, Inc.: $100, to acquire specialized equipment for kids & youth with disabilities. Fundación Educativa C.A.F. Corp.: $128, to offers therapies, counseling, workshops, orientation & prevention services in the Municipalities of Toa Alta & Naranjito. The Salvation Army: $105, to repair their infrastructure that was damaged by the hurricanes and to buy beds for the shelter. Hogar Infantil Santa Teresita del Nino Jesús, Inc.: $35, is requesting funds to acquire a power generator and to buy and install a roof made of galvalume in the Municipality of Arecibo. Page 16 of 20

17 Social Well-Being: Fundación Modesto Gotay, Inc.: $206, to repair their infrastructure (roof, equipment, kitchen, nursery and maintenance areas) that suffered damages due to the hurricanes. They also want to acquire an industrial generator, install solar panel. Programa Socioeducativo de Respuestas a Desastres para Adultos Mayores de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto Metro: $94, to offers a series of six modules to the elderly in different topics that relate to emergency preparedness. ECOMM, Estableciendo un Centro de Comunicaciones de Emergencias en Mayagüez, de la Universidad de PR, Recinto de Mayagüez: $72, to develop a Communication Center with advanced technology in order to improve the communications system and be better prepare for future disasters. Fundación Stefano Steenbakker Betancourt, Corp.: $187, to offer psychosocial activities to kids in Vieques that were affected by the hurricanes and those municipalities with a high rate of child abuse. Hogar Resurrección, Inc.: $ 88, is requesting funds to rehabilitate their infrastructure that was damaged by the hurricanes located in Caguas. Proyecto Villa Palmera Resiliente de Religiosas del Sagrado Corazón (RSCJ): $30, to provide psychological services to 26 bed-ridden persons. They will also offer workshops to 60 people who are unemployed. These workshops will center on creating agricultural small businesses in Barranquitas. Rayito de Esperanza, Corp.: $40, wants to acquire two vehicles to transport pediatric cancer patients. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo: $44, to acquire and install a power generator and new computers. The generator will allow the organization to conserve and maintain their work of arts when there is no power. Their computers were damaged due to the hurricanes and are essential to providing services to the community through their program MAC en el Barrio. Home of Miracles and Embraces, Inc.: $13, to acquire mattresses and beds for veterans in Vieques. The Veteran Clinic in Vieques closed after the hurricanes. Economic Development: Generator Program for Small Businesses: $2,299, to provide small businesses with annual sales of less than $1 million para and which are registered in the Business Registry of the Puerto Rico Treasury Department with generators of 7.5 to 10 kw, an electric extension and a gas container. Centro de Emprendedores, Inc.: $100,000 to offer assessments, mentoring, coaching & grants to small business owners for Municipalities at the Center of the Island. Page 17 of 20

18 Economic Development: Centro para Puerto Rico: $251,075 to create the Emergency Entrepreneurial Fund to help entrepreneurs who have completed the Center s program. The Ocean Foundation: $31, to replace equipment and tools for 20 fishermen in Naguabo. A second donation of $188, was granted to replace equipment and tools for fishermen the North Part of the Island, such as in Cataño. Also, a third grant $68, will be use to replace equipment and tools for fisherman in Cabo Rojo, Mayaguez and Rincón. Foundation for Puerto Rico: $529,650 through their model of visitor s economy, they will impact 5,000 people in Punta Santiago community in Humacao and other municipalities such as Orocovis, Aguadilla and Isabela. Throughout a comprehensive plan with special attention on basics necessities and infrastructure, they will support the development of small business, that will have the objective to develop several local businesses. Rico, Inc. (Visit Rico): $99,500 to buy a truck that would make it possible to coordinate visits with farmers and to acquire an equipped trailer for the farmers activities thought the Island reaching 100 ecological farmers. Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI): $99, to repair their central office and laboratory equipment that was damaged due to the hurricane. By repairing these, they will be able to continue their clinical trials with local patients as well as attract pharmaceutical and medical companies to invest in the Island. Enactus Puerto Rico, Inc.: $218, to help finance 13 projects in communities that were affected by the hurricanes in the Municipalities of Loíza, Humacao, Luquillo, Corozal, Toa Alta, Comerío, Guaynabo, Culebra, Carolina, Mayagüez, San Juan, Trujillo Alto, Cataño, Río Piedras and Caguas. These projects were developed by college students and include the following topics: clean-up and conservation of areas that have a great ecological value, structural rehabilitation, economic development, creation of potable water systems, and renewable energy. Puerto Rico Industries for the Blind, Corp.: $98, to provide training and employment to blind people who lost their jobs due to the Hurricane. Igual que Tú, Inc.: $79, to provide supplies and emotional support and psychological services to the LGBT community that was severely affected by the hurricanes. Proyecto Asistencia a comerciantes y estudiantes de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Ponce: $61, to offers workshops & economic assistance to 25 small business owners. The organization will also distribute to 2,400 meals to college students that were affected by the hurricanes. Sinergía Los Naranjos, Inc.: $25, to restore a kitchen in a nearby community school that was donated to the organization. The space will be used for a family business program that will train youth in the community and prepare them for careers in culinary arts. Page 18 of 20

19 Economic Development: Corporación para el Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y las Comunidades (COFECC): $63,840 to provide economic incentives to small businesses such as covering operational costs, inventory, and generators. Instituto Especial para el Desarrollo Integral del Individuo, la Familia y la Comunidad, Inc.: $27, to rebuild their storage center and psychosocial support area. Also, the grant will use to restore their plant and tools so that participants can keep working. Sol es V.I.D.A., Inc.: $99, to build community facilities at Villa del Sol in Toa Baja. Also the grant will be used to build five houses at Toa Baja Municipality. Proyecto Parallel 18, del Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust: $240, to help 10 business owners through mentorship, co-working space, networking and an economic incentive ($20,000). They will also provide local talent for 12 weeks to help launch their businesses. Vitrina Solitaria: $86, to support small business owners in Río Grande (El Yunque area) through economic incentives, technical support and entrepreneurship trainings. Incubadora Microempresa Bieke, Inc.: $250, to restore and reopen small business in Vieques, provide generators to small business owners and to open a community kitchen and Food Park. Foundation for A Better Puerto Rico, Inc.: $100, to rebuild the public facilities of Flamenco Beach: Bathrooms, Showers and Office Center for the personnel. These areas were destroyed by the hurricanes and economic development in this region depends on tourism. Asociación Recreativa y Educativa Comunal del Bo. Mariana de Humacao, Inc. (ARECMA): $199, to establish an entrepreneurship and social well-being center for the Mariana community in Humacao and to rehabilitate the infrastructure of an abandoned and recently acquired school. The community center will serve as: a solar/community laundry; a space where the community can access tools and services that impact their social well-being, a hostel to receive brigades of volunteers, a planning and emergency management hub and as a business incubator. Boys & Girls Club de Puerto Rico: $250, The organization wants to train 1,250 teens in an effort to increase their chances of employment & retention in sales, construction and tourism in the Municipalities of San Juan, Carolina, Arecibo, Isabela, Mayagüez, Loíza, Bayamón, Vieques, Aguas Buenas and San Lorenzo. Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega de Servicios, Inc. (P.E.C.E.S.): $1,800, to implement their economic development model in Punta Santiago, Humacao. The activities include: restoration and reactivation of Punta Santiago s fishing village through the acquisition of 25 motors for fishing boats; rehabilitation of 100 houses that were destroyed by the hurricanes; promote tourism through the acquisition of two passenger vehicles; the rehabilitation of their Sustainability and Community Center and the restoration of Punta Santiago s dock. Page 19 of 20

20 Economic Development: Asociación de Pescadores de la Villa del Ojo, Inc.: $70, to acquire and install a power generator and new computers. The generator will allow the organization to conserve and maintain their work of arts when there is no power. Their computers were damaged due to the hurricanes and are essential to providing services to the community through their program MAC en el Barrio. Americas for the Arts, Inc.: $30, to acquire mattresses and beds for veterans in Vieques. The Veteran Clinic in Vieques closed after the hurricanes. ComPRometidos: $500, wants to promote the local coffee industry offering microloans to coffee farmers along with strategic/technical assistance with their businesses. Their goal is to increase local coffee production in the Municipalities of Adjuntas, Lares, Orocovis, Las Marías, Jayuya, Maunabo, Yauco, Utuado, Maricao and Ciales. For donations You may donate through: -PayPal Use the link found in -ATH Móvil Retail dial the following telephone number: Business - Use: path/unidosporpuertorico -Deposits or transfers Account name: Unidos por Puerto Rico/United for Puerto Rico Account number: FirstBank Puerto Rico ABA/Routing Number: SWIFT: FBPRPRSJ Contact information For more information about the organization, or how to submit a grant application or donate, please visit Page 20 of 20