CORPORACION LA FONDITA DE JESUS

BASIC PSYCHOSOCIAL, HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES THIS PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 6,013 PARTICIPANTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED WITH BASIC SERVICES, INCLUDING FOOD (2,503 PEOPLE SERVED), CLOTHING (362 PEOPLE SERVED), TRANSPORTATION (238 PEOPLE SERVED) AND HYGIENE (596 PEOPLE SERVED), AS WELL AS SOCIAL SERVICES (2,088 PEOPLE SERVED) AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS (423 PEOPLE SERVED). PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO HELPED TO INITIATE A HEALING PROCESS FOR A HEALTHY INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS, COUNSELORS, DOCTORS, NURSES, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND PSYCHIATRISTS. HEALTH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 3,034 PEOPLE. KONECT@OS (COMMUNITY LIBRARY) PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IT HAS BOOKS, COMPUTERS, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, AND BASIC AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS PRIMARILY USED BY STUDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED. THE PROGRAM RECEIVED 621,562.72 IN DONATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, OTHER VOLUNTEER SERVICES, DONATED ADVERTISING SPACE, AND PUBLICATION SERVICES.

HOUSING AND PROGRAM INCOME THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS AND MANAGES HOUSING PROJECTS AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HOUSING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION. ALSO, AFFORDABLE AND ADEQUATE HOUSING IS IDENTIFIED IN THE MARKET TO PLACE PARTICIPANTS WHO CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. A TOTAL OF 222 PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED FROM HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS' HEALTHY INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SIXTY-EIGHT (68) PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION OWNS AND MANAGES A GREENHOUSE, A THRIFT SHOP, AND AN ART WORKSHOP THAT SERVE AS THERAPY AND TRAINING RESOURCES. AVAILABLE JOBS IN THE MARKET WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES TO PLACE PARTICIPANTS. THIRTEEN (13) PARTICIPANTS WERE PLACED IN JOB POSITIONS.