More than 350 people participated in the event, including many middle school and high school students, when 4,000 pounds of trash were collected from the coast.
“Federal funding has been essential to rebuilding Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, supporting its health care system and ensuring educational opportunities for its residents. Any cuts to these resources would directly affect the island’s most vulnerable communities and jeopardize the progress made in recent years.”
— Sergio M. Marxuach, policy director, Center for a New Economy