Battling the stress of Hurricane Maria
A University of Miami study determined that Hurricane Maria survivors in Central and South Florida experienced higher levels of mental stress than those who remained on the island. When Hurricane…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Priest helps Puerto Rican families displaced by Maria
https://youtu.be/DyOtlLaVJkg ORLANDO, Florida — Father Jose Rodriguez leads a local church in Azalea Park and has helped hundreds of Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria. “After Maria, people land and…
Thursday is last day for FEMA federal housing aid
https://youtu.be/shj3IFKQR9s ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - Today is the last day federal aid for housing will be provided to Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria. Many families are still struggling…
Last Minute Lifesaver
Community organizations help families out of the streets in Orlando Jose Rodriguez, priest of the Jesus of Nazareth Episcopal Church in Orlando, prays for Margarita Romero. Orlando, Florida - The absence…
FEMA’s housing assistance program for Puerto Rican families ends
About 40 families displaced from Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria may end up on the streets of Central Florida. (Spectrum News image) BY PAULA MACHADO ORANGE COUNTY ORLANDO, Fla. — FEMA's Transitional Sheltering…
Acabó el plazo de ayuda de FEMA para vivienda en los hoteles y aún hay 24 familias boricuas sin un plan
La desesperación se apodera de algunos puertorriqueños desplazados por el huracán María que aún no han conseguido un lugar para vivir después de que el viernes, 14 de septiembre, llegase…
Puerto Rican families in Central Florida get assistance after FEMA cutoff
Checks presented to evacuees made homeless by Hurricane Maria https://youtu.be/h2k05xTc5bQ OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Hispanic Federation, in partnership with other community organizations, presented $1,000 checks to the remaining Puerto Rican…
FEMA cuts off housing funds for 987 Puerto Rican families who fled Hurricane Maria
"From day one it was hell," said a working mother of three who is about to lose her Orlando hotel room and can't find an affordable apartment. Liz Vazquez helps…
150 face homelessness almost 1 year after leaving Puerto Rico; here’s how to help
https://youtu.be/Gohe2tYZSlg The help FEMA has been giving evacuees to pay for hotel rooms, will stop on Friday for good. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — About 45 families who relocated to Central Florida…
Familias puertorriqueñas desplazadas claman por ayuda
Orlando, Florida.-En un grito desesperado y clamando por ayuda, familias puertorriqueñas desplazadas por el huracán María tienen fecha límite para salir de las habitaciones que ocupan en hoteles de Florida…