About the PLCC
Established and incorporated in 1992, PLCC is a non-profit, charitable organization with a two-fold mission:
First, to improve the quality of life for the residents of Palmas del Mar and its outlying community through social, cultural, charitable, and service oriented programs. Our efforts and fundraising are to support schools, shelters, and charitable organizations through donations of both time and financial assistance.
Secondly, our mission is to provide a social forum where residents of Palmas Del Mar and the surrounding areas can meet others, learn about the community, and feel welcome.
Charities We Support
Members of the Outreach Ministry provide meals and other necessities to those in need in all our surrounding areas
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The Church through their “Christian Love Ministry” provides support, food and other necessities for the poor in the Buena Vista neighborhood. They work closely with a network of between 18-20 churches in the Humacao area. Currently, the Church distributes food for approximately 50 families on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Our goal is to help supplement & provide food the first Thursday of the month.
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Provides educational services in music, psychological support, nutrition &
training for children from low-income families in Loiza.
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Their mission is to restore and conserve coral reefs through technology
and community education, including a designated site in collaboration with TPA.
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A soup kitchen in downtown Humacao, sponsored by Iglesia Evangelica Unida de PR, Ministry of Social Action. Volunteers feed up to 60 people M-F.
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Centro Madre Teresa de Calcutta center is a safe haven that serves 600 plates of food weekly. Volunteers also deliver more than 150 plates to homebound individuals, 300 per week. In addition, “Colmado Solidario”, they have a program that provides nutritious snacks to children, distributed to schools, homes, and community centers. The “Pasarela” is a thrift shop that offers affordable clothing, household items, and other goods.
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Members of the Local Outreach Program provide support to women and widows by helping with household repairs, in addition to community initiatives such as bookbag drives and Christmas gift boxes.
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An angel who lives in Buena Vista and devotes her life to providing basic
necessities, food, clothing and support to those in need including the homeless & homebound, from newborns to the elderly.
A home away from home for families whose children are
hospitalized.
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Palmas Animal Welfare group was organized to address the stray and abandoned pets in Puerto Rico. Their mission is to assist in reuniting lost pets with owners, finding forever homes for abandoned pets, and lower the overall stray population with spay and neuter for all animals in Puerto Rico.
Funding is provided by generous donors to cover food, veterinary, and transportation costs.
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Not currently a formal school but, the director provides
services to deaf children & adults Island-wide
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Te Amo PR is a nonprofit that is primarily a volunteer “Pay It Forward” organization. It works to help low income families in need. They provide disaster relief/recovery in Puerto Rico by repairing roofs and organizing farmer brigades. They have a program to provide teens a way out of the poverty cycle by teaching them financial literacy.
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Fundacion Dr. Petion Rivera's Mission is to support patients with cancer and their families, through financial support, advocacy, and coordination of services with other organizations.
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Following the Montessori philosophy, the mission of this school is to provide quality, inclusive and trauma-sensitive education to support children from the community as well as those residing in institutions and under State custody, such as those at Hogar Cuna San Cristobal and Fundacion Hogar Ninito Jesus. According to their website, they are serving 55 children ranging in age from 0-9 years, 20 of them from foster care.
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Provides shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their children Island-wide since 1993 as well as legal services, counseling to 1,500 survivors annually.
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Transitioned from a shelter for neglected/abused children to a shelter for women survivors of domestic violence and their children.
An orphanage in Caguas housing newborns and children up to age 7.
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A local soup kitchen preparing 50+ hot meals daily M-F to homeless and other needy residents of Humacao. Provides shower/bathroom facilities as well.
The Palmas Academy
An independent non-profit school educating PK to 12th grade students
from Palmas, Humacao and other local communities. Their mission is to offer a world-class education in a safe, positive, and supportive environment that will foster scholarship, creativity, self-discipline, independent thinking, leadership and will promote values for living in a culturally diverse world.
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Levantando is a nonprofit organization that provides shared equipment & resources to small, agroecological (organic method) traditional farmers of Puerto Rico. They supply bee hives, equipment, and training to farmers. They organize volunteer work days on the farms and provide on-going support to 20+ farms.
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Coqui Charities produces local concerts and artistic programs that highlight Puerto Rican culture and promote the arts. Coqui Charities organizes events which features local talent and fosters the development and appreciation of Puerto Rican artists, including women and children.
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