{"id":61636,"date":"2018-05-30T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-samaritans-purse-standing-with-puerto-rico-in-long-term-recovery\/"},"modified":"2018-05-30T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T18:40:02","slug":"samaritans-purse-apoya-a-puerto-rico-en-su-recuperacion-a-largo-plazo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/samaritans-purse-apoya-a-puerto-rico-en-su-recuperacion-a-largo-plazo\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan&#8217;s Purse Standing with Puerto Rico in Long-Term Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 30, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0As hurricane season approaches people across <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> are still reeling from last year&#8217;s devastating storms\u2014Irma and Maria. That is why international Christian relief organization Samaritan&#8217;s Purse is announcing a multiyear recovery plan aimed at rehabilitating more than 390 homes and 55 churches in central and southern <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;It&#8217;s important for people in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> to know they are not forgotten, and that God loves them,&#8221;<\/i><\/b><b> said Samaritan&#8217;s Purse President <\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=2508760779&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fdemoss.com%2Fnewsrooms%2Fsp%2Fbackground%2Fbiography-franklin-graham&amp;a=Franklin+Graham\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Franklin Graham<\/span><\/b><\/a><b>. <i>&#8220;We have been on the ground in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> since the day Hurricane Maria hit, and we will continue to help them rebuild their lives.&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The organization also plans a much-needed solar energy project for 100 homes in Yabucoa, one of the hardest-hit areas on the island, where residents continue to be affected by intermittent power outages. <\/p>\n<p>Teams will begin installing solar units this summer. The solar project is the first of its kind for the relief group. The time-intensive installation process will provide enough electricity for a small home, including enough to power a refrigerator, which is critically important when electricity is not available because it allows residents to keep crucial prescription medications and temperature-sensitive food items from spoiling.<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Remote or in-person <b>interviews<\/b> with disaster relief specialists in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Central and <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern Puerto Rico<\/span>: rebuilding efforts with local churches and homes\n<\/li>\n<li>Yabucoa: solar energy project installation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=4129110617&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdemoss.com%2Fnewsrooms%2Fsp%23multimedia&amp;a=High-resolution%2C+downloadable+photos\" rel=\"nofollow\">High-resolution, downloadable <b>photos<\/b><\/a> of work in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=639118455&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdemoss.com%2Fnewsrooms%2Fsp%2Fmultimedia%2Fb-roll-long-term-hurricane-relief-in-puerto-rico-2018%2F&amp;a=Broadcast-quality%2C+downloadable+b-roll\" rel=\"nofollow\">Broadcast-quality, downloadable <b>b-roll<\/b><\/a> from <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=3773627391&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsampur.se%2FNW-PRico-Article&amp;a=PUERTO+RICO+STATISTICS\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-location\">PUERTO RICO<\/span> STATISTICS<\/a> \u2013 Samaritan&#8217;s Purse Post-Maria Aid<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>1,900+ generator kits\n<\/li>\n<li>75,000 tarps, helping households stay dry until permanent repairs can be made\n<\/li>\n<li>34,000 grocery boxes, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency\n<\/li>\n<li>6,000+ solar lamps\n<\/li>\n<li>24,000 Sawyer water filters\n<\/li>\n<li>1,400,000 aqua tablets used to purify water\n<\/li>\n<li>Tens of thousands of buckets and jerry cans used to transport water\n<\/li>\n<li>1,540 Bibles\n<\/li>\n<li>3,100 people served by 67 free mobile medical clinics\n<\/li>\n<li>756 helicopter trips to deliver tons of food, supplies and staff to remote or <br \/>inaccessible areas <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to 1,900 generator kits already distributed across the island, Samaritan&#8217;s Purse in April shipped another 500 generator kits, which include a generator, oil, a gas can and solar lights. The kits are being distributed to vulnerable families in remote areas of central <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> that still do not have access to power. <\/p>\n<p>BACKGROUND: <span class=\"xn-location\">CARIBBEAN<\/span>-WIDE RESPONSE CONTINUES<\/p>\n<p>Samaritan&#8217;s Purse first deployed teams of disaster response specialists across a number of <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> islands in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria to provide medical help and distribute food, emergency shelter materials, clean water, hygiene kits and solar lights to families in need.<\/p>\n<p>Over the subsequent weeks and months, the organization&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=2336638423&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdemoss.com%2Fnewsrooms%2Fsp%2Fmultimedia%2Fphotos-hurricane-irma-relief-september-2017%2F4280&amp;a=DC-8+cargo+jet+made+44+round+trips\" rel=\"nofollow\">DC-8 cargo jet made 44 round trips<\/a> from <span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span> to the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, airlifting more than 1,000 tons of emergency relief supplies and key staff. With the conclusion of the emergency response phase, the organization is now shipping additional supplies on barges, with more than 2,000 tons of aid shipped by air and sea to the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> so far. Many supplies have also been sourced locally.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to distributing relief supplies, the organization established 16 clean water points throughout the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> that provided ongoing sources of clean water.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Barbuda<\/span><br \/><\/b>More than 53 homes have been repaired, with another 112 targeted for completion by the end of the year. Samaritan&#8217;s Purse staff have completed repairs to one church and will work on five other churches that were significantly damaged. The organization also installed a reverse-osmosis plant that continues to provide safe water for families as they move back to the island.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Dominica<\/span><br \/><\/b>Samaritan&#8217;s Purse staff plan to assist with an estimated 1,000 roof repairs. Over the next two to three years, the organization also plans to help rebuild some 30 churches and provide reconstruction support to approximately 825 people through home repair efforts. Samaritan&#8217;s Purse, in partnership with the local utility, continues to truck clean water to communities in need.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-location\">St. Martin<\/span><br \/><\/b>Samaritan&#8217;s Purse, the first relief organization to arrive after the hurricane with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=3327822813&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdemoss.com%2Fnewsrooms%2Fsp%2Fmultimedia%2Fphotos-hurricane-irma-relief-september-2017%2F4289&amp;a=food%2C+water+and+heavy-duty+shelter+materials\" rel=\"nofollow\">food, water and heavy-duty shelter materials<\/a>, plans to repair 40 churches, restore 315 homes and provide 2,500 families with material assistance vouchers to purchase large appliances, lumber, windows, roofing supplies or other construction materials.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Samaritan&#8217;s Purse<br \/><\/b>Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2146040-1&amp;h=1144706250&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsampur.se%2FNW-PRico-Home&amp;a=Samaritan%27s+Purse\" rel=\"nofollow\">Samaritan&#8217;s Purse<\/a> has helped more than 94,900 families in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, which included disaster response efforts in Turks and Caicos, <span class=\"xn-location\">St. Martin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominica<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/span>. Samaritan&#8217;s Purse also helped more than 3,800 families impacted by the hurricanes in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Samaritan\u2019s Purse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 30, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0As hurricane season approaches people across <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> are still reeling from last year&#8217;s devastating storms\u2014Irma and Maria. That is why international Christian relief organization Samaritan&#8217;s Purse is announcing a multiyear recovery plan aimed at rehabilitating more than 390 homes and 55 churches in central and southern <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8220;It&#8217;s important&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61636\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}