LatinoJustice is bringing legal assistance needed for residents of Puerto Rico to complete claim forms that will help them qualify for FEMA aid, unemployment, public health benefits and insurance recovery. Trained, bilingual attorneys and paralegals will be sent to the island for both immediate and longer term support including advocacy work to:
- Extend the suspension of the Jones Act
- Extend the 60 day FEMA claims deadline
- Place a moratorium on public debt payments
- Eliminate formula for Puerto Rico’s ceiling on Medicaid
- Appropriate additional funds for Puerto Rico
- Approve the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
Hudson Street
New York NY 10004
Website: LatinoJustice Rebuild Puerto Rico Fund