ASOCIACIÓN MAYAGÜEZANA DE PERSONAS CON IMPEDIMENTOS, INC.

For over 40 years, AMPI has provided essential services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in western Puerto Rico, where we remain a vital resource, offering crucial support and community aid during adulthood.

To promote quality of life improvements for adults with intellectual disabilities by creating direct service programs that enhance their visibility, integration, and inclusion in the community. Learn more
Our services include a Day Center as well as three assisted housing programs for adult men and women with disabilities: La Casa de AMPI, La Casa de Doña Here, and La Casa de Junny.
AMPI was founded in 1983 by parents facing limited options for their disabled children as they entered adulthood. Since then, AMPI has developed over a dozen programs to support the intellectually disabled community.

Assisted Housing Program

AMPI currently manages three assisted housing programs that provide safe, reliable, and affordable housing for qualifying members of the intellectually disabled community. These programs been sponsoderd by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through federal grants.

All residents are provided with a private room and access to shared common spaces, including kitchen, backyard, and recreational areas. Each house also provides residents with daily assistance, which support each resident’s physical, medical, psychological, educational, personal, and transportational needs.

La Casa de Junny, Inc.

LCJ, the first assisted housing home sponsored by AMPI, provides private rooming and daily assistance for up to six intellectually disabled women.

La Casa de AMPI, Inc.

LCA, provides private rooming and daily assistance for up to six men with intellectual disabilities and economic disadvantages.

La Casa de Doña Here, Inc.

LCDH, named after AMPI’s founder Doña Herenia Caro, provides private rooming and daily assistance for up to six intellectually disabled women.

Daytime Center

Previously known as the Center for Basal Stimulation and Passive Recreation for Adults with Significant Disabilities (CEBRAIS) and the Quality of Life Improvement Center (CEMECAV), our Daytime Center is an innovative model of services for adults over 21 years old with severe intellectual impairments.

AMPI’s Daytime Center provides a space specially designed to meet the unique sensory and recreational needs of over 50 paticipants. Participating community members have access to:

Sensory therapy
Independent Living and Home Management Workshops
Daily Meal and Transportation Services
Recreational Activities and Sporting Events
Varied Social Interactions

As a part of this program, AMPI also aims to support our paticipant’s relatives, by providing them with additional schedule flexibility and leisure time, which is crucial to prevent caregiver burnout.