Economic Opportunity - La Tierra Prometida, Inc. - The Community Agricultural Program (CAP)
I wish to nominate Mr. Jose Anibal Ortiz-Lozada for the National Service Impact Award in the area of economic opportunity for the AmeriCorps*VISTA program of our organization. These are three words to describe nominee, strength, enthusiasm and involved. Considering that our organization is involved with a population of chronic homeless, he’s enhancement of our mission and objective’s to create effective results to mitigate homeleness, has become a model in sustainable organization. The Community Agricultural Program (CAP) as part of this innovative approach addresses the educational and vocational training, job placement and job creation, sole and collaborative social entrepreneurship and most important preparation to acquire permanent housing. Our nominee took upon himself to establish all the compliance regulation to provide the necessary tools in the development of the program and provide the guidelines for self-sustainable approach.
15 comments
Yajaira Santos • almost 14 years ago
Photo #1 - Community activities with participants of transitional housing program (Girl Scout Cookie Day).
Photo #2 & #3 - Community Farmer Market.
Photo #4 - Logo of the Community Farmer Market
Photo #5 - Mr. Jose Anibal Ortiz Lozada receiving Funds granted by Walmart Foundation Fresh Picked Program.
Photo #6 - Logo of the Trade Mark of our agriculture organic products.
angel cordero • almost 14 years ago
Jose Anibal Ortiz Lozada is an exceptional individual who truly gives 200% for the community. I have personally seen reaching out for the needy, the indigent, the homeless, and for those who are less fortunate. I wish we had abut a dozen more Jose Anibals around for a better community. He is our heroe !!!
angel cordero • almost 14 years ago
....and what makes Jose Anibal truly exceptional is how he has been able to overcome his own personal situations to care more for the problems and situations of others. He is a true "brother keeper", and I know in my heart that he is one in a million.
angel cordero • almost 14 years ago
and last, as my mentor in self-sustentability, he is coaching me in the generation of proposals geared towards empowering the community to STOP depending on government funding and to develop the mechanisms, entrepreneurships, and business initiatives that yields productive, independent, law-abiding citizens for our communities without having to depend on government funding. And that is what we need more of.
Sebastian Jimenez • almost 14 years ago
This guys is great a miracle worker in non profit organization
Delimar Mena • almost 14 years ago
He is the man.
chriz ortiz • almost 14 years ago
This is a wonderful program not only because offer shelter for chronic homeless but also give a real opportunity for them to be valuable assets for the communities as specialized farmers. I love the farmers market especially when the partipants are educating the visitors in proper food nutrition
Samuel Perez • almost 14 years ago
Its remarkable the recovery of those homeless participating in the housing program. The use of the agriculture as a form of social integration is a wonderful treatment
Enrique Gonzalez • almost 14 years ago
My english is not so good. Soy vecino del programa de La Tierra Prometida , llevo casi toda mi vida viviendo en Camaseyes. Para nosotros los vecinos ese programa era uno para adictos a drogas. No fue hasta que en octubre pasado paso este Sr Ortiz repartiendo hojas sueltas y nos explico sobre la naturaleza del programa y las cosas que hacían. Junto a mi familia y algunos vecinos fuimos a un día de Mercado y quedamos impresionados con el trabajo, la organización y como se veían los que residen allí. Si no hubiera sido porque Sr Ortiz se ha tomado el tiempo de irnos a visitar la comunidad jamas hubiésemos conocido de esa programa. Necesitamos mas programas así , y mas Sres. Ortiz
Sandra Mercado • almost 14 years ago
Make ur vote count , this organization has a staff with a natural mission to eradicate homeleness in Puerto Rico, Since the arrival of Jose Anibal , the community has become more involved in the program participating in their activities , espacially in the Community Farmers Market
Joanna Rojas • almost 14 years ago
Im very proud of this nomination since a i know the work of Jose Anibal since he was the Regional Director of PRO BONO in Arecibo, always involved in community afirmative action not only as a lawyer but also as human being. Congrats to you
Alvaro Quiroz • almost 14 years ago
Hola mi hermano boricua aun acá en León estamos agradecidos por tus servicios. Tu sabes a que me refiero y luego de ver esa hermosa labor te felicito a ti y la organización que da tan valioso apoyo a los necesitados. Que viva España, que entrego a un hijo como tu
Angela Rodriguez • almost 14 years ago
Era una de esas personas con coraje pensando que no merecía mi fortuna hasta que un día por la calle Comercio de Mayaguez llego este hombre de camisa amarilla con una sonrisa , un abrazo y comida. Para mi en ese momento era un pedazo de cielo porque no probaba comida desde hacia 4 días. Dos semanas después Jose Anibal me conseguía un hogar, al mes recupere mis hijs y 12 meses mas tarde fluía de nuevo mis letras con menos coraje y con mas esperanza. Cuando Jose Anibal se fue a la tierra prometida pensé que se olvidaría de nosotros pero jamas lo hizo. Cada viernes nos reunimos los de la calle y los que vivimos la experiencia para seguir escribiendo. Gracias mi amigo el Vagabundo Azul
Hector Marrero • almost 14 years ago
i love the work done in la Tierra Prometida . The best lettuce mix produce there and all done by homeless person participating in the housing proyect
Maricel Padro • almost 14 years ago
What i like of this program is that the AmeriCorps Vista members work considering the community needs as the one of those who participated in the housing program.