Let's Raise Up The Ponce Playa Community
Tue, Dec 01
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Be part of our initiative to continue helping to rehabilitate homes and revitalize common spaces in the community. With your donation we can achieve it, there is no small amount. Goal: $50,000 = Rehabilitation of 3 homes as Initial Phase in the La Playa Community Revitalization.
Time & Location
Dec 01, 2020, 8:00 AM
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About the Event
Our objective is to promote resilient communities in the South of Puerto Rico and with this campaign we are directing our efforts to rehabilitate and revitalize the La Playa community in the municipality of Ponce. This community has shown great deterioration and socioeconomic backwardness, with 62.79% of their families below the poverty level and around 9% outside the labor force (US Census Bureau, 2014-2018). On the other hand, about 20% of its population is made up of elderly individuals (65 or more).
With your help we will be closer to providing a better quality of life for the families of the La Playa community. At the moment we are in the initial processes, assisting community leaders with the development of the Community Impact Measure (CIM) or needs study. Until now, one of the prevailing needs identified through this study has been the lack of a safe home. for countles…