Apni Inc

APNI, INC. PROVIDE TRAINING, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, SERVICES AND THE SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES COORDINATORS PROJECT NAME: SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES COORDINATORS, FUNDED BY THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THESE SERVICE COORDINATORS ARE LOCATED IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL REGIONS AT THE ISLAND LEVEL. THEY COORDINATE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ON TIME. FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2023, THROUGH THIS PROJECT, A TOTAL OF 4,590 FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS WERE IMPACTED.

PROJECT NAME: EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES SYSTEMS SUPPORT NETWORK PROJECT, FUNDED BY AUCD AND CDC. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO SERVE AND GUARANTEE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR INFANTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, A LEARNING COMMUNITY WAS CREATED WHERE REPRESENTATIVES OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROJECT NAME: THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION IN CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS/DEAF, FUNDED BY HRSA THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS/DEAF. WE GUIDE AND TRAIN FAMILIES ABOUT THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM. FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2023 THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 444 FAMILIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. PROJECT NAME: RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO RICO PROVIDES FUNDS TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. PROJECT NAME: GLOBAL GIVING DONATION. SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS PROJECTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND/OR RESPONDING TO THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE MARÍA. PROJECT NAME: LEGISLATIVE FUNDS GRANT. THIS GRANT IS USED TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES, IN ADDITION, WE COVER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES NOT COVERED BY OTHER FUNDS. PROJECT NAME: OTHER PRIVATE DONATIONS, WHICH WE USE TO COVER FAMILY NEEDS AND OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. PROJECT NAME: LEARNING COMMUNITY, SUBSIDIZED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CARE AND COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN (ACUDEN). THIS PROJECT WAS SUBSIDIZED BY AUCD FOR TWO YEARS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND IN 2023 IT WAS CONTINUED WITH THE ACUDEN SUBSIDY. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, ALLIANCES AND STRATEGIES ARE ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND THEIR FAMILIES, SO THAT THEY CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE COORDINATION AND PROVISION OF HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. PROJECT NAME: FIRST BANK- FUNDS GRANTED FOR THE HIRING OF A PERSON IN CHARGE OF UPDATING THE DIRECTORY OF SPECIALISTS AND RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO (APNI). THIS ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY HAS RESOURCES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR OUR POPULATION WITH DISABILITIES ISLAND WIDE. PROJECT NAME: REAL TRANSITION, SUBSIDIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A GROUP OF YOUNG LEADERS SO THAT THEY ACQUIRE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEIR RIGHTS. PROJECT NAME: EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DUE TO COVID-19, SUBSIDIZED BY AAFAF -CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT WE OFFER PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES (GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL) AND TRAINING TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

PROJECT NAME: PARENT INFORMATION AND TRAINING CENTER (PTI), FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THROUGH THIS PROJECT WE PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TRAINING ON SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWS AND PROCEDURES TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO THE PROFESSIONALS WHO INTERVENE WITH THEM. FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2023, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 5,276 FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.

PROJECT NAME:RESPITE SERVICES, FUNDED BY DIRECT RELIEF. THROUGH THIS PROJECT WE OFFER SPECIALIZED CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES IN HOSPITALS AND IN HOMES ISLAND WIDE. MANY OF THE MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE THEIR SOLE CAREGIVERS AND THROUGH THESE SERVICES WE OFFER A SPACE SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEND TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS OR ANY OTHER NEED. FROM OCTOBER 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 2023 THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 155 FAMILIES.