Mission Statement - Rainbow Guardian’s mission is to provide residential-habilitation and services to families and people with developmental disabilities. Also, to provide quality care for the special-needs’ population, while educating people in the communities through integration and inclusion on a daily basis.

Teresa L. Caprio is the President/Founder of Rainbow Guardian, Inc.; a Florida charitable foundation. Teresa started the foundation in 1995, so she could help make a better life for her intellectually challenged daughter. The foundation was created for children and adults with disabilities who need constant care and attention.

Teresa’s dream is that the Rainbow Guardian will provide the necessary tools and education to help the public understand the special-needs’ population, because it’s often discarded in mainstream society. She would like to see a future of liberty and equality by accepting these unique individuals into our daily lives. Rainbow Guardian’s primary purpose is to establish warm, loving residential facilities for people with multiple developmental disabilities, including autism, whose parents can no longer care for them.

Samantha Caprio-Negret is the Vice President / Director of Fundraising & PR for the Rainbow Guardian. She has also been on the Board of Directors and in the development and growth of the foundation since its establishment in 1995. Samantha also designed and created the Rainbow Guardian’s logos. Samantha received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism / Broadcasting at Florida International University in 2003. She hopes to use her experiences in communication to help make our society better understand people with challenges. She looks forward to making an impact on the community by using the power of the media. Her goal is to send out awareness messages to the public to help the charity raise funds and recognition.


Board of Directors (Name/Company)
•Philip Caprio – Joe Caprio & Co.
•Richard Negret – Joe Caprio & Co.
•Scott Gorton – Orangemen Development &  Construction Corporation
•John Braytenbah – Bray Enterprises		 Board of Advisors
•Rafael Rivas-Vazquez, Psy.D. – Neuropyschologist
•Dr. Lawrence Negret, MD – Hematologist/Internal  Medicine/Oncologist

Rainbow Guardian's TLC Ranch Residential Facility



The Rainbow Guardian’s residential facility, TLC Ranch, is licensed for up to six, young intellectually challenged females. The charity’s goal is that the home will result in a close-to-normal atmosphere for them where they can reside happily and comfortably for the majority or even rest of their lives. The home is equipped with 24-hour, trained staff and wellness programs. The goal of the residential facility is to incorporate its residents out into the community regularly for integration and inclusion purposes. In addition, TLC Ranch gives these special females the tools that they need to become more self-sufficient and independent.
 
Rainbow Guardian is in the process of raising funds to develop an equestrian -assisted therapy program (horses for the handicap) for the female residents of TLC Ranch where they can learn social interaction and better communication skills.

photography by Melisa Caprio    —    Florida website design by Hasz Studios LLC