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Child-advocacy network Red por los Derechos de la Niñez wins $200,000 Tina Hills Prize

The Fundación Ángel Ramos award lands on a shelter-built network that kept 90% of its 715 served families out of the child-protection system last year.

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The Fundación Ángel Ramos handed the Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud de Puerto Rico the 2026 Tina Hills Prize on November 12.[1] The award is a $200,000 check.[2] It was presented at the prize's 29th-edition ceremony in Telemundo studio 2 during Philanthropy Week, with a performance by Ballets de San Juan.[3] Three finalist organizations - Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos, the Oficina para la Promoción y el Desarrollo Humano (OPDH), and Vimenti - each received $20,000.[4] Marcos Santana Andújar, the Red's founder and executive president, accepted with the words "La dignidad no se gana y las oportunidades se garantizan" - dignity is not earned, opportunities are guaranteed.[5] He dedicated the award to his mother, Elizabeth Andújar, who took him into a shelter decades ago while fleeing domestic violence.[6] The prize money lands on a network built from that biography. It began as a community effort in 2012[7] and incorporated formally in 2014.[8] Santana Andújar is a social worker who worked at the Departamento de la Familia.[9] The Red's model rests on three pillars: direct services, public-policy advocacy, and training and technical assistance.[10] The results so far: last year the Red directly served 715 families, covering 897 children under age 5.[11] Santana Andújar estimates 90% of those families completed service plans, closed active cases, or avoided entering the Departamento de la Familia child-protection system altogether.[12] The prize carries the name of Argentina "Tina" Hills, cofounder and former president of the Fundación Ángel Ramos, who died in September 2025 at age 103.[13]
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  1. Fundación Ángel Ramos awarded the 2026 Premio Tina Hills to Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud de Puerto Rico. · document
  2. Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud de Puerto Rico received a $200,000 check. · document
  3. The ceremony took place in Telemundo studio 2 during Philanthropy Week and featured a performance by Ballets de San Juan. · document
  4. Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos, the Oficina para la Promoción y el Desarrollo Humano (OPDH) and Vimenti each received a $20,000 prize. · document
  5. Marcos Santana Andújar said on stage, "La dignidad no se gana y las oportunidades se garantizan." · document
  6. Santana Andújar dedicated the award to his mother Elizabeth Andújar, who sheltered him decades ago while fleeing domestic violence. · document
  7. The Red began as a community effort in 2012. · document
  8. The Red incorporated formally in 2014. · document
  9. Marcos Santana Andújar is a social worker who worked at the Departamento de la Familia. · document
  10. The Red model has three pillars: direct services, public‑policy advocacy, and training/technical assistance. · document
  11. Last year the Red directly served 715 families, representing 897 children under age 5. · document
  12. Santana Andújar estimated that 90% of those families completed service plans, closed active cases, or avoided entering the child‑protection system. · document
  13. Argentina "Tina" Hills, cofounder and former president of the Fundación Ángel Ramos, died in September 2025 at age 103. · document
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