- 100% of the staff assessment completed and recovery needs identified one day after hurricane Fiona.
- Expanded Mental Health Support for Staff and Families.
- 156 family Completed an assessment and referrals activated the day after the Hurricane.
- Broader community assessment initiated.
- Connected with the community leaders to address highest needs.
- Delivered hot meals delivered for the families and community.
- Initiate and continue hot meal delivery for the families and community.
- Provided access to our facilities to recharge electronic and have access to power.
Impactful Change: Long-Term Solution
- One Stop Shop: Wraparound Services Access for students and families including:
- High-Quality Education Services
- Access to case managers and social services.
- Access to Health and Wellness Services
- Workforce and Entrepreneurship Programs and supports
- Develop the First Workforce Hub – a full resiliency center for
the families and communities providing access to a K-12 School - Data and policy-driven solutions to address child and family poverty.
Our Impact
Hot Meals*
People Served**
Vimenti Families
Vimenti Students
*(breakfast, lunch, dinner) to all students including dinner to participants who attend extended hours
** Number of people served between Vimenti School, afterschool, Family component and adults registered members by year
** Number of people served between Vimenti School, afterschool, Family component and adults registered members by year
What is Vimenti?
VIMENTI is a one stop shop center based in a two generation approach (parents and children) with the mission of eradicate child poverty. Vimenti is a social policy lab to prove a holistic evidence based model that include education, economic and social programs for children and families.
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 economic mobility.
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 economic mobility.
Our Areas
Success Stories
"Vimenti brought many wonderful things to my life"
"Thanks to Vimenti, I see a significant change in my children’s academic progress. Now, we spend more time together as a family and I feel empowered with the necessary skills to have a more effective communication with them. Mornings are also easier and more productive as a mom since I have the chance to have breakfast with my daughter at Vimenti School. The employment program and workshops at Vimenti helped me to find a job and, thereafter, buy a car. These changes in my life have brought other changes, like making happen a family dream of moving from a small apartment to a house with a nice patio. We all have goals and Vimenti pushed me forward to achieve some of them and to continue working hard and dreaming knowing that anything is possible."
-Greyshla M. Cruz García
Research and Policy Lab
Vimenti’s Research and Policy Lab has the overarching purpose of collecting data and conducting research that will inform public policies and practice.
