At-Risk Populations

Embarking on a Journey
with NAR

Coprodeli’s At-Risk Youth Program, or NAR, was a pioneering initiative designed to guide youth facing challenges in transitioning successfully into adulthood. Over the years, NAR has provided a haven for over 15,000 at-risk youth, offering them safety, nourishment, and a space where ethics, morals, and values flourish. Recognizing the need for a holistic approach, NAR not only focused on the youth but also extended its reach to involve their families. Through initiatives like Promujer, single mothers were empowered, fostering a supportive environment crucial for the youth's growth.

NAR's Impactful Legacy

The heart of NAR was its ability to rescue these youth from the harsh realities of the streets and offer them a nurturing environment. It was a testament to the transformation possible when individuals are given the right support and opportunities. NAR’s success paved the way for Coprodeli to expand its vision and address the larger spectrum of societal needs.

Niños en Alto Riesgo
(At-Risk Youth in Spanish)

NAR

Niños en Alto Riesgo
(At-Risk Youth in Spanish)

PAR

The Evolution:
From NAR to PAR

As NAR flourished, Coprodeli recognized a broader need. Beyond at-risk youth, the organization discovered abandoned senior citizens, people with disabilities, and immigrants living in undignified conditions. This realization sparked the evolution from NAR to PAR (Population At-Risk), extending support to all walks of life. Understanding that societal challenges transcend age and circumstance, PAR emerged to provide a more inclusive and comprehensive framework to address these pressing issues.

NAR's Impactful Legacy

PAR signifies Coprodeli's commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. Its evolution from NAR demonstrates an unwavering dedication to fostering positive change not only among at-risk youth but also within marginalized communities, acknowledging their diverse needs and striving to create a more equitable society.

Originally called the At-Risk youth Program and geared to providing students who weren’t able to enroll in a Coprodeli school, but needed to be sheltered under the Coprodeli umbrella.

A safe, encouraging, uplifting and rewarding space to receive home reinforcement, participate in self-help workshops, a warm nutritious meal and leisure time all while being formed with core integral values and respect to grow up and become active members of society. Yet, what good does it do to form a child correctly, when his or her life a home, is utter pandemonium and chaos?

Most children don’t only live with their nuclear family of mom and dad, but by their extended family. Living with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are very common, unfortunately living with all these people in vulnerable and at-risk situations are a time bomb for children getting caught up with all the drama they might exist, when they’re supposed to be living the care free life of a child.

With that in mind, Coprodeli’s focused changed on not only proving support to youth, but the importance of working with the entire family. However, while doing the field work, we noticed many abandoned elderly and people with disabilities sharing the same zip code with our families.

2 other at-risk groups that hadn’t been accounted for, but shared the same risks, problems and fears and Coprodeli couldn’t let them go unnoticed.

With 4 vulnerable and marginalized populations having been properly identified, it only made sense to change the name of the program to Populations At-Risk (PAR).

Having in place a dynamic for at risk youth that showed results, our challenge was to find a topic each group could work on. This led us to create our Life Project model, an integral approach that lets a beneficiary work 5 dimensions: Family/ Economy / Health / Professional formation / Spiritual

The aim of this program is: Accompany our beneficiaries in carrying out their life project, where they can improve their family relationships, practice healthy lifestyles, know their rights and own up to their responsibilities and finally to be economically independent.

The challenge of the program is: For beneficiary to be autonomous and have them stop being dependent on others for everything. The heart of this program is: It’s people. The people that are generously involved are the heart of this program. Whether it be volunteers that commit their time, dedication, love and endurance among others.

PROMUJER sessions can discuss empowering and women’s rights issues. People with disabilities session can include and arts & crafts moments while the abandoned elderly might include memory exercises.

At-Risk Populations

Originally called the At-Risk youth Program and geared to providing students who weren’t able to enroll in a Coprodeli school, but needed to be sheltered under the Coprodeli umbrella.

Current Partners

Altar'd State

F.M.S.C.

TOMS

First Book & Jet Blue

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and Make a Difference

Originally called the At-Risk youth Program and geared to providing students who weren’t able to enroll in a Coprodeli school, but needed to be sheltered under the Coprodeli umbrella.

Altar'd State

F.M.S.C.

TOMS

First Book & Jet Blue

Connect with Usand Make a Difference

Connect with Us
and Make a Difference