Insurance providers grouped under the Puerto Rico Association of Insurance Companies (ACODESE, in Spanish) have their different contingency plans ready to deal with any emergency that arises during the hurricane season that began June 1, the Association’s Executive Director Iraelia Pernas said. Pernas said that as part of the preparation process, and as a result […]
Six of 10 minors in Puerto Rico go to bed hungry and to battle against this reality caused by poverty, the Grupo Colón-Gerena established an alliance of food donations, as well as voluntary work with the nonprofit entity El Comedor de la Kennedy, by Chef Iván Clemente, who serves thousands of people every month. This […]
A study by the Youth Development Institute warned last week of the devastating effects that lack of access to state and federal assistance programs could have on our children during the pandemic. The child poverty rate in Puerto Rico is 58%. COVID-19 could plunge 43,000 more children into poverty in a four-month period if aid […]
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