PUERTO RICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE
PRFI is a Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Social, Educational, and Healthcare Institution servicing all New York City and Puerto Rico Communities.
Welcome! / ¡Bienvenido!
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Empowering Families since 1960
Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc. is based on the principle of people first. We are proud to provide person-centered care to the participants we serve. PRFI’s focus is on the person and their strengths, not their diagnosis or disability. Our support is focused on achieving the person’s aspirations and tailored to the needs and unique circumstances that they present to us.
PUERTO RICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE, INC.
A non-for-profit, multi-program, family-oriented health and human services agency that provides culturally sensitive services to children adults and families in all of New York Communities. We also provide services in Puerto Rico.
We are committed to the elimination of racism, the prevention of violence, and all forms of discrimination. PRFI commitment to the people and communities we serve to assist with empowering and removing barriers of African Americans, Latinos, and all minorities in New York and Puerto Rico. No one is denied services for race, language, sexual orientation, religion, or inability to pay. Our diverse staff is here and ready to help everyone that walks through our doors. WE ARE PRFI!
Is to enhance the functioning and self-sufficiency of diverse marginalized communities and prevent family disintegration.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are practice patterns that each member of PRFI team takes seriously as an essential key to growth and development
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Program Directors
Sonia Gonzalez-Cruz
Head Start Bronx, NY
Lynsey Tucker
Program Director
Health Home-Case Management Services for Adults
Gilberto Sorto Flores
Facilities Manager
Kara Beth Kimble
Program Director
Family Support Services
Barbara Bonhome
Program Director
Home Base Crisis Intervention
Case Management Services for Children & Adolescents
Syed Islam
Residential Programs
Ariel F. Girardi
Human Resources Manager
Executive Team
Charlie Ugarte
Director of Finance
Diana Almanzar
Chief Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer
Maria Larraguibel
VP Behavioral Health Services
Norma Batista
VP Early Education Services
Luis Rodriguez
Chief Executive Officer & President
Board of Directors
Mildred Allen, PhD.
Board Chair
Sonia Villanueva
Vice-Chair
Johanna A. Decelleri
Secretary
Jacqueline Cepeda
Board Member
Emil J. Delgado, Esq.
Board Member
Foundation's President
Caroline Gomez Lassalle, Esq.
Board Member
Michael Khodadadi, Esq.
Board Member
Julio C. Roman
Board Member
Wesley Tashir-Rodriguez
Board Member
Danny Tejada
Board Member
Ann Marie Vazquez
Board Member
Angelina Cabrera
Board Member Emeritus
John Robert
Board Member Emeritus