Every door gives way to new opportunity

Reconstruction Challenges:

• 60% of FEMA requests for disaster assistance were denied for not being able to prove ownership².
• The cost of homeownership clarification cases ranges from $5,000 to $20,000³.
• Encountering of refusals to provide assistance, informal construction increases, compromising safety standards and regulatory compliance
• There is a high demand for workers in home repair and improvement, and shortage of skilled construction labor.

Habitat Puerto Rico is carrying out its mission of helping families affected by the hurricanes to have secure and permanent homes, and of supporting Puerto Rico's recovery efforts in four main areas:

• Repair of existing housing, and renovation and/or construction of safe and affordable homes.
• Tenure security through the legalization of property titles.
• Skills development for construction workers, the community and homeowners.
• Knowledge exchange with the government and stakeholders to improve public policy and create solutions.

Habitat Puerto Rico can implement the Puerto Rico Recovery Program thanks to the generosity and commitment of our funding partners that include AbbVie, L.A. Dodgers, The Maria and Garry Ridge Foundation, Kike Hernandez and Mariana Vicente, Ohrstrom Foundation, the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, Simpson Strong-tie, among others.