CollaborativePR

The CollaborativePR is a group of six foundations that have joined forces and resources to increase educational success for students in Loíza’s public high school. CollaborativePR works to support and promote Loíza’s students successful completion of high school and motivate them to continue with a post-secondary education and graduation from a university or other education programs through:

• University life planning
• Strengthening socio-emotional skills
• Improving academic achievement

The CollaborativePR has built a coalition of collaborators from various sectors to achieve its goals. It is supported by representatives of high schools, communities, municipalities, nonprofits, universities and the Puerto Rico Department of Education.

The foundations have been investing together since 2010. The first three years they supported a group of seven nonprofit organizations serving educational purposes, including at-risk youth and alternative schools. These organizations were: Alianza para la Educación Alternativa, Centro Esperanza, Instituto Nueva Escuela, Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo, Nuestra Escuela, Sapientis, and SER de Puerto Rico. The initial grants were for capacity building in the areas of financial sustainability and program evaluation. In 2014, the group decided to turn from a grant-making model to an outcomes-driven initiative, targeting the improvement of a specific group of participants in Loíza.