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Jan
9
2019
NYC Puerto Rico Long-Term Recovery Group Meeting
FOR PUERTO RICO RECOVERY ADVOCATES & DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS ONLY: Wednesday, January 9th, at 6:00 PM: NYC Puerto Rico Long-Term Recovery Group will meet at NYDIS' Headquarters, 4 W 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036. Dinner will be served. All Working Group chairs should
Aug
22
2018
NYC Puerto Rico Long-Term Recovery Group Meeting
FOR PUERTO RICO RECOVERY ADVOCATES & DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS: Wednesday, August 22nd at 6:00 PM: NYC Puerto Rico Long-Term Recovery Group will meet at NYDIS' Headquarters, 4 W 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036. Dinner will be served. All Working Group chairs should have
Displaced Puerto Ricans Face Dire Situations As FEMA Housing Aid Nears Its End
'It’s a choice between the lesser of two evils,' said Peter Gudaitis, executive director of nonprofit New York Disaster Interfaith Services, which has been helping Maria evacuees. 'Stay here and be homeless, or move to Puerto Rico and be unemployed
NYDIS' Lilah Mejia Honored for Her Work
On September 9th, NYDIS‘ Evacuee Services Coordinator, Lilah Mejia, was honored at Yankee Stadium by NYCFC‘s charity foundation City in the Community. With her family and NYDIS colleagues present, she was brought onto the field and honored for her outstanding
LIVESTREAM - BoricuasRemember: Interfaith Memorial Service
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN': New Yorkers are honoring the Puerto Ricans who lost their lives in Hurricane Maria, one year ago.
NYDIS Receives State Funding to Support Puerto Rican Evacuees
On July 25th, New York Governor Cuomo announced $2 Million in state funding to support the thousands of displaced Hurricane Maria survivors who evacuated to New York – including funding to increase the case management capacity of NYDIS’ Evacuee Services
Conference “Resiliencia y Solidaridad: Encuentro Con la Diáspora” in Puerto Rico
In June, NYDIS’ evacuee services staff, Boris Martinez, Lilah Mejia, and Meryl Hulse joined human services providers, activists and grassroots organizations at the "Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans - Resiliencia y Solidaridad" conference at the University of Puerto Rico, Recinto de