PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUNDS
2017 - 2019
BMC STARTS WITH $27,552 FUNDS FOR PUERTO RICO RELIEF WORKS EVERY PENNIES WERE GRANTED TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL AREAS. FUNDS SUPPORTED CHILDREN, SENIORS, GARDEN, HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GROUP, SEWING, DANCE CENTER, HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND TRANSPORTATIONS.
Date Grant to - Amount Notes
12/2017- Reimbursement & Funds to travel to PR -Ines Palmarin $7,901.00 - Cash to PR Trip
1/2018- Refund back to the account $2,542.41 - Returned to the account from PR
1/2018- NEMF World Transport $5,564.40 Container to Puerto Rico
2/2018- Rauluy Santos - PR Van Transp. $700.00 Reimburse to Rauluy for PR Van Rental
2/2018- Rosa Rodrigues- Universidad Inter-Americana Aguadilla $250.00 - Grant for gas cards and to
support psychology grad student fundraiser for families
3/2018- Bayamon Nursing Home- Zuleyka Matos - Kitchen Project $1,500.00 - Grant- Hogar Angel
Mercedes Posadas Del Amor Kitchen Equipment for Nursing Home
4/2018- Tim Crellin - School Supplies $1,024.20 - Reimbursement for school supplies from Amazon.com support families in Aguadilla part of Universidad Inter- Americana Aguadilla student project
5/2018- Joel Lugo Robles- Generator Morovi Community $800.00 - Grant for community generator
5/2018- Book Bag Shipment - Ines Palmarin $97.71 - Reimbursement for book bag shipment to Student at Universidad Inter Americana Aguadilla
7/2018- Interviews Grant - Marilu Alvarado $200.00 - Grant support BPS educator in her story telling project on Hurricane Maria
7/2018- Tarps Purchase - Ines Palmarin $300.06 - Reimbursement for Tarps to Marilu PR Project
10/2018- School Supplies - Ines Palmarin - $168.28 - Reimbursement for Pencils
10/2018- Barrels Shipments - La Rosa Del Monte $375.00 - Grant for shipping barrel
11/2018- Centro Cunyable - Electrical Work $1,000.00 - Grant for electrical work - cash from raffle
12/2018- Cash from Raffle $560.00
2/2019- Mentes Puertorriquenas en Accion $4,439.05 - Grant Housing Project Roof Materials Vega Baja, Bayamon
5/2019- Departmento De la Comida de P.R $2,500.00 - Grant Support a farming project site in Rio Piedras and other rural areas.
9/12019- Centro Donaciones Cataño $1,500.00 - Grant towards the community center with chairs, tables and signs for the elders in Cataño
9/2019- Caminando a la Utopia's $1,500.00 - Grant for Healing Space to support mental health for the community.
9/2019- Women's Sewing Circle- Beatriz Molina $835.00 - Grant for free sewing circle to women's in the rural areas
THANKS TO ST. STEPHENS CHURCH SPECIALLY FATHER TIM FOR JOINNING US THRU THIS RELIEF. SPECIAL THANKS TO RAULUY IN PUERTO RICO FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Accion (MPA) Project in Puerto Rico
We are proud to announce our next project will be with Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Accion (MPA) BMC awards MPA to support a small community in Toa Baja - barrio Villas del Sol cooperative housing project with materials for 6 homes. This is an exciting projects for us as it shows the power of young people in Puerto Rico organizing in action not only to serve but develop better quality of life for Puerto Rico
The grant contribution will help strengthen the project they have been working on for the past year in this low income community in Puerto Rico. They have built 6 homes from scratch and rebuilt 4 roofs in the community
The grant will help them to project the integrity of vulnerable homes in the area by sealing the roos and prevent rainwater filtration, protecting the structure and the belongings of the residents at Villas Del Sol
The funds will help them to accomplish the following goals
Step 1: Purchase of Roof sealant and materials
Step 2: Roof cleaning of homes
Step 3: Roof sealing
Our anticipations is to have the 6 homes complete by end of March. See the pictures of the homes and community currently
2018 Holiday Raffle…
Boston Mothers Care feels really bless and humble to have so many supporters that encourage us to continue doing God's work.
We are grateful to have shared an amazing year of movement building and learning with all of you! We have shared moments of success, laughter and celebration. Thank you to everyone who participated at our Holiday Raffle this year. Because of you we will continue supporting the families and communities in Puerto Rico.
PBHA 12th Annual Call of Service Award - Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz
BMC had a great opportunity to attend the lecture for the PBHA 12th annual “Call of Service “ honoring Mayor Cruz from Puerto Rico.
BMC members had a chance to listen to Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz and witnessing her beautiful heart and honest spirit as she graciously takes time to speak with each person she meets. She has shared words of truth and inspirations.
Mayor Carmen Cruz will be here this year as PBHA "Call of Service" 2018
We are very excited and looking forward to have Mayor Cruz this year as PBHA "Call of Service". It will be a great opportunity to hear from her as I am sure it will be moving and inspirational time with her.
Carmen Yulin Cruz is a lifelong public servant, she has made a career in Puerto Rican politics since 1992 and served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2009-2013 before being elected Mayor of San Juan. Mayor Cruz has been a staunch advocate of Women's immigrant, LGBTQ, Death and labor rights in addition to pushing for Puerto Rican self determination throughout her career.
Last year, became a strong advocate for getting much needed help and dignified care for the people of Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria, drawing international attention to the egregiosly underestimated impact of the natural disaster
The volunteers in Puerto Rico to support our work during the Holidays-
December 2017
BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT FOR PUERTO RICO - SEPTEMBER 2018
Aguadilla Puerto Rico /Back to School Campaign
Dear BMC:
Thank you for the amazing back packs! At the Student Asociation of Psychological Family Counseling, we want to reach the corners of our community in most need. With that in mind we are gonna use the back packs you sent us in a back to school campaign, in a low income neighborhood. In the next few weeks we will be gathering school supplies to fill up the bags to be handed out to a selected group of children. Puerto Rico is facing a massive public school shut down due to government cuts. Many families are economically struggling with the new accommodations necessary to provide their children with all that is needed for school, such as supplies, transportation and uniforms (wich are the most expensive). We thank you for all the help and support you have provided us over the last months. It is extremely important for us to meet these families in their effort to bring up their children in any developmental stage.
Phase 2 -
Materials arrived and the team were excited to put the backpacks together for distribution ...
Mission accomplished!!! Thanks to everyone who made this possible!!! Already helping with inventory or cooperating with association donating materials! A very special hug to the Boston Mother care group who has been supporting us in our initiatives in recent months. Thanks to Sam's club de mayagüez who joined our efforts to impact communities of scarce resources. Stay in tune for the delivery of materials!!
Sincerely Deborah Sepulveda
Boston Mothers Care is proud to announce our first project in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 2018
Alimentando Nuestros Chiquitines
Nurturing Our Little Ones
The Boston Mothers Care PR fund will support a graduate student run project (all student volunteers) working on their clinical Psychology degree at La Inter Americana Universidad in Aguadilla, PR. The students will:
1) Assess & provide families with children under 6 years with diapers, baby formula, and other essentials.
2) Provide supplies to an orphanage with 30 children.
3) An additional small stipend was allocated to support the graduate students with their travel costs.
Thank You!
PUERTO RICO RELIEF WORK 2017
Boston Mothers Care partners with local residence, schools, Universities, clinics, local organizations, businesses and churches to bring relief to the families in Puerto Rico. We collected over 40 tons of water, foods, toiletries, diapers, medicines, and many other items.
Boston Mothers Care Appreciation Luncheon for Puerto Rico
You are invited to Boston Mothers Care
Appreciation Brunch for Puerto Rico’s Relief Effort
This Sunday, February 11th, 2018
12:00pm -2:00pm
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 419 Shawmut Avenue.
The presentation on our PR Relief Efforts and December 2017 trip will begin promptly at 12:30pm. There will also be an announcement on the initiatives we will be supporting for the next 3 years.
Honorees...
On February 11th, 2018, we honored Father Tim Crellin, Pastor Henry Monroig, and few other partners for their support thru the Puerto Rico Relief projects. We thank everyone that donated, volunteer, collecting and praying for us thru this journey.