PUERTO RICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE
PRFI is a Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Social, Educational, and Healthcare Institution serving all communities in New York City and Puerto Rico
Welcome! / ¡Bienvenido!
Empowering Families since 1960
Quality Assurances Accreditation by:
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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 each person’s aspirations and tailoring our work to meet their needs and unique circumstances.
PUERTO RICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE, INC.
We are a non-for-profit, multi-program, family-oriented health and human services agency providing culturally affirming services to adults, families, and children in communities across New York City and Puerto Rico.
We are committed to the elimination of all forms of racism and discrimination, and to the prevention of violence. We are committed to empowering underserved, underfunded families and communities, and to removing barriers that block their access to care. No one is denied services for based on race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, religion, or inability to pay.
Our staff are here and ready to help everyone that walks through our doors. WE ARE PRFI!
To enhance the functioning and self-sufficiency of marginalized communities and to help prevent family disintegration.
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Program Directors
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
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
Board of Directors
Johanna A. Decelleri
Board Chair
Sonia Villanueva
Vice-Chair
Jacqueline Cepeda
Board Member
Emil J. Delgado, Esq.
Board Member
Foundation's President
Caroline Gomez Lassalle, 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