FEMA Stopped Paying For Hotels For Displaced Puerto Ricans

On September 20, 2018, The Huffington Post published an article by Sarah Ruiz-Grossman titled FEMA Stopped Paying For Hotels For Displaces Puerto Ricans. Now Some Are Homeless. Sarah is an Associate Reporter for Impact at the Huffington Post. This article is a brief story concerning the unfortunate and devastating new consequences of the Puerto Rican families who were affected by Hurricane Maria in 2017. This story is important to read and spread because it makes people aware of a situation that could be helped with increasing attention.

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico about a year ago, many families’ homes were destroyed, and they were left without a place to live or a source of income. Luckily, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had since been funding shelter for these families such as hotels. However, since September 14^th, the government has shut down this program for the victims of Maria. The ones who had been making use of this assistance are now left literally homeless because most, even with their kids also working full time, have not been able to make enough to get a place on their own.