Initiatives and Alliances
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| Fundación Segarra
Boerman e Hijos
Is funding Generación Circular, a public policy
initiative focused on a circular economy, and solid waste generation and management. This initiative is a collaboration between Cambio and more than ten organizations that are proposing a 50% reduction in waste going to landfills.
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| Partnered with EcoExploratorio: Museo de Ciencias de Puerto Rico to hold in June the TechGirls educational camp impacting 50 public and private school students from sixth to eighth grades. The girls participated in educational workshops focused on computer coding, Internet and security, mathematics, and professional opportunities within the industry of technological innovation.
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| “Junte por las Artes” has awarded study grants at Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, Liga de Estudiantes de Arte de San Juan and at Caguas' Centro Criollo de Ciencias y Tecnología del Caribe (C3Tec).
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| The Revive el Cafetal Puertorriqueño program is accepting new participants to learn about coffee agriculture and to gain access to low-cost plants. Learn more here.
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| A collaborative effort between United Way, the Department of Natural Resources and Triple-S will bring new life to the Bosque Urbano San Patricio through the rehabilitation of this urban forest, environmental protection and the promotion of food access and
social connectedness. Triple-S has made a $25,000 commitment to increase food security awareness and education through the plant nursery initiative and collaborative alliances with nonprofit organizations.
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| Celebrates two years of its Flamboyan Arts Fund preserving, amplifying and supporting art and culture in Puerto Rico through more than 550 individual artists and 100 organizations.
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| Fundación Comunitaria
de Puerto Rico
Fundación Comunitaria is celebrating 35 years looking to the future and seeking to build a Puerto Rico of social justice, equity, and community prosperity through the strengthening of the
community capital.
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| Our Forward Fund launched a call for proposals to award grants of $50,000 to $100,000 to 2 community projects in Naguabo and Orocovis that seek to influence, create and occupy
participatory spaces at the municipal level. The application deadline is Friday, July 23 at midnight. Spread the word and learn more here!
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