Puerto Rico is Losing Its Next Generation.
Over 700,000 People left. 20,000 to 40,000 leave every year in search for opportunity.
Mano Extendida PR helps aspiring entrepreneurs build businesses, create jobs, and strengthen communities so families can Stay, Build, and Thrive!
Join the Movement
Join 100 supporters building a stronger future for Puerto Rico.
Why This Matters
Every family that leaves Puerto Rico takes with them talent, leadership, and hope for the future.
When young adults leave:
Families become separated.
Seniors are left without support.
Local businesses lose workers and customers.
Communities struggle to grow stronger.
Puerto Rico deserves a future where families can build opportunity without leaving home.
Our Biblical Foundation
Jeremiah 29:7
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”
Building Toward Our First Entrepreneurship
Cohort Launch
Target Launch: Late 2027
We are building reasons to stay and to thrive.
Why Did You Leave Puerto Rico?
Strong communities begin with local entrepreneurs.
By helping aspiring business owners launch sustainable businesses, we create jobs, strengthen families, and build long-term economic opportunity across Puerto Rico.
Entrepreneurship is one of the most effective ways to create reasons for people to stay. Read my Theological Action Research.
Entrepreneurship Innovation & Job Creation
We equip local entrepreneurs with training, mentorship, and startup support and capital so families can build futures at home.
How It Works
Training
Mentorship
Business Planning
Launch Support
Job Creation
Launching Our First Pilot Cohort
A selective 12-person entrepreneurship cohort helping future business owners launch sustainable income in Puerto Rico.
Launching Our First Pilot Cohort
Goal: 12 Entrepreneurs
Target Launch: Late 2027
Theory Of Change
If we mobilize churches, nonprofits, businesses, community leaders, and residents across Puerto Rico to strengthen entrepreneurship, agricultural development, energy resilience, housing stability, community trust, and collaborative partnerships,
Then individuals and families will gain greater economic opportunity, stronger support systems, improved community resources, and access to practical pathways that help them build sustainable lives in their own communities,
So that communities become more stable, self-sufficient, resilient, and flourishing. Over time, businesses will grow, jobs will be created, local leadership will be strengthened, infrastructure challenges will be addressed, and families will be better positioned to stay, thrive, and build in Puerto Rico. This will help reduce outmigration, strengthen families, increase community trust, and contribute to long-term spiritual, economic, and community transformation.
What Success Looks Like
By 2030 we aim to:
Train 100 entrepreneurs
Launch dozens of businesses
Create local jobs
Strengthen communities
Help families stay, build, and thrive in Puerto Rico
Our Stay • Thrive • Build Framework
We believe Puerto Rico's challenges require more than one solution. That's why Mano Extendida combines entrepreneurship, community resilience, faith-based leadership, and strategic partnerships to help families stay, thrive, and build a future on the island.
Meet the Founders
What started as a punishment became a calling.
As a teenager, Edward Rivera was sent to Puerto Rico during a difficult season of life. What felt like discipline at the time became a life-changing experience that gave him a deep love for the island and its people.
Years later, Edward and his wife, Maribell, returned with plans to retire in Puerto Rico. Instead, they discovered a greater mission: helping create opportunities so future generations can stay, build, and thrive.
That mission became Mano Extendida PR.
Help Build The Future
Fuel training, startup support, and launch costs.
Businesses and Churches can sponsor impact.
Use your skills to strengthen communities.
Give Puerto Rico a Stronger Tomorrow
Puerto Rico is losing thousands of residents every year as families leave searching for opportunity. Your support helps create jobs, strengthen communities, and give families a reason to stay.
Your gift helps launch jobs, training, and local opportunities.
Contact Us
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
eddie@manoextendidapr.org
Phone
(773) 343-9200