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Connecting Point

Hurricane Maria: One Year Later — A CP / Presencia Report

Revisiting western New England’s Puerto Rican families and evacuees since Hurricane Maria.

Aired 09/20/2018

Connecting Point

Hurricane Maria: One Year Later — A CP / Presencia Report

Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Revisiting western New England’s Puerto Rican families and evacuees since Hurricane Maria.

Reflect on the disastrous 2017 hurricane, which resulted in the largest blackout in U.S. history. Hosted by Presencia’s Veronica Garcia, the Presencia/Connecting Point special looks at western New England’s provisions for Puerto Rican evacuees. Is there enough housing available? Are schools prepared to handle increased student populations? Are employment assistance programs in place? (BILINGUAL)

Aired 09/20/2018

Connecting Point

Hurricane Maria: One Year Later — A CP / Presencia Report

Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Reflect on the disastrous 2017 hurricane, which resulted in the largest blackout in U.S. history. Hosted by Presencia’s Veronica Garcia, the Presencia/Connecting Point special looks at western New England’s provisions for Puerto Rican evacuees. Is there enough housing available? Are schools prepared to handle increased student populations? Are employment assistance programs in place? (BILINGUAL)

Aired 09/20/2018

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