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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.

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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!

OUR MISSION

To enhance the functioning and self-sufficiency of marginalized communities and to help prevent family disintegration.

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Mission
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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

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Executive Team

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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 

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Board of Directors

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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 

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WE’RE OPEN:

Monday - Saturday 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

VISIT US

145 W 15th Street New York,

NY 10011

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Tel: 212-924-6320

Fax: 646.306-0513

Email: dbenitez@prfi.org

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