Help for Amy and Luis (Pochy) in PR

My father Luis (Pochy) lives in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. He is known for his fun spirit and generosity towards others. There’s little to no news coverage of the town. It’s been three weeks since Hurricane Maria went through his town and he remains without electricity, running water, and inconsistent phone service. He continues to sleep in my sister’s car to avoid the heat and mosquitoes. Our hope is that he can sleep inside his home with a fan and mosquito net. The current weather is about 86 degrees with 90% humidity, so it feels hellish. He is not receiving assistance from his local government. We are his sole support right now. Almost two weeks ago, my sister Amy fled to Florida to reside with my mother in an attempt to earn a living and start a new life. As you all can imagine, finding a job and getting settled is no easy task when you don’t have income, a car, or any familiarity of your new “home.”

We are so grateful for the generous donations. Your help and kind words have been a blessing through this nightmare. Unfortunately, we need ongoing support. After gofundme took their portion, we have spent more than has been collected on electronic equipment, OTC medications, cash deposits so he can buy food/hygiene products/gasoline in PR, hygiene products, food, water filter, and shipping costs. We have nothing left as of right now (10/13/2017). We still need to buy him a mini fridge so he can store his food and prevent any leftover cooked food from spoiling, a car battery to power the mini fridge, additional food, mattress and shoes (his shoes and bed were water damaged when his bedroom door was blown away by the Cat 4 winds), gasoline, etc. We kindly and humbly ask that you make a small donation if you can, share the page with your family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors; or mail food such as rice, dried beans, oatmeal packets, tomato sauce, canned meats, beef jerky, peanut butter, trail mix, nuts (almonds, peanuts), powered milk, instant coffee, energy bars, etc.

His mailing address is the following:
Luis Rafael Santiago Tirado
P.O. Box 351
San Lorenzo, PR 00754

If you or your organization decide to mail him anything, please let me know so I don’t duplicate the help. Our main priority is to use the donations resourcefully and responsibly. Thank you again for all of the support and love! Blessings to you and your loved ones!