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Advocates for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria are asking for more time. They want a 30 day extension to a judge’s order that keeps a FEMA housing assistance program in place.
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A judge has stopped FEMA from ending its housing assistance program for Puerto Rican families displaced by hurricane Maria. The move comes after advocates filed a lawsuit against FEMA to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.
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With temperatures in the 90s displaced Puerto Rican families and their advocates continued to protest in the makeshift tent city for a third day. They are calling for emergency funding as FEMA’s temporary shelter assistance ends tomorrow.
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Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria and put up in hotels and motels throughout Florida rallied outside of state Rep. Bob Cortes office today. The federal program providing them with housing assistance ends this weekend.
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More than 600 Puerto Rican families remain in Florida hotels and motels under FEMA’s Transitional Housing Program. Attorney and advocate Kira Moreno-Craft says with the program ending June 30th both the state and federal governments needs to step up with more affordable long-term housing solutions.
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In four days, Betzy Santiago Burgos and her two children would be homeless.That's all the 43-year-old could think about after FEMA had given her the…
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Floridians who were affected by Hurricane Irma and need legal advice have until the end of the week to call a free hotline. Attorneys can answer questions about things like landlord -tenant or foreclosure issues, home repair contracts and contractors, and filing life, medical and property insurance claims.
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March 20 was the day FEMA hotel assistance for Hurricane Maria evacuees was scheduled to end. But the Governor of Puerto Rico asked for an extension and FEMA granted it. Now, some evacuees will get to stay in hotels until mid-May.
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The agency’s looking to hire employees for more than 20 job categories including bilingual customer service representatives, digital communications and recovery manager.
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Hurricane Irma dealt a huge blow to Florida. The storm knocked out power for days and caused billions of dollars in damages. Many Floridians are still tallying up the impact of the storm and trying to navigate the complexities of state, federal and local assistance on offer.