LA PICA COMMUNITY CONVERSION

Our project is designed to convert a 350 acre incarceration facility in Puerto Rico into a center for training and skills development. Our vision is a positive, community-wide investment in workforce development and education.

La Pica

now…

Our Vision…

WHAT IS LA PICA?

An opportunity to:

  • Dramatically and positively impact the lives of this community through innovative education, occupational skills training, and community building. 

  • Provide our most at-risk youth with meaningful education and life-long work skills, alongside adults engaged in pathways toward occupation. 

  • Engage seniors to make a positive contribution in a supportive environment

  • Create a pathway to academic success through involvement in athletics.

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

  • United Clergy Task Force

  • Athletic Pathways to Academics - Jimmie Bell

  • The Consortium for Worker Education

  • The Children's Village

  • Family Residences and Essential Enterprises