What is Vimenti?
From its community-based hub, Vimenti delivers high-quality, student-centered education alongside workforce development and comprehensive family support. Together, these services generate sustainable outcomes and build long-term pathways to family stability, well-being, and economic mobility.
To amplify its impact, Vimenti strengthens and expands the core components of its model by connecting communities to resources and opportunities creating the conditions for families to thrive.
To amplify its impact, Vimenti strengthens and expands the core components of its model by connecting communities to resources and opportunities creating the conditions for families to thrive.
Vimenti Summary of Services
- Evaluation of families with action plans
- 100% Families with action plans
- Follow-up to families at least once a month
- Health services screening to students: Psychometric, vision and hearing, student eyeglasses, oral health, workshops.
- Employability and Careers Program
- Breakfast for the whole family of Vimenti School
Workforce Development
Our Leadership
Bárbara Rivera Batista
Executive Director
Loyda Díaz León
Data and Compliance Manager
Limaris Aponte García
Workforce Director
Karina Vélez Rivera
Executive Assistant
Executive Director
Loyda Díaz León
Data and Compliance Manager
Limaris Aponte García
Workforce Director
Karina Vélez Rivera
Executive Assistant
Lola Yglesias Quiñones
Incubation and Expansion Director
Gustavo Chico Bermúdez
Data and Compliance Manager
Mildred Antuna Arroyo
Marketing Communication Director
Wilfredo Damiani Echevarría
Social Area Director
Paola Ortíz Santiago
Communications and Engagement Specialist
Incubation and Expansion Director
Gustavo Chico Bermúdez
Data and Compliance Manager
Mildred Antuna Arroyo
Marketing Communication Director
Wilfredo Damiani Echevarría
Social Area Director
Paola Ortíz Santiago
Communications and Engagement Specialist
Cristina Salazar Piñeiro
Government Affairs Manager
Mary Lou Canting Cordero
Afterschool Director
Olga Cristina Fernández Rivera
Strategic Partnership Manager
Jazmín Nieves
Human Resources Director
Government Affairs Manager
Mary Lou Canting Cordero
Afterschool Director
Olga Cristina Fernández Rivera
Strategic Partnership Manager
Jazmín Nieves
Human Resources Director
Vimenti Core Areas
Born through collaboration between Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico and the Youth Development Institute; Vimenti encompasses three core areas 1) Education, 2) Social and 3) Economic Opportunities. Recognizing that family is key to a child’s academic success, the Vimenti models enrolls the whole family, providing case management, emotional intelligence support, and health and wellness complementary services.
At Vimenti, education is the bedrock of our mission. We are committed to consistently improve and strengthening our abilities to help children advance to mastery in all aspects of the learning process. Education is the cornerstone for breaking the cycle of poverty.
The Economic Area aims to increase the opportunities for children, youth and their family to acquire or develop a job. With this we help igniting a micro ecosystem to foster economic mobility in low-income communities.
It will tackle three economic development opportunities: (1) business ideas and entrepreneurial mindset creation, (2) legitimization of informal economic activities, and (3) micro and small businesses growth. These three areas respond to the major challenges that low-income communities face as they strive for economic stability and improvement.
It will tackle three economic development opportunities: (1) business ideas and entrepreneurial mindset creation, (2) legitimization of informal economic activities, and (3) micro and small businesses growth. These three areas respond to the major challenges that low-income communities face as they strive for economic stability and improvement.