Our community partner was Centros Sor Isolina Ferré (CSIF), founded in 1969 by Sister Isolina Ferré. Its mission is to promote the integral development of the person with fairness, dignity, respect, and love, recognizing that we are children of God and brothers and sisters to each other. CSIF serves a generational range with multiple social, educational, health, economic, and spiritual needs to transform lives and revitalize communities through educational and technological training, intercession, advocacy, and community self-management and institutional strategies. The CSIF, has implemented and successfully tested over forty prevention and remediation programs using a multidisciplinary team of professionals. CSIF of Guayama serves families with social and economical disadvantages of the municipalities of Guayama, Salinas, Arroyo, Coamo and Patillas. The CSIF served as the “fiscal agent” for this academic and community coalition partnership development.
