Responding to Hurricane Fiona
Donating to community-based nonprofits in Puerto Rico allows people who know their communities best to respond to needs throughout the entire Puerto Rican archipelago. Directly supporting them helps cut through governmental bureaucracy and also allows for local purchasing, which helps Puerto Rico’s economy.
Brigada Solidaria del Oeste
https://www.bsopr.com/
The Solidarity Brigade of the West is a self-managed community initiative that supports the development of collective processes in communities and promotes grassroots community efforts. This initiative arose after the passing of Hurricane María. They visit/serve communities on the west coast of Puerto Rico.
How to donate:
Paypal: brigadasolidariaoeste@gmail.com
ATH Móvil: /brigadasolidaria
Casa Pueblo
https://casapueblo.org/
Community-based organization with a long history of grassroots environmental and
community work and activism in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Committed to appreciating and protecting natural, cultural, and human resources.
How to donate:
Paypal: casapueblodeadjuntas@gmail.com
Banco Popular PR Acct: #159116031
Comedores Sociales
https://www.comedoressocialespr.org/
Collective community kitchen initiative. Seeks to eradicate hunger in Puerto Rico through strategies of collective work and socialization of resources in favor of the majority of our people.
How to donate:
Paypal: shorturl.at/mnOZ9
ATH Móvil: /ComedoresSocialesPR
FURIA
https://furiapr.org/
FURIA Inc. is establishing communication with leaders of the communities we serve, so we can identify their immediate needs and focus our efforts in providing what is really needed in our communities.
How to donate:
Paypal: Paypalme/FURIAInc
Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services
https://www.poncenhs.org/
Assists low- and moderate-income residents of deteriorating neighborhoods through rehabilitation, improvements, and new housing construction. In addition, helps low-income families acquire their first home, educate them on how to manage their budget, both to buy and avoid losing their home, and develops leaders and services.
How to donate:
ATH Móvil: /PonceNHS
General Donation Page: https://www.poncenhs.org/about-3-1
Additional Donation Page: https://app.theauxilia.com/pay/PonceNHS_Donations
PRoTechos
https://protechos.org/
PRoTechos provides roof reconstruction and related vocational training to residents of under-served communities throughout Puerto Rico, addressing both housing needs and the shortage of skilled construction workers in Puerto Rico.
How to donate:
Paypal: shorturl.at/hVX59
ATH Móvil: /Protechos
General Donation Page: https://protechos.org/donate/
Red Comunitaria de Respuesta (Community Response Network)
https://www.vamospr.org/
VAMOS is a citizens movement for Puerto Rico where organizations, groups, and individuals in their individual character educate, organize, and mobilize to achieve the social welfare, prosperity and happiness that we deserve.
How to donate:
Paypal: info@vamospr.org
ATH Móvil: /VAMOSPUR
General Donation Page: https://vamospr.nationbuilder.com/contribuye
Taller Salud
https://www.tallersalud.com/
Founded in 1979, Taller Salud is a feminist grassroots organization that works with low-income and mostly Black women and communities in Loíza, PR. Taller Salud is community-based and dedicated to improving women’s access to health care, reducing violence within the community, and encouraging economic growth through education and activism.
How to donate:
Paypal: shorturl.at/pwDOQ
ATH Móvil: /TallerSalud
General Donation Page: https://tallersaludpr.networkforgood.com/