{"id":12819,"date":"2022-11-02T13:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicdarkthemes.com\/themes\/charity-foundation\/wp\/demo\/charity-foundation\/?page_id=12819"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:53:13","slug":"our-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgestocommunity.org\/es\/our-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestros Programas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12819\" class=\"elementor elementor-12819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0bf541 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0bf541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d618c7f\" data-id=\"d618c7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f56f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f56f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c2d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79c2d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NUESTROS PROGRAMAS<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3051174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3051174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us make an impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a2b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67a2b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b9b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03b9b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b38b5d\" data-id=\"8b38b5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42edea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b42edea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cb338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40cb338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBridges to Community engages in sustainable community development by forming long-term relationships with communities affected by poverty, listening and responding directly to the needs of the communities, and engaging volunteers to collaborate on meaningful projects in housing, education, health, and economic development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a030c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0a030c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMICROFINANCING &amp; AGRICULTURE LOANS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBridges to Community seeks to establish an agricultural loan fund that will provide low-interest, harvest-based loans to farming families in El Yaque, San Juan, who lack access to traditional credit. The fund will offer essential capital for seeds, tools, equipment, and technical assistance from a local agricultural engineer, with repayments structured around harvest cycles to ensure sustainability and continued support for other families. In addition to financial access, the program will deliver training and technical guidance to promote efficient, climate-resilient farming practices, crop diversification, and environmentally responsible technologies. By strengthening local agriculture, the initiative aims to increase household incomes, improve nutrition, create employment opportunities, and reduce migration driven by economic hardship and climate challenges.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cf138 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14cf138\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-8ba10e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-givewp_campaign\" data-id=\"8ba10e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"givewp_campaign.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-givewp-campaign-block data-attributes=\"{\"campaignid\":\"32\",\"showimage\":true,\"showdescription\":true,\"showgoal\":true}\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f163bf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f163bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"EDUCATION\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e02556d\" data-id=\"e02556d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11baefd elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"11baefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-reader\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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Education, and Environmental Leadership Program in the communities of Gajo Largo, Corocitos, and La Guama, supporting young adults who face financial and structural barriers to opportunity. Through a pilot scholarship initiative, select youth will receive comprehensive support to pursue locally available higher education or technical training in the San Juan province, covering essential costs and providing academic oversight, mentorship, community service, and cultural exchange with visiting North American volunteers\u2014ensuring graduates return prepared to serve their communities and reduce regional brain drain. In parallel, BTC will form youth-led environmental brigades, empowering approximately 20 local young people as ecological promoters through environmental education, leadership training, and hands-on projects addressing urgent regional challenges such as drought, poor waste management, water access, and deforestation. These brigades will lead community workshops, organize cleanups, reforestation efforts, and water-related initiatives, and collaborate with schools, health posts, local government, and volunteers. Together, these efforts strengthen youth leadership, expand access to education, promote environmental resilience, and generate long-term social, economic, and environmental benefits for the entire community.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-302b2ae elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"302b2ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f2fa25\" data-id=\"4f2fa25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c61ebe e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c61ebe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0feaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-givewp_campaign\" data-id=\"f0feaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"givewp_campaign.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-givewp-campaign-block data-attributes=\"{\"campaignid\":\"33\",\"showimage\":true,\"showdescription\":true,\"showgoal\":true}\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef408a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-givewp_campaign\" data-id=\"ef408a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"givewp_campaign.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-givewp-campaign-block data-attributes=\"{\"campaignid\":\"59\",\"showimage\":true,\"showdescription\":true,\"showgoal\":true}\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc53d7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fc53d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"INFRASTRUCTURE&amp;SANITATION\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a93f8\" data-id=\"76a93f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbe1e0 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"edbe1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-house-user\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M570.69,236.27,512,184.44V48a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H432a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V99.67L314.78,10.3C308.5,4.61,296.53,0,288,0s-20.46,4.61-26.74,10.3l-256,226A18.27,18.27,0,0,0,0,248.2a18.64,18.64,0,0,0,4.09,10.71L25.5,282.7a21.14,21.14,0,0,0,12,5.3,21.67,21.67,0,0,0,10.69-4.11l15.9-14V480a32,32,0,0,0,32,32H480a32,32,0,0,0,32-32V269.88l15.91,14A21.94,21.94,0,0,0,538.63,288a20.89,20.89,0,0,0,11.87-5.31l21.41-23.81A21.64,21.64,0,0,0,576,248.19,21,21,0,0,0,570.69,236.27ZM288,176a64,64,0,1,1-64,64A64,64,0,0,1,288,176ZM400,448H176a16,16,0,0,1-16-16,96,96,0,0,1,96-96h64a96,96,0,0,1,96,96A16,16,0,0,1,400,448Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINFRASTRUCTURE &amp; SANITATION\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Infrastructure &amp; Sanitation Program supports families who do not require new home construction but need essential repairs to improve safety, hygiene, and overall living conditions. For these households, BTC provides targeted infrastructure improvements such as structural repairs, security enhancements, water filtration, and exterior painting, particularly when existing homes are larger than the BTC housing model. In addition, the program addresses critical sanitation needs, as many families lack a private or safe latrine, rely on deteriorated or shared facilities, and face increased health and environmental risks. 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