One year later — Puerto Rico still needs our help

Many of the agencies tasked with rescue and supply have transitioned to long-term rebuilding. You can support these groups through the ‘”Take Action” button below, or by clicking here.

Maria’s full destructive scale was not clear in the months after landfall, and the storm was followed by a slow, frustrating and deadly recovery. Three months afterward, only a third of Puerto Rican households had received tarps for their damaged homes. Power was still not restored for many across the island by the six-month mark. In August, the island government raised the death toll to 2,975, 46 times higher than their previous count.