Day 4 (Final Day of our Surge Project): Our work is done and before we host our hosts for a dinner celebration, we needed to debrief and say a final prayer for our team, our work, our partners, and the
On April 9th, NYDIS and our Executive Director, Peter B. Gudaitis, were honored with the 2019 Allyship Award at the MCN Sweet 16 Annual Gala at the New York Hilton Midtown.
SonyPictures and Luna Lauren Velez, the voice of Spider-Man’s mom sponsored a free screening of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, on Three Kings' Day, Sunday, 1/6/2019, after tickets had been distributed to local children at the Barrio Playa and Anasco Three Kings' Day Festivals.
In January 2019, NYDIS and our #PaLantePR partner, actress and activist Luna Lauren Velez, visited relief, rebuild and potential project sites in Añasco.
NYDIS and our Pa’Lante Puerto Rico project with Luna Lauren Velez partnered with Jonathan William Soto’s new Project Refuge and the Thrive Collective to co-sponsor a Preparedness & Resilence day for the community of Barrio Playa in the Municipio Añasco
Highlights from our October 20th #1YearAfterMaria Interfaith Memorial Service and Vigil-March, hosted by NYDIS, Power4PuertoRico and The Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Last week, two Superstorm Sandy affected homeowners participating in NYDIS’ and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods’ Temporary Housing Services (THS) program received the keys to their newly elevated and rebuilt homes.
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