This year, 16 Triple-S Vida volunteers participated in Give a Day at Hogar de Niñas de Cupey. Thanks to their collaboration, house #2 was painted and cleaned and in addition, cleaning supplies and school supplies were donated for the girls who receive complementary educational services, safe shelter, food and clothing. This United Ways of Puerto Rico initiative promotes volunteering in organizations and creates social awareness of the needs of the community, and Triple-S always is present!
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In Support of Stefano’s 5K Running for Angels
At Triple-S we recognize the importance of supporting, which is why we joined Stefano’s 5K Running for Angels held in the town of Dorado. The Stefano Foundation serves people as an instrument of support and transformation to deal with the loss of a loved one and work with violence prevention through education.
Volunteers at Para La Naturaleza
With great joy and enthusiasm, our volunteers planted 264 endemic trees in the town of Canóvanas to support the initiatives of Para La Naturaleza organization. About 42 employees accompanied by our leaders Víctor J. Haddock, chief financial officer, and Liliana Rivera, vice president of accounting and finance, collaborated on this beautiful project.
Triple-S Foundation takes volunteers to Banco de Alimentos
Thanks to the initiative of the Triple-S Foundation to reduce food insecurity in Puerto Rico, Triple-S brought its volunteers from the Di Presente program to the Banco de Alimentos. They perform various administrative tasks, stock food in the store and make boxes for food delivery to communities. The commitment of our volunteer employees to serve our most in need communities always makes a difference.
Read children stories to sensitize children to dementia among grandparents
Triple-S, Dementia Friends Puerto Rico, the Alzheimer Association and the Caguas “Criollo” Center for Science and Technology (C3Tec) organized the reading of “Por qué mi abuelita es diferente” (Why is My Grandmother Different) with a group of children aged 7-13 to promote awareness about Dementia and the inclusion of people with these conditions.
Triple-S Vida volunteers visit the Abu’s
Triple-S Foundation and the organization Plenitud arrived together at Las Marías town with a group of Triple-S Vida volunteers to assist in the program “Amo mis Abu’s” to help various homes of elderly adults who live alone and under critical conditions. Thanks to our collaboration, the elderly was covered with basic needs, and their houses were conditioned with cleanliness and organization for a better life quality.
A $20,000 donation for emergency relief
In an effort to support the Juana Matos community in Cataño, who were affected by heavy rains and floods, the Triple-S Foundation donated $20,000 to provide them with food and basic essential items. A few organizations joined this initiative, including Asociación de Exempleados en Acción, Inc. (AESA), the San Juan Lions Club and the Comedor de la Kennedy, who continue helping families who lost everything in their homes and giving companionship to the elderly adults who are alone during the afternoons.
Generous donation of $1 million from GuideWell to Triple-S Foundation
GuideWell, the new parent company of Triple-S, made a generous donation of $1 million to the Triple-S Foundation to support non-profit organizations and projects focused on mitigating food insecurity and social isolation of vulnerable populations in Puerto Rico.
Triple-S Foundation donates $150,000
Triple-S Foundation contributes $150,000 to six non-profit organizations throughout Puerto Rico: Esperanza para la Vejez; Nuestra Escuela; Plenitud PR; PRYMED; Waves Ahead; Science and Education Research Foundation. These organizations will carry out specific projects for vulnerable populations with limited economic resources who live alone, suffer from chronic conditions, and need support to have food security and emotional well-being.
Municipality of Loíza beomes a Dementia Friends
Loíza joins the Dementia Friends initiative to become the first municipality to be trained to improve the life quality of its population with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. With this program, the municipality seeks to educate through workshops sponsored by Triple-S and the Alzheimer’s Association the community and religious leaders, caregivers and family members to recognize the symptoms and be able to assist them efficiently.