Our Policy and Advocacy Work in Puerto Rico

Hispanic Federation leads a number of policy and advocacy campaigns to advance opportunity for communities across Puerto Rico. Much like our work at the national level, our policy and advocacy work in Puerto Rico focuses on three pillars: civil rights, justice, and equity and empowerment. Learn more about our policy and advocacy work in Puerto Rico below.

Take Action for Puerto Rico!

In 2017, we could not have imagined the devastation and marginalization that our beloved Puerto Rico would endure. Hurricanes in the Caribbean are nothing new, but Hurricane Maria’s ferocity—super-powered by the realities of climate change—exposed the vulnerability of an archipelago with a decaying energy infrastructure, a weak social safety-net, an unfair relationship with the United States, and a profound financial crisis.

Through hard work and advocacy with partners, we’ve been able to make significant progress toward achieving some of our shared goals. Take Action for Puerto Rico! continues to bring together people and organizations to raise awareness, stimulate collaboration, and take action around critical issues for Puerto Rico.

Today, our Take Action Puerto Rico! advocacy is focused on ending the nutrition assistance inequalities faced by families and children residing in Puerto Rico. Since 1981, U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico have been excluded from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and from receiving the same nutrition assistance provided to other low-income Americans, exacerbating food insecurity, particularly during times of emergency.

Hispanic Federation’s National Policy & Advocacy Work

Our overall policy and advocacy work aims to advance Latino opportunity and equity across the country by focusing on three pillars: civil rights, justice, and equity and empowerment.