WELFARE
At Dorado Cares, our commitment to social welfare involves creating a safety net for families facing challenges such as unemployment, housing instability, and mental health issues. We understand that social support is crucial for individuals and families to thrive, and we aim to provide comprehensive resources tailored to their needs. Our programs are designed to empower individuals and foster resilience, but we cannot do it alone. Your contributions will enable us to strengthen our outreach efforts and ultimately enhance the quality of life for those struggling in our communities.
PROGRAMS
Program 10:
Year-End Holiday Gifting 2024
Program Overview
In 2024, Dorado Cares proudly continued its tradition of giving with its Year End Holiday Gifting Program, bringing joy and hope to over 7,000 sick and impoverished children across Puerto Rico for the third consecutive year. By collaborating with community leaders in more than 100 communities and four hospitals, we created a network of support that not only brightened the holiday season but also fostered a sense of unity among the participants. Over the past 26 months, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Dorado community, we have positively impacted the lives of over 20,000 children, ensuring that each child feels valued and cherished during difficult times. A heartfelt thank you goes out to our partners, including Hospital Pediatrico Universitario, San Jorge Children’s Hospital, PR Women and Children’s Hospital, Wilma N. Vazquez Hospital, Fundacion de Nino de PR, and Fundacion Hospital Pediatrico, for their unwavering support in making this initiative a resounding success. A special shout out to Preeti Agarwal from the Dorado community, and her teacup poodle “Cookie” who always has the greatest positive impact with the sick kids, the parents in despair and the phenomenal hospital staff who deal with trauma day and night.
Impact Statements
Program 4:
Dorado Cares Annual Gift
Giving 2023
Program Overview
During the year-end holiday season Dorado Cares doubled down on our gifting program and donated over 5,000 gifts to sick and impoverished children around numerous Barrios in Puerto Rico. This year in order to expand both our reach and impact to those with the greatest need, we partnered with several other established foundations including Waldemiro Velez Soto from Acutas and Stepanie Moore from Foundacion de ninos de Puerto Rico. Through these partnerships we were able to gain access to young children facing challenges in their lives including those hospitalized at San Jorges Childrens Hospital and Puerto Ricos Womens and Childrens Hospital including their Oncology wards. These visits were made extra special for the children because Preeti Agarwal from Angel AI brought along service dog Jax and puppy Cookie to lighten up each of the rooms as we made our way around visiting with these children facing these challenges. A special thanks to Patricia Calderon at San Jorge Childrens Hospital and Gabrield Diaz at Puerto Rico Womens and Childrens Hospital for allowing us access and making us feel welcome.
Impact Statements
Program 2:
Dorado Cares Annual gift giving 2022
Program Overview
In December 2022 Dorado Cares embarked on the first of our planned annual year-end holiday season gifting programs. This recurring program will seek to donate high quality, often educational or inspirational gifts to sick and impoverished children in Puerto Rico around the Christmas and 3-Kings Day celebrations. In our first year we raised $155,000 which enabled us to implement a year-end gift giving drive to provide over 3,000 children aged toddler through 13 years of age with gifts to celebrate the holiday season. To pull off such an expansive giving program we enlisted the help of the Dorado community including children and parents to actively participate in procuring gifts, wrapping gifts and hand delivering gifts into these surrounding struggling communities. We also partnered with the municipalities of Toa Baja and San Jose and several existing foundations operating in Puerto Rico including ACUTAS and Island Corps.
Specific beneficiaries of the 2022 year-end holiday gifting program included:
358 gifts to Sabana Seca ward
474 gifts to Iglesia Sinai at Campanillas ward
greater than 1200 gifts to children attendees at the Toa Baja 3 kings day festivities.
185 children in San Jose
300 gifts to neuro divergent children ages Pre-K to 2nd grade attending title 1 schools at Escuela Agapito Rosario in Vega Baja and Escuela Comunidad Rafael Hernandez in Oriente Hato Rey.
300 children at Villa Calma 1 and 2, and Villa Del Sol.