WELCOME

In 2017, we could not have imagined the devastation and marginalization that our beloved Puerto Rico would endure. Hurricanes in the Caribbean are nothing new, but Hurricane Maria’s ferocity—super-powered by the realities of climate change—exposed the vulnerability of an archipelago with a decaying energy infrastructure, a weak social safety-net, an unfair relationship with the United States, and a profound financial crisis.  

Support for fair treatment of Puerto Rico has grown over the past five years. More people have learned about and come to understand the impact of the complex inequality faced by the archipelago at the hands of the federal government, and the role that years of systemic discrimination played in creating a vulnerable Puerto Rico.

Through hard work and advocacy with partners such as yourself, we’ve been able to make significant progress toward achieving some of our shared goals. In the last six years, we’ve been able to get unfair restrictions on disaster spending lifted, achieve parity for anti-poverty measures like the Child Tax Credit (CTC), higher funding for the archipelago’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and increase in the federal share of the Medicaid program. There is much more that needs to be done to build on these successes - including ending all systemic disparities in federal funding and programs and unfair federal treatment of Puerto Rico.  

Take Action for Puerto Rico! continues to bring together people and organizations to raise awareness, stimulate collaboration, and take action around critical issues for Puerto Rico five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the archipelago. 

In 2023, our advocacy is focused on ending the nutrition assistance inequalities faced by families and children residing in Puerto Rico. Since 1981, U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico have been excluded from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and from receiving the same nutrition assistance provided to other low-income Americans, exacerbating food insecurity, particularly during times of emergency. Learn more about this important issue and the actions you can take to ensure that Puerto Rico is included in SNAP. 

We are so grateful for your participation! Take Action for Puerto Rico! campaign is deeply invested in your efforts and success and is here to assist you with any request or information that you need for successful participation in this national campaign.

For more information or questions regarding Take Action for Puerto Rico! please contact info@hispanicfederation.org.