Humanitarian Help Cheat Sheet: In Solidarity with Puerto Rico & Mexico
Humanitarian Help Cheat Sheet
Sent by Soldanela Rivera:
(Attached as word doc. and cut and pasted here - share wide - will become a full resource site through Hostos Community College CUNY)
This list is by no means complete, I chose a good number of international, national, and local relief efforts arranged by category. Read through it and inform yourself to help you choose and decide how, when, and where to help. But help. It will continue to be flex out.
Government - Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration – prfaa.pr.org
Unidos por Puerto Rico - Unidos por Puerto Rico
Government - New York City
New York City Gov. Fund donate to Puerto Rico - NYC.Gov
National Foundations & Organization
Acacia Network – AcaciaNetWork.org
American Red Cross – Disaster Relief International Help Resources
Hispanic Federation - Hispanic Federation.org
Latino Justice – Latinojustice.org
International Foundations
Global Giving - GlobalGiving.org
Oxfam – Oxfamamerica.org
Pan American Development Foundation - padf.org
Save the Children – SavetheChildren.org
Independent Coalitions
Carmelo Anthony Puerto Rico Relief - The Players Tribune
Eco Kit Puerto Rico – Eco Kit Duffle Initiative
Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico – Fondosunidos.org
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico – fcpr.org
María: Puerto Rico Real-time Recovery Fund – Conprmetidos.org
Puerto Rico por Puerto Rico - Prxpr.org
Community and Cultural Partners
Celebrate Mexico Now Festival – Rise! NY|MX Earthquake Relief for Mexico Benefit Concert – arts and culture
Revolución Latina – Hurricane and Earthquake Relief Dance-A-Thon
Voices for Puerto Rico – Voicesforpuertorico.com – arts and culture
References
Business Insider - (Sept. 11, 2017)
The Huffington Post - (Sept. 21, 2017)
The New York Times - (Sept. 20, 2017)
Vox - (Sept. 22, 2017) –Where you can donate to help with hurricane and earthquake relief and recovery
Los Ambulantes - Los Ambulantes
Centro: Center for Puerto Rican Studies Hunter College CUNY – reference list
List compilation by Rosa Cruz-Cordero - get on her list - rc1941@hunter.cuny.edu
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER - NEW YORK TRISTATE AREA
Events Calendar of the Creative Network of the Puerto Rico with Disaster
Hurricane Relief Efforts: Where to Donate to Help Puerto Rico with Disaster Relief and Recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria Hurricane Maria, a category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph to 155 mph, landed in Puerto Rico Wednesday morning just a few days after Hurricane Irma. It is estimated that “Irma caused as much as $1 billion in damages on the bankrupt island.”[1] The impact of hurricane Maria is expected to be worse, with significantly more fatalities, devastating the island’s infrastructure, producing prolonged electrical outages and stalling any potential for economic recovery for months to come.
Hurricane Relief Efforts: Where to Donate to Help Puerto Rico with Disaster Relief and Recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria Hurricane Maria, a category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph to 155 mph, landed in Puerto Rico Wednesday morning just a few days after Hurricane Irma. It is estimated that “Irma caused as much as $1 billion in damages on the bankrupt island.”[1] The impact of hurricane Maria is expected to be worse, with significantly more fatalities, devastating the island’s infrastructure, producing prolonged electrical outages and stalling any potential for economic recovery for months to come.
Edwin Melendez, director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York, said such widespread outages would affect millions of people and deal double blows to communities in the island's mountainous interior whose water systems depend on electricity. Two sectors of the Puerto Rican economy that have shown signs of life, tourism and agriculture, would also suffer. "It’s a grim picture no matter how you slice it," Melendez said.[2]
Puerto Rican community leaders and elected officials in the diaspora are calling for a renewed effort to assist Puerto Rico with disaster relief and recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Many families have lost their homes and need assistance with basic needs.
You can help by donating to charities in Puerto Rico that are leading the effort to mitigate the unfolding humanitarian crisis. Here are some proven organizations with direct access to the victims of these hurricanes. You can visit their online donations or send a check to the enclosed address.
Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 191914
San Juan, PR 00919
tel: (787) 728-8500
fax: (787) 728-7099
Caritas Puerto Rico
Esquina Baldorioty de Castro
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
P.O. Box 8812, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-0812787 300-4953 www.caritas.pr
P.O. Box 8812, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-0812787 300-4953 www.caritas.pr
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR 00909-1905
Hurricane Maria Children's Relief Fund
Save the Children
Maria & Irma: Puerto Rico Real-time Recovery Fund
ConPRmetidos
1511 Ave. Ponce de León Suite K, La Ciudadela
San Juan P.R. 00909
Phone:787-773-1100
Donation Sites Set Up Across New York City
ONLY Priorities: Diapers, Baby food, Batteries, First Aid Supplies, Feminine Hygiene Products
ASPIRA of New York, Inc.,
Site #2 – P.S.\ I.S. 224 | 345 Brook Avenue, Room 104, Bronx, NY 10455
Note: Aspira’s main office is accepting amazon packages.
FDNY
Donations will be accepted during the hours of 7 am - 9 pm. Please be aware that FDNY members at these locations may not be present during drop-off hours if they are responding to an emergency.
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Staten Island
ACACIA DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
Manhattan
East Harlem Multi Service Center
Contact: Paul Delgado 347-489-6516
Institute for the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Elderly
Carver Senior Center
55 East 102nd Street, NY between Madison Avenue
Contact: Maria Rivera 917-838-8028
The Loisaida Center
710 East 120th 9th Street, NY
Contact: Libertad Guerra 646-757-0522
Bronx
Ramon Velez Health Center
754 East 151th Street
Bronx, NY 10455
Contact: Michael Orozco 347-924-3435
CASA Promesa
Contact : Adriene Rosell 347-924-2002
Contact: Eileen Enmanuel 646-224-9207
Contact: Adalgisa Capellan 917-612-7258
Queens:
Skyway Queens
Contact: Kwame Rennie 347-675-1994
Sleep Inn JFK
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