'Philadelphia is one of the most concentrated populations of Puerto Ricans,' said Nilda Ruiz, CEO of Association Puertorrinuqeños en Marcha.
"Philadelphia is one of the most concentrated populations of Puerto Ricans," said Nilda Ruiz, CEO of Association Puertorrinuqeños en Marcha.Philadelphia's growing Latino population means a number of local organizations often work to serve the needs of the Hispanic community in Philadelphia and beyond.
"We just had a meeting yesterday and we're going to meet today. We have over 40 nonprofits," said Ruiz."The Southern Part of the Island got hit really, really hard," said Ruiz.The damage was left in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. It hit Puerto Rico on Sunday, with rain, wind and floods. More than a million people still don't have power and two-thirds of people don't have clean water. But water is not what this group is looking to collect.
"While a lot of people were well-intentioned, they were confused about where to send the money," said Adonis Banegas, executive director of Concilio, which will take on the fiduciary responsibility of overseeing the collection and distribution of the donations. The CEOs of the 40 non-profits that form Unidos will serve as the governance of the donation fund.
"We do need medicine. We do need solar power. All of that will be collected in certain locations," said Sarah Vanga of Tools 4 Success adding that the locations will be in Philadelphia and Allentown.
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