PATHSTONE CORPORATION PUERTO RICO DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAM PRESENTED BY: ANGELA IOCOLANO, SR. DIRECTOR QUALITY & EVALUATION
RE-BUILDING PUERTO RICO D ISASTER R ELIEF E FFORTS AFTER H URRICANE M ARIA
First Step – Assessment Staff Participants Employers
Second Step –
Identification of Resources Assessment results identified great need for nutritional assistance, water, water filters, solar lights, gas stoves, hygiene items and other basic necessities including first aid. We began to look for partners and funds to help us identify disaster relief resources in order help others—including and beyond our participants. Program funds for support services are targeted to assist training & employment.
Puerto Rico Emergency Support and Recovery Services PathStone has been involved in the Island’s recovery distributing food, water, and emergency items to rural communities. • Obtained grants and donations to grant to assemble and deliver 600+ survival boxes (emergency food, water, water filters, health & hygiene items). • Facilitated development of a Collecting, community laundry in Río Prieto/Yauco, assembling and benefitting over 200 families that were distributing without electricity. emergency items to isolated rural • Collected and distributed emergency residents. generators, stoves, and solar lights.
Taking action
Areas Impacted
Approximately 1500 Survival Boxes were distributed which included items such as gas stoves, solar lights, water filters, hygiene items, first aid kits, items for babies, among others.
Toy Drive Que ningún niño pierda la ilusión Toys collected were donated for distribution in the municipality of Aibonito and at “La Casa de Todos” Foster Care Center in Juncos.
Community Laundry More than 200 families from Río Prieto in Yauco will benefit from this initiative. They also received solar lights and food boxes.
Assist individuals that do not qualify for PathStone services thru the sale of new or used donated articles.
Housing Services
Program Funding
Rehabilitation RAMON REYES-HERNANDEZ Ponce, Puerto Rico Ramón has lived most of his life in Ponce, in the home where he grew up with his parents and siblings. Late in his parent’s life, Ramón was the one who looked after them. Now at 72-years young, he does not have a family support system since all his siblings live abroad. His neighbors and childhood friends are all he has. One of those friends contacted PathStone with concerns about Ramón’s precarious living conditions. Hurricane Maria destroyed the roof of his home and most of his belongings, including the tools and parts he kept from years of working as a plumber. This good-hearted man not only needed help to repair his roof, but also to clean and sanitize his home. PathStone committed to helping him. Assistance and Services Housing Rehabilitation and Appliances Appeal to FEMA denied Date Completed August 2018
Relocation LUZ M. RESTO-AGOSTO Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Doña Luz, 82, raised her 4 children in the home that she lived in for over 60 years. Hurricane Maria destroyed her home and due to the deteriorating conditions of the property, FEMA assistance was minimal. The home was not reparable due to the weakness of the foundation and the poor quality of construction. After the hurricane, Luz suffered a minor stroke from which she is still recovering. The remote location of her old home was not appropriate for her age and health condition. PathStone recommended relocation, since Luz did not have title for the property. Luz and her family are very excited to have a safe and decent home for her for the years to come. Assistance and Services Relocation Date Completed September, 2018
Donated property before rehabilitation
Replacement AIDA ALFONSO MANGUAL Ponce, Puerto Rico Aida Alfonso Mangual has shed more tears since Hurricane Maria struck the Island than in her prior 56 years of life. The tragedy of losing her home, where her 5 children grew up was only one of the emotional tests she has faced. Her husband Francisco, a dialysis patient at the time of the Hurricane, suffered several heart attacks after seeing that they lost everything they had worked so hard for all of their lives. Francisco’s greatest fear was that he would leave his wife—a pulmonary fibrosis patient—homeless. He was comforted to know that PathStone had started the process to provide a safe home. But after six months of struggling, his heart gave up. Aida sheltered with her daughter and longed to return home. But her home was totally destroyed—the wooden house that was her home no longer existed. After almost 17 months, Aida is smiling again; enjoying her new home and finally believing that there is still much to live for. Assistance and Services Design, Permits, Bid and Home Replacement Date Completed February 2019
National Farmworker Jobs Program Assist agricultural workers and their dependents to access job training and stable employment to become self-sufficient Service Areas
NFJP Program Services High School Diploma Classroom Trainings English as a Second Language Job Readiness Services/PX2 Occupational Skills Trainings On the Job Trainings Agricultural Upgrades Self Employment Training Placement
NFJP Hurricane Relief Effort Additional funding to offset hurricane impact Emergency Services for 50 individuals Occupational Skills Training for 15 individuals including Certification, EQB registration and/or Licensing Job Readiness Services Placement Services
US Environmental Protection Agency Programs in Puerto Rico Program : Puerto Rico Youth and Environment Program Purpose : Introduce youth to career opportunities in the environmental field, specifically in the water program; increase students’ environmental education base and help meet future regional workforce needs in the water pollution control field Population : Underprivileged youth aged 14 ̵ ̶ 24 residing in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Service Area 78 municipalities or municipios: county-equivalents 21mi E-W; 5mi N-S; 52sq Pop ≤ 9,350 Estimate 300 - 900 left Youth emigration high ~ 50% Superfund site Ecotourism economy
Puerto Rico Youth and the Environment Learning Curricula . - Resiliency Delivered by PathStone Certified Staff Pesticide Safety Heat Stress Prevention Traumatic Stress Pesticide Safety Heat Stress Prevention Traumatic Stress Management Operational Hazards Awareness: Post Disaster Management Operational Hazards Awareness: Post Disaster Debris Clean Up Job Readiness Resume Building PX2 Debris Clean Up Requesting Emergency I tem Donations Strength Finders Requesting Emergency I tem Donations Delivered by Puerto Rico Sea Grant, UPR Humacao Coastal Treasures Project Sand Guards Coastal Erosion Coastal Treasures Project Sand Guards Coastal Erosion Bioluminescence Global Warming Marine Litter Seismic Bioluminescence Global Warming Marine Litter Seismic Movements Movements Delivered by PathStone Staff w/ Harvard Humanitarian Needs Assessment Modules Rapid Needs Assessment Training including Development, Rapid Needs Assessment Training including Development, I mplementation, Field Work, Evaluations, and Outcomes I mplementation, Field Work, Evaluations, and Outcomes Delivered by Youth Participants Community Event: Share knowledge, Give back to their Community Event: Share knowledge, Give back to their communities and Request donations for emergency preparation communities, and Distribute materials for emergency preparation
2018 EPA Puerto Rico Youth and Environment Program Youth conducted a Community Campaign for residents on how to prepare for storms, cyclones and hurricanes. Youth shared environmental Youth enjoyed the Community and emergency preparedness Campaign as a capstone that learnings with residents, and celebrated their achievements. distributed information and At an informal Graduation, Emergency Backpacks with youth received Certificates water filters, battery backups, for successfully completing the solar lights, hand sanitizer, Youth and the Environment First Aid Kits, flashlights, and whistles. Program requirements.
Worker Health & Safety Training PathStone is the only Non-Profit Pesticide Safety Educator recognized and certified by the Government of Puerto Rico ( Laboratorio Agrológico) and the Environmental Protection Agency. Annually, 3,000 workers attend PathStone Safety training Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Training Heat Stress Prevention Training Limiting Exposure Around Families Training Tractor Safety Training Annually, staff collect and distribute long-sleeved shirts to help farmworkers avoid health issues from pesticide and sun exposure.
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