Social

Vimienti is a one stop center based theoretically in the two generation approach.  The Two Generation Approach is an antipoverty initiative that provides support for both children and their parents together. This approach has proven effective at breaking children and their families free from the traps of poverty and empowering them to live up to their full potential. This approach allows parents and their children to receive services, support and opportunities for learning and empowerment - all in the direction of helping families achieve a better future.

The Social Area is the center and the glue for this services model.  We recruit the entire family, to walk with them in their path to break the cycle of poverty, knowing the family’s needs, creating an action plan and helping them navigating and addressing all the traps of poverty.   The principal services of the social area are:

The Healthy and Ready to Learn (HRL) Program aims to address undiagnosed and untreated health conditions that undermine the capacity of low-income children to learn and function successfully in school and beyond. The team identifies health-related barriers to learning, including asthma; vision, hearing, and dental problems; behavioral/mental health challenges; and hunger. Healthy and Ready to Learn goes beyond simply identifying health barriers to learning. It connects with, trains, and empowers parents, teachers and community-based health care providers to produce the outcomes that matter most for children from low-income families. These outcomes include: improved management of health challenges that are barriers to learning, improved school attendance, fewer behavioral incidents that interfere with learning, and ultimately improved academic performance.  The social area also integrates activities for physical, social, recreational and preventive development that promotes healthy behaviors and positive relationships within the family and in the community.