Centro De Fortalecimiento Familiar

TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN PUERTO RICO THROUGH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDING: 1)SUPPORT TO HIGH-RISK FAMILIES OR FAMILIES THAT HAVE ALREADY INITIATED CHILD ABUSE CONDUCT; 2)INTERVENTION WITH FAMILIES WITH CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH TRAINED AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE MATCHED TO THE PARTICIPANT FAMILIES; 3) TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS DEALING WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS TO THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL

CHILD CARE - EARLY HEAD START - TO PROVIDE EARLY, CONTINUOUS, INTENSIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INFANTS AND TODDLERS (0-3) AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BY OPERATING A FULL-DAY, FULL-YEAR EARLY HEAD START CENTER BASED PROGRAM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GURABO. THE EARLY HEAD START CENTER SERVED A TOTAL OF 401 PERSONS (188 CHILDREN AND 213 ADULTS). THE PROGRAM RECEIVED $21,478 IN DONATED SERVICES.

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION - LUISA CAPETILLO PROGRAM - TO PROVIDE IN-HOME SERVICES THROUGH PARENT AIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO WERE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO ASSIST THEM IN STABILIZING THE HOME DURING OR FOLLOWING THE PERIOD OF CRISIS TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AND TO STRENGTHEN PARENTING SKILLS. THE PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,665 PERSONS, AS FOLLOWS: PARENT AID SERVICES PROVIDED TO 96 CHILDREN AND ADULTS; SUPPORT AND PRIMARY PREVENTION SERVICES (CHILD REARING (PARENTING) CLASSES), WORKSHOPS AND ORIENTATIONS) PROVIDED TO 2,136 CHILDREN AND ADULTS; OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED TO 433 ADULTS AS PART OF HURRICANE RESPONSE (FOOD, CLOTHES, SERVICES COORDINATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, ETC.). THE PROGRAM RECEIVED $8,265 IN DONATED SERVICES.

FAMILY REHABILITATION - TRAINING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES INSTITUTE (IRA) - TO PROVIDE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: TELEPHONE ORIENTATIONS, SHORT-TERM COUNSELING, TRAININGS TO PARENTS (CHILD REARING (PARENTING) CLASSES), WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS TO CHILDREN AND PROFESSIONALS, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS (INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA), EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AMONG OTHER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH TRAUMA SYMPTOMS DUE TO EARTHQUAKES AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES AS PART OF THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE (FOOD, CLOTHES, SERVICE COORDINATION, OTHER). THE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES INSTITUTE SERVED A TOTAL OF 9,132 PERSONS.