'It’s a choice between the lesser of two evils,' said Peter Gudaitis, executive director of nonprofit New York Disaster Interfaith Services, which has been helping Maria evacuees. 'Stay here and be homeless, or move to Puerto Rico and be unemployed
On September 9th, NYDIS‘ Evacuee Services Coordinator, Lilah Mejia, was honored at Yankee Stadium by NYCFC‘s charity foundation City in the Community. With her family and NYDIS colleagues present, she was brought onto the field and honored for her outstanding
WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN': New Yorkers are honoring the Puerto Ricans who lost their lives in Hurricane Maria, one year ago.
On July 25th, New York Governor Cuomo announced $2 Million in state funding to support the thousands of displaced Hurricane Maria survivors who evacuated to New York – including funding to increase the case management capacity of NYDIS’ Evacuee Services
In June, NYDIS’ evacuee services staff, Boris Martinez, Lilah Mejia, and Meryl Hulse joined human services providers, activists and grassroots organizations at the "Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans - Resiliencia y Solidaridad" conference at the University of Puerto Rico, Recinto de
On Thursday, April 19th, NYDIS’ Executive Director and New York VOAD Chair, Peter B. Gudaitis, has been appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York State Puerto Rico Rebuilding and Reconstructing Committee.
NYDIS Marches in National Puerto Rican Day Parade
After the closure of NYDIS' Evacuee Marketplace, our evacuee service team created a video to say Gracias to all our donors, partners, and volunteers who helped us support over 4,000 evacuees over the past 9 months.
"'That’s two months rental assistance based on your Puerto Rico rent,' says Peter Gudaitis, Executive Director for New York Disaster Interfaith Services. 'Nobody is going to rent you an apartment based on those vouchers. And you can’t get an apartment
December 2017: NYDIS and its Pa’Lante Puerto Rico partners distribute emergency supplies and financial assistance in the rural mountain communities of Anasco and Aguada following Hurricane Maria. In partnership with local nonprofits and Stronger Than Maria, we funded the rebuilding