Have you heard about the important contributions of the FCVR foundation to our community. Are you asking yourself what I am talking about? The former Fundacion pa Hende Muhe den Dificultad, morphed, rebranded, and expanded its scope of activities. In the spirit of the evolving times, it changed its name, in 2021, to Fundacion Contra Violencia Relacional.
The foundation receives a modest stipend from the government based on its output and the number of people it supports, the number of activities organized, but it also relies on fundraising in the community. True to its corporate philosophy, the Salamander Group raises funds year long, and delivers donations to a selection number of local charities. The company operates four prestigious gift, souvenir, fashion, and accessory stores on Palm Beach and Alhambra, and it has pledged to donate a percentage of sales from its stores, to support local charities, under the Tikkun Olam, the Repair of the World, program, first introduced in 2007.
Recognizing the important work done by FCVR, the foundation has been an annual recipient of a Salamander Group donation, since the start of the program. When the foundation was first established in 1995, it was headquartered in a small building offering temporary shelter in four rooms, to women and children where they could take refuge in crisis. The foundation also set out to improve the general situation of women on the island, determined to combat violence in the family.
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