Techos PA' MI gente mission is to improve the quality of life of the members of the community through the RE-building of roofs or homes affected by a natural disaster, based on human rights and the…

Techos PA' MI gente mission is to improve the quality of life of the members of the community through the RE-building of roofs or homes affected by a natural disaster, based on human rights and the principles of solidarity, self-sustainability, alliances and community volunteerism. The proposed vista project aligns with the elimination of poverty and empowerment of communities through: 1. Repairing homes according to building guidelines which will result in stable healthy environments. 2. Training opportunities to community members on carpentry and masonry which will prepare them on both participation in the disaster recovery and the acquisition of skills that will open job opportunities for them. 3. Developing alimentary sustainability initiatives through urban community vegetable gardens, home vegetable gardens, workshops for learning basic agriculture techniques to grow their own food, to ready with food supplies in case of any emergency where the food chain could be affected. The vista project will seek to engage the community members to become part of the volunteer teams, developing awareness on the amount of families that need help to recover, providing training and volunteer working opportunities throughout the year. The vista project expects to keep benefiting families that have not yet recovered properly from the natural disaster in puerto rico, an approximate of 150 direct people per year and 300 to 400 indirect individuals benefit from the recovery of their neighbor or relative as well. Therefore, based on the corporation for national and community service focus area, we aim to provide better economic opportunities and a healthy future for the people in need of better housing. Ten vista members and a vista leader will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as: 1. Managing the development and execution of promotional campaigns to give exposure to the organization. 2. Creating a digital content bank to be available for the use of the webpage, the social media and any educational or promotional material related to the organization and its projects. 3. Managing and updating webpage content weekly, and social media daily according to the various projects and activities performed by the organization. 4. Coordinating educational opportunities for volunteers and community members that are aligned to the mission of the organization. 5. Elaborating a fundraising plan for the organization; short and long term. 6. Serving as a human link between the organization and the people they serve, creating a standard of communications to keep communities informed of our work in their areas. 7. Facilitating the sorting process through needs assessment strategies and allowing the organization to promptly identify urgent cases. 8. Coordinating virtual or in-place activities in the western region of puerto rico in order to recruit, motivate and train volunteers. 9. Coordinating virtual or in-place activities in the eastern region of puerto rico in order to recruit, motivate and train volunteers. 10. Developing sustainable agriculture initiatives for disadvantaged communities. All these is expected to be completed in a 1 to 3 years time frame.