Dear Friends,
Puerto Rico, as you know, was hard hit by a 6.4 earthquake and continues to experience multiple aftershocks on a daily basis that have devastated the southwestern part of the Island. These quakes have caused major infrastructure damage to homes, schools, hospitals and roads, and havoc in the lives of tens of thousands of Puerto Rican’s living in the six towns at the epicenter of the quake. Many have been forced to flee their homes. Families are living in temporary shelters and many more have set up tents in parks, open land or living in their cars afraid to be indoors. The emotional toll is immeasurable as people seek a safe haven from the uncertainty of more quakes and loss of their homes and way of life.
Puerto Rico has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Maria. An already vulnerable electrical and water grid, poor roads and compromised housing and building stock that lack structural integrity are now subject to daily aftershocks making recovery a slow and challenging undertaking.
The Foundation has established an Emergency Relief Fund and every dollar raised will go directly to address the needs of women and their families. We have already committed $10,000. Please support our efforts. Make a donation to our Emergency Relief Fund. Send your checks to Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation, 1863 Ave Fernandez Juncos, Apt 205, San Juan, PR 00909. You can also make a credit card donation through our website.
The Foundation partnered with the Coordinator De La Paz Para Mujeres / Puerto Rican Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and their member agencies to assess the needs on the ground. In response, we have already issued a Request for Proposal, an expedited process to get funding to women’s groups who are already working in the impacted communities and need resources. We are committed to getting the money to organizations in a matter of days. With the input of the women’s organizations, we have identified three funding priorities that respond to the immediate needs of the women and their families now who are suffering the effects of the quakes.
Our funding priorities are:
● Women’s organizations that are providing direct services to women who have suffered structural damages to their facilities as a consequence of the earthquakes and aftershocks;
● Women’s organization that offer emotional well being support;
● Support to the caravan of women organized by the Puerto Rico Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to provide support to impacted communities, shelters and camps.
The member organizations of the Coordinator De La Paz Para Mujeres / Puerto Rican Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
MEMBERS / INTEGRANTES
CAPROMUNI I y II Arecibo 787-880-2272 ipvipr@yahoo.com
Mayaguez 787-831-2272 capromayaguez@yahoo.com
CASA DE LA BONDAD 787-852-2087 / 787-852-7265 directora.casabondad@gmail.com casabondad@hotmail.com
CASA PROTEGIDA JULIA DE BURGOS 787-723-3500 casa.julia@hotmail.com
LA CASA DE TODOS 787-734-5511 / 787-212-7147 lacasadetodosinc@gmail.com
OFICINA DE PROMOCIÓN Y DESARROLLO HUMANO (OPDH) 787-817-6951 opdhinc@gmail.com
INSTITUTO DEL HOGAR CELIA Y HARRYS BUNKER, PROYECTO CRIANDO PARA LA PAZ 787-765-7899, 787-765-7896 criandoparalapaz@yahoo.com
CASA PROTEGIDA LUISA CAPETILLO Arecibo 939-246-3728 787-880-6944 ednazamot@hotmail.com
SIEMPRE VIVAS Proyecto de Apoyo a Mujeres Sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez 787-832-4040 ext. 6203 siemprevivas@uprm.edu
Proyecto RAMA Municipio de Carolina 787-701-2395
PUERTO RICO HEALTH JUSTICE CENTER 787-743-3038 prhealthjustice@sanjuanbautista.edu
Centro de Ayuda a Víctimas de Violación (CAVV) 787-765-2929 x. 5940 Línea de Emergencias 787-765-2285
TALLER SALUD 787-876-3440, 787-256-7568 tsalud@gmail.com info@tallersaludpr.org
HOGAR NUEVA MUJER SANTA MARÍA DE LA MERCED 787-263-6473 / 787-263-8980 hogarnm@gmail.com
HOGAR RUTH, INC. 787-883-1805 / 787-792-6596 hogarruth@yahoo.com
CASA PENSAMIENTO MUJER DEL CENTRO, INC. 787-735-3200, 787-735-6698 casapensamientodemujer@gmail.com
CENTRO DE LA MUJER DOMINICANA 787-772-9251 centrodelamujerdominicana@gmail.com
CLÍNICA DE SALUD MENTAL DE LA COMUNIDAD Universidad Carlos Albizu Programa de violencia doméstica 787-725-6500 ext. 1575, 1566 Programa para Víctimas de Abuso Sexual y su Familia (PAF) 787-945-7977, 787-945-7978
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE PUERTO RICO Recinto de Arecibo Centro de Servicios Psicológicos Nueva Vida
787-881-1212 ext. 6103, 6106, 6072 nuevavida@pucpr.edu
CENTRO DE APOYO A VÍCTIMAS DEL CRIMEN (CAVIC) Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto Metropolitano 787-763-3667 cavic@metro.inter.edu
PROGRAMA DE ASISTENCIA INTEGRAL A VÍCTIMAS DEL CRIMEN (PAIVC) Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Río Piedras 787-522-1342 787-764-0000 exts. 87680, 87681
Oficina para el Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer (ODIM) Municipio de San Juan 787-480-5370
PROFAMILIAS Oficinas Administrativas 787-765-7373 Clínica 787-766-0000
CASA JUANA COLÓN 787-875-3170 casajuanac@gmail.com
ORGANIZACION PUERTORRIQUENA DE LA MUJER TRABAJADORA (OPMT) 787-374-8348 paoquen30@gmail.com
AMNISTÍA INTERNACIONAL Sección de Puerto Rico Comité de Género 787-763-8318 mignaluz@gmail.com
ALIANZA DE PUERTO RICO CONTRA LA TRATA HUMANA 787-528-1550 info@prcontralatrata.org
CENTRO COMUNITARIO LGBTT 787-294-9850 centrolgbttpr@gmail.com
MUJERES DE ISLAS, INC. mujeresdeislas@gmail.com
ASOCIACION CRISTIANA FEMENINA DE PUERTO RICO (YWCA) 787-724-1037 ywcapr@gmail.com
INICIATIVA COMUNITARIA 787-250-8629 info@iniciativacomunitaria.org yrivera@iniciativacomunitaria.org
FEMINISTAS EN MARCHA 787-753-6430 feministaspr@gmail.com
PROGRAMA PREVENCIÓN DE VIOLENCIA HACIA LAS MUJERES Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao 787-850-0000 ext.9629 maria.rodriguez30@upr.edu
PROMUJERES Universidad de Puerto Rico, Cayey 787-738-2161 ext. 2116, 2117 promujeres.cayey@upr.edu
PROBONO VIVID Escuela de Derecho Universidad de Puerto Rico probonovivid@gmail.com
PROGRAMA CONSTRUYENDO EQUIDAD ENTRE GÉNEROS Universidad de Puerto Rico, Carolina 787-257-0000 ext. 4709
CENTRO MUJER Y SALUD Recinto de Ciencias Médicas 787-758-2525 x. 1368, 1360 edna.pacheco1@upr.edu
INSTITUTO DE DEFICIENCIAS EN EL DESARROLLO Recinto de Ciencias Médicas 787-758-2525 ext. 1485, 2254, 787-754-4377
carol.salas@upr.edu
