Volunteers with Jibaritos with Troops, a grassroots organization on Long Island, are working to collect and ship supplies to people in Puerto Rico who are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
"We have more important work to do — collecting stuff to help the Island," Gonzalez said. "The island can't hold any more water.""They're still trying to recover and all of a sudden this happened again," Hernandez said.
They're using their family ties to get supplies and monetary donations to the island that is without electricity.The nonprofit will be collecting food and other items this week. With help from DHL, they plan to ship it to Puerto Rico at the beginning of next week. Distribution to those in need will immediately follow.
With help from other nonprofits like Pronto Long Island, they plan to fill hundreds of boxes. They vow to put work on pause as they do their part to help Puerto Rico.Hurricane Fiona slams Puerto Rico Officials in Puerto Rico are still in rescue mode after a direct hit from Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday with 90 mph winds. Fiona dumped nearly 30 inches of rain in some areas. More rain is expected. The National Guard has rescued more than 900 people so far.
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