IslandCorps launches 4th annual BIG Toy Drive with goal of 10,000 toys
November 8, 2024
The nonprofit calls on businesses and community groups to join the holiday toy drive for children in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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Study: Some 60% of P.R.’s children living in poverty
June 14, 2017
Puerto Rican children and their families face significant economic distress, according to the 2017 Kids Count Data Book released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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700K+ children, youth live in high-poverty areas in P.R.
June 22, 2016
Children and youth in Puerto Rico continue to live in families facing enormous economic challenges, with some 84 percent residing in areas of extreme poverty and the parents of more than half lacking full-time, year-round ...
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