Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced $2 million to support the more than 11,000 displaced Hurricane Maria victims living in New York. The Governor made the announcement after returning from his fifth trip to Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria hit last August. The initial investment of $2 million will go to partnering organizations who connect vulnerable Puerto Ricans to needed services such as employment, housing, benefits counseling and health care. This investment is on top of the Governor's previous commitment of up to $11 million dollars in housing and workforce funding for displaced Puerto Ricans, and follows the release of a report by FEMA showing that the federal government was woefully unprepared for Hurricane Maria and incapable of providing the assistance Puerto Rico needed in the wake of the disaster.
"Since day one, New York stood with our brothers and sisters from Puerto Rico, welcoming displaced families with open arms and will continue to do whatever it takes to help our fellow Americans get back on their feet," Governor Cuomo said. "Puerto Rico's plight was not caused by an act of God but by the federal government's failures. As New York acts, it's far past time that the federal government took responsibility for the consequences of its actions and begin to rectify the grave injustice committed against the people of Puerto Rico."
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Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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