Project Report
| Dec 27, 2022
Updated Report as of 12/1/2022
By Wilfred Labiosa | Executive Director
In the last quarter (September 1 to Dec 1, 2022), we have increased the amount of individuals reciving food boxes to over 200 each month from three of our community centers located in San Juan, Maunabo and Cabo Rojo. Each individuals has also had the opportunity to meet with a mental health care provider to assess needs and work with a case manager.
The needs increased after the impact of hurricane Fiona on the south coast of Puerto Rico. We have not only provided hot meals, food boxes but also mental health interventions (short-term) to more than 420+ individuals living in the south coast area of Puerto Rico.
In the ucpoming months, we will continue to provide food boxes and mental health supports to individuals, couples, and families in 2023.
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Sep 7, 2022
Updated Report (as of Sept 1, 2022)
By Wilfred W. Labiosa | Executive Director
Waves Ahead continues to provide program participants with life saving resources such as food and skills to lower stress, sadness, and anxiety. In the last three months, we continued to provide monthly food boxes plus educational sessions on nutrition and home gardening. Each month, 100 individuals receive food boxes and in the last few educational sessions we impacted 48 individuals. A total of 138 unduplicated clients received these food boxes for a total of 300 boxes distributed.
On an ongoing basis we provide mental health and ancillary services to individuals from Waves Ahead' community centers located in four points of Puerto Rico. During August, we opened the fourth community center in the town of Loiza. The four Centros de Todes provide a safe space for all to receive the supports needed plus classes of yoga and meditation, musictherapy, counseling and therapy.
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May 10, 2022
Report as of April 30, 2022
By Wilfred W. Labiosa | Executive Director
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Participant receiving materials for Huerto Casero
Our Reconstruye Q: Food Sustainabilty program has continued to provide individuals and families with food boxes and materials to create a home garden. Every month 100 individuals receive boxes of rice, beans, produce, and others to be able to create meals in the comfort of their space for a total of 238 unduplicated individuals. In addition, since january until now, we have provided 83 individuals with the materials and education to create a home garden and be able to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs; from our three community centers located in San Juan, Cabo Rojo and Maunabo. These program participants are from Lajas, Cabo Rojo, Maunabo, Humacao, San Juan metro area, and Yabucoa.
The need continues to grow for programs like ours that focus on the LGBT+ and older adult. As the leading organization focusing on these communities, we will continue to advocate for them and provide programming that assist their mental health and physical wellbeing.
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Materials provided to develop Huerto Caseros
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