Hurricane Maria – Puerto Rico Recovery

About NECHAMA’s Puerto Rico Recovery Program

Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record for Puerto Rico. The tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide of 2017. The storm caused widespread devastation to homes, businesses, and livelihoods, exacerbating an already tenuous economic situation on the island. 

In early February 2018, 4 months after Maria, many homes were still without power, water, and suffered structural damage. We spent a week on the island connecting with locals, partners, FEMA, and others to spearhead a first-ever Project for the organization outside the continental United States.

NECHAMA focused on returning homes to shelterable states with a focus on roof repairs and other minor fixes, so families can be safer during future storms.