Merck Grants to Friends of Puerto Rico to Create STEM Entrepreneurs
Friends of Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization focused on developing entrepreneurial initiatives for at-risk children, received a $50,000 grant from Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to support SEEDS, a K-12 STEM-based youth entrepreneurship program. The grant project is... - October 29, 2021
Friends of Puerto Rico Charity Golf Tournament to Benefits Youth Entrepreneurs
The registration is currently open for the first Friends of Puerto Rico Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds for 40 scholarships for SEEDS, a STEM Youth Entrepreneurship Program. This year's tournament will be held on October 8th, 2021 at Punta Borinquen Golf Club in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, with... - September 18, 2021
40 Youth Entrepreneurs Launch 18 Businesses to Support Puerto Rico
Over 40 youth entrepreneurs graduate on July 3 from the SEEDS program, a STEM entrepreneurship curriculum managed by Friends of Puerto Rico, a nonprofit supporting entrepreneurial initiatives and education through economic development, and creating opportunities for women and children in Puerto... - July 01, 2021
100 Young Entrepreneurs Impacted by a STEM Curriculum in Puerto Rico
A hundred young entrepreneurs -- public school students from ages nine to 12 with a high economic need -- were positively impacted in 2020 by the SEEDS program developed by the nonprofit organization Friends of Puerto Rico. The unemployment rate for people in Puerto Rico between the ages of 15 and... - June 16, 2021