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“It’s a crisis that we’re facing.” Betzaida Crespo and her family have shared this Orlando hotel room since November Nearly 2,000 families who fled Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria could…
https://youtu.be/DyCJx_Z3FUU ORLANDO – Carmen ‘Millie’ Santiago arrived in Florida with her husband and two children after Hurricane Maria took everything – destroying her home and the child care center where she…
La ayuda de FEMA culmina este mes. “Queremos que nos escuchen. Que sepan lo que sucederá si echan a la calle a estas familias puertorriqueñas". (Suministrada) Unas casetas de acampar…
Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, thousands of people have fled the island to come to the mainland. Many of them — some 1,600 families — have been staying…
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro, Betzy’s family, orlandoweekly.com By Monivette Cordeiro (Orlando Weekly) In four days, Betzy Santiago Burgos and her two children would be homeless. That’s all the 43-year-old could…
Losing María By Monivette Cordeiro Betzy disappeared from her friends and family's lives In four days, María Santiago Burgos and her two children would be homeless. That's all the 43-year-old could…
La Hispanic Federation te invita a formar parte del foro María: En el lente hispano, un panel de discusión con varios reporteros y expertos que han tenido que cubrir el…
https://youtu.be/_TwzvWkJ1SI As we near the start of a new hurricane season on June 1, it’s hard not to think of the ongoing devastation Hurricane Maria inflicted on Puerto Rico on…
The Figueroa family prepared to leave a hotel room in Altamonte Springs hours before FEMA granted an extension to its housing assistance program for Puerto Rican evacuees in April 2018.…
EOLA is meant to serve mainly Hurricane Maria survivors from Puerto Rico and Venezuelan arrivals. (Stephanie Bechara, staff) KISSIMMEE, Fla. — An Osceola County home is being transformed into a center…