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All Federal Grant Awards
Cooperative Agreement NH28CE003049
Award Date
12/31/20
Completion Date
9/29/25
Dollars Obligated
$750K
Overview
Activity
8
Transactions
8
Subawards
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Funding Federal Agency
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Financial Resources
Awardee
Sabana Grande Community & Economic Development Saced Corp (YGEQUJ1SGNA9)
Federal Grant Program
93.276
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Puerto Rico
Update #1
Update #2
COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS.
Posted 12/10/20
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COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS. - COMMUNITY OVERVIEW THE COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMPASS PROJECT AREA IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA GRANDE, FOUNDED IN 1813, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO, NORTH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS AND GUANICA, SOUTH OF MARICAO AND WEST OF YAUCO, AND IT COVERS AN AREA OF 35.89 SQUARE MILES. ITS POPULATION IS 23,610, THAT IS 658 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. 5,030 (21.3%) OF THE POPULATION ARE UNDER DE AGE OF 18; 13,735 (58.1%) BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 65; AND 4.845 (20.6%) OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN IS 12,454 FEMALE AND 11,156 MALE. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $14,877, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND WITH 49% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 16.9%. POPULATION BY ETHNICITY IS 23,558 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 52 NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO. THE SABANA GRANDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES 4 SCHOOLS, 1 HIGH SCHOOL, 2 MIX ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 1 ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,825 STUDENTS SERVED. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATES 5 SCHOOLS (3 OF THEM CATHOLIC) FOR A TOTAL OF 623 STUDENTS. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS PRACTICE CATHOLICISM, FOLLOW BY PROTESTANTISM. THE CULTURE OF THE RESIDENTS IS A MELTING POT OF THE INDIAN, AFRICAN AND SPANISH TRADITIONS, INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN TRADITIONS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN 1898; AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SINCE 1917. ORIGINALLY, THE TOWN ECONOMY WAS BASED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE 1950'S, THE STATE GOVERNMENT CREATED A PROGRAM PROVIDING FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND PROGRESS. IN THE 1970'S, AS TAX INCENTIVES EXPIRED, MANY CLOSED OPERATIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE. FURTHER, FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS WERE EXTENDED TO THE ISLAND CREATING DEPENDENCY. SABANA GRANDE WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SITUATION, LOSING MANY MANUFACTURING JOBS. TODAY SABANA GRANDE IS FACING THE HAVOC OF THE ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE ISLAND. PUERTO RICO IS BATTLING ITS MOST DEVASTATING ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ITS MODERN HISTORY. AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY FINANCES OF THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT ARE BEING MANAGED BY A FISCAL BOARD APPOINTED BY CONGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ISLAND WAS HIT BY TWO HURRICANES, IRMA AND MARIA, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS CONFRONTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORST POWER OUTAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. SADLY, ON JANUARY 7 ,2020 OUR AREA WAS AFFECTED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE THAT DESTROY ANY HOMES IN OUR TOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ACTIVE SEISMIC ACTIVITY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS WORSENED OUR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OUR CITY STATE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 50%. HEALTH, EDUCATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, WERE BADLY INTERRUPTED AND TODAY ARE STILL NOT WORKING IN FULL CAPACITY. STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT ITS LOWEST. MANY MIGRATED LEAVING BEHIND A SENIOR, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INSURED POPULATION. ONLY ALCOHOL RETAILERS ARE BOOMING SINCE THE STATE HAS LAXED REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY. RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO ARE CONFRONTING EXTREME SOCIAL STRESS, AND THE SAME SITUATION REFLECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK AND A SURGE IN OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS CONSUMPTION HAS BECOME THE NEW THREAT.
$125.0k
7/28/24
Not listed
COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS. - COMMUNITY OVERVIEW THE COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMPASS PROJECT AREA IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA GRANDE, FOUNDED IN 1813, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO, NORTH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS AND GUANICA, SOUTH OF MARICAO AND WEST OF YAUCO, AND IT COVERS AN AREA OF 35.89 SQUARE MILES. ITS POPULATION IS 23,610, THAT IS 658 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. 5,030 (21.3%) OF THE POPULATION ARE UNDER DE AGE OF 18; 13,735 (58.1%) BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 65; AND 4.845 (20.6%) OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN IS 12,454 FEMALE AND 11,156 MALE. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $14,877, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND WITH 49% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 16.9%. POPULATION BY ETHNICITY IS 23,558 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 52 NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO. THE SABANA GRANDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES 4 SCHOOLS, 1 HIGH SCHOOL, 2 MIX ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 1 ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,825 STUDENTS SERVED. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATES 5 SCHOOLS (3 OF THEM CATHOLIC) FOR A TOTAL OF 623 STUDENTS. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS PRACTICE CATHOLICISM, FOLLOW BY PROTESTANTISM. THE CULTURE OF THE RESIDENTS IS A MELTING POT OF THE INDIAN, AFRICAN AND SPANISH TRADITIONS, INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN TRADITIONS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN 1898; AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SINCE 1917. ORIGINALLY, THE TOWN ECONOMY WAS BASED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE 1950'S, THE STATE GOVERNMENT CREATED A PROGRAM PROVIDING FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND PROGRESS. IN THE 1970'S, AS TAX INCENTIVES EXPIRED, MANY CLOSED OPERATIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE. FURTHER, FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS WERE EXTENDED TO THE ISLAND CREATING DEPENDENCY. SABANA GRANDE WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SITUATION, LOSING MANY MANUFACTURING JOBS. TODAY SABANA GRANDE IS FACING THE HAVOC OF THE ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE ISLAND. PUERTO RICO IS BATTLING ITS MOST DEVASTATING ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ITS MODERN HISTORY. AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY FINANCES OF THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT ARE BEING MANAGED BY A FISCAL BOARD APPOINTED BY CONGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ISLAND WAS HIT BY TWO HURRICANES, IRMA AND MARIA, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS CONFRONTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORST POWER OUTAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. SADLY, ON JANUARY 7 ,2020 OUR AREA WAS AFFECTED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE THAT DESTROY ANY HOMES IN OUR TOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ACTIVE SEISMIC ACTIVITY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS WORSENED OUR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OUR CITY STATE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 50%. HEALTH, EDUCATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, WERE BADLY INTERRUPTED AND TODAY ARE STILL NOT WORKING IN FULL CAPACITY. STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT ITS LOWEST. MANY MIGRATED LEAVING BEHIND A SENIOR, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INSURED POPULATION. ONLY ALCOHOL RETAILERS ARE BOOMING SINCE THE STATE HAS LAXED REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY. RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO ARE CONFRONTING EXTREME SOCIAL STRESS, AND THE SAME SITUATION REFLECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK AND A SURGE IN OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS CONSUMPTION HAS BECOME THE NEW THREAT.
$125.0k
7/9/23
Not listed
COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS. - COMMUNITY OVERVIEW THE COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMPASS PROJECT AREA IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA GRANDE, FOUNDED IN 1813, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO, NORTH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS AND GUANICA, SOUTH OF MARICAO AND WEST OF YAUCO, AND IT COVERS AN AREA OF 35.89 SQUARE MILES. ITS POPULATION IS 23,610, THAT IS 658 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. 5,030 (21.3%) OF THE POPULATION ARE UNDER DE AGE OF 18; 13,735 (58.1%) BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 65; AND 4.845 (20.6%) OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN IS 12,454 FEMALE AND 11,156 MALE. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $14,877, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND WITH 49% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 16.9%. POPULATION BY ETHNICITY IS 23,558 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 52 NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO. THE SABANA GRANDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES 4 SCHOOLS, 1 HIGH SCHOOL, 2 MIX ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 1 ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,825 STUDENTS SERVED. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATES 5 SCHOOLS (3 OF THEM CATHOLIC) FOR A TOTAL OF 623 STUDENTS. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS PRACTICE CATHOLICISM, FOLLOW BY PROTESTANTISM. THE CULTURE OF THE RESIDENTS IS A MELTING POT OF THE INDIAN, AFRICAN AND SPANISH TRADITIONS, INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN TRADITIONS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN 1898; AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SINCE 1917. ORIGINALLY, THE TOWN ECONOMY WAS BASED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE 1950'S, THE STATE GOVERNMENT CREATED A PROGRAM PROVIDING FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND PROGRESS. IN THE 1970'S, AS TAX INCENTIVES EXPIRED, MANY CLOSED OPERATIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE. FURTHER, FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS WERE EXTENDED TO THE ISLAND CREATING DEPENDENCY. SABANA GRANDE WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SITUATION, LOSING MANY MANUFACTURING JOBS. TODAY SABANA GRANDE IS FACING THE HAVOC OF THE ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE ISLAND. PUERTO RICO IS BATTLING ITS MOST DEVASTATING ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ITS MODERN HISTORY. AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY FINANCES OF THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT ARE BEING MANAGED BY A FISCAL BOARD APPOINTED BY CONGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ISLAND WAS HIT BY TWO HURRICANES, IRMA AND MARIA, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS CONFRONTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORST POWER OUTAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. SADLY, ON JANUARY 7 ,2020 OUR AREA WAS AFFECTED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE THAT DESTROY ANY HOMES IN OUR TOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ACTIVE SEISMIC ACTIVITY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS WORSENED OUR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OUR CITY STATE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 50%. HEALTH, EDUCATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, WERE BADLY INTERRUPTED AND TODAY ARE STILL NOT WORKING IN FULL CAPACITY. STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT ITS LOWEST. MANY MIGRATED LEAVING BEHIND A SENIOR, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INSURED POPULATION. ONLY ALCOHOL RETAILERS ARE BOOMING SINCE THE STATE HAS LAXED REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY. RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO ARE CONFRONTING EXTREME SOCIAL STRESS, AND THE SAME SITUATION REFLECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK AND A SURGE IN OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS CONSUMPTION HAS BECOME THE NEW THREAT.
$125.0k
7/9/22
Not listed
COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS. - COMMUNITY OVERVIEW THE COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMPASS PROJECT AREA IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA GRANDE, FOUNDED IN 1813, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO, NORTH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS AND GUANICA, SOUTH OF MARICAO AND WEST OF YAUCO, AND IT COVERS AN AREA OF 35.89 SQUARE MILES. ITS POPULATION IS 23,610, THAT IS 658 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. 5,030 (21.3%) OF THE POPULATION ARE UNDER DE AGE OF 18; 13,735 (58.1%) BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 65; AND 4.845 (20.6%) OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN IS 12,454 FEMALE AND 11,156 MALE. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $14,877, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND WITH 49% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 16.9%. POPULATION BY ETHNICITY IS 23,558 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 52 NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO. THE SABANA GRANDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES 4 SCHOOLS, 1 HIGH SCHOOL, 2 MIX ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 1 ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,825 STUDENTS SERVED. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATES 5 SCHOOLS (3 OF THEM CATHOLIC) FOR A TOTAL OF 623 STUDENTS. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS PRACTICE CATHOLICISM, FOLLOW BY PROTESTANTISM. THE CULTURE OF THE RESIDENTS IS A MELTING POT OF THE INDIAN, AFRICAN AND SPANISH TRADITIONS, INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN TRADITIONS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN 1898; AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SINCE 1917. ORIGINALLY, THE TOWN ECONOMY WAS BASED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE 1950'S, THE STATE GOVERNMENT CREATED A PROGRAM PROVIDING FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND PROGRESS. IN THE 1970'S, AS TAX INCENTIVES EXPIRED, MANY CLOSED OPERATIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE. FURTHER, FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS WERE EXTENDED TO THE ISLAND CREATING DEPENDENCY. SABANA GRANDE WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SITUATION, LOSING MANY MANUFACTURING JOBS. TODAY SABANA GRANDE IS FACING THE HAVOC OF THE ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE ISLAND. PUERTO RICO IS BATTLING ITS MOST DEVASTATING ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ITS MODERN HISTORY. AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY FINANCES OF THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT ARE BEING MANAGED BY A FISCAL BOARD APPOINTED BY CONGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ISLAND WAS HIT BY TWO HURRICANES, IRMA AND MARIA, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS CONFRONTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORST POWER OUTAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. SADLY, ON JANUARY 7 ,2020 OUR AREA WAS AFFECTED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE THAT DESTROY ANY HOMES IN OUR TOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ACTIVE SEISMIC ACTIVITY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS WORSENED OUR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OUR CITY STATE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 50%. HEALTH, EDUCATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, WERE BADLY INTERRUPTED AND TODAY ARE STILL NOT WORKING IN FULL CAPACITY. STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT ITS LOWEST. MANY MIGRATED LEAVING BEHIND A SENIOR, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INSURED POPULATION. ONLY ALCOHOL RETAILERS ARE BOOMING SINCE THE STATE HAS LAXED REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY. RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO ARE CONFRONTING EXTREME SOCIAL STRESS, AND THE SAME SITUATION REFLECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK AND A SURGE IN OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS CONSUMPTION HAS BECOME THE NEW THREAT.
$125.0k
7/9/22
Not listed
COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OF SABANA GRANDE COMPASS. - COMMUNITY OVERVIEW THE COALITION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMPASS PROJECT AREA IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF SABANA GRANDE, FOUNDED IN 1813, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO, NORTH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAJAS AND GUANICA, SOUTH OF MARICAO AND WEST OF YAUCO, AND IT COVERS AN AREA OF 35.89 SQUARE MILES. ITS POPULATION IS 23,610, THAT IS 658 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. 5,030 (21.3%) OF THE POPULATION ARE UNDER DE AGE OF 18; 13,735 (58.1%) BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 65; AND 4.845 (20.6%) OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE GENDER BREAKDOWN IS 12,454 FEMALE AND 11,156 MALE. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $14,877, WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND WITH 49% OF ITS POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 16.9%. POPULATION BY ETHNICITY IS 23,558 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 52 NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO. THE SABANA GRANDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATES 4 SCHOOLS, 1 HIGH SCHOOL, 2 MIX ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 1 ELEMENTARY, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,825 STUDENTS SERVED. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATES 5 SCHOOLS (3 OF THEM CATHOLIC) FOR A TOTAL OF 623 STUDENTS. MOST OF THE RESIDENTS PRACTICE CATHOLICISM, FOLLOW BY PROTESTANTISM. THE CULTURE OF THE RESIDENTS IS A MELTING POT OF THE INDIAN, AFRICAN AND SPANISH TRADITIONS, INFLUENCED BY AMERICAN TRADITIONS SINCE THE ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN 1898; AND VERY PROUD OF THEIR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP SINCE 1917. ORIGINALLY, THE TOWN ECONOMY WAS BASED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE 1950'S, THE STATE GOVERNMENT CREATED A PROGRAM PROVIDING FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND PROGRESS. IN THE 1970'S, AS TAX INCENTIVES EXPIRED, MANY CLOSED OPERATIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE. FURTHER, FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS WERE EXTENDED TO THE ISLAND CREATING DEPENDENCY. SABANA GRANDE WAS NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS SITUATION, LOSING MANY MANUFACTURING JOBS. TODAY SABANA GRANDE IS FACING THE HAVOC OF THE ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE ISLAND. PUERTO RICO IS BATTLING ITS MOST DEVASTATING ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ITS MODERN HISTORY. AFTER DECLARING BANKRUPTCY FINANCES OF THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT ARE BEING MANAGED BY A FISCAL BOARD APPOINTED BY CONGRESS. ON SEPTEMBER 2017, THE ISLAND WAS HIT BY TWO HURRICANES, IRMA AND MARIA, BECOMING ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS CONFRONTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORST POWER OUTAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. SADLY, ON JANUARY 7 ,2020 OUR AREA WAS AFFECTED BY A STRONG EARTHQUAKE THAT DESTROY ANY HOMES IN OUR TOWN AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. SINCE THAT DAY WE HAVE ACTIVE SEISMIC ACTIVITY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS WORSENED OUR ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OUR CITY STATE POLICE FORCE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 50%. HEALTH, EDUCATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, WERE BADLY INTERRUPTED AND TODAY ARE STILL NOT WORKING IN FULL CAPACITY. STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTIONS ARE AT ITS LOWEST. MANY MIGRATED LEAVING BEHIND A SENIOR, MEDICARE/MEDICAID INSURED POPULATION. ONLY ALCOHOL RETAILERS ARE BOOMING SINCE THE STATE HAS LAXED REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMY. RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO ARE CONFRONTING EXTREME SOCIAL STRESS, AND THE SAME SITUATION REFLECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT YOUTH ARE CONSTANTLY AT RISK AND A SURGE IN OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS CONSUMPTION HAS BECOME THE NEW THREAT.
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10/25/21