News & Stories
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Feature Story
In Rural Puerto Rico, a Drive for Clean Water
November 17, 2022
Hurricane Fiona was just the most recent disaster to contaminate wells and cisterns across the island. Now, a water filter distribution program is hoping to help bring access to clean water to thousands.
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Feature Story
The Special Effects of Veterans Serving Veterans
November 9, 2022
For disaster survivors who are veterans, help that comes from a fellow veteran can be easier to accept. For the volunteers, it can be extra special to give.
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Operations
Disaster Relief Volunteers Take on Old and New in Puerto Rico
October 21, 2022
Oct. 21, 2022: One month after Hurricane Fiona ravaged the island, Team Rubicon doubles down.
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Operations
Team Rubicon Responds to Hurricane Fiona
September 21, 2022
09/21/22: Disaster relief volunteers have begun arriving in Puerto Rico to assist with recovery efforts.
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Reflection
MREs, Tarping, and Meeting a Superhero in Puerto Rico
May 5, 2022
When Hurricanes Maria and Irma hit her homeland, a Team Rubicon volunteer stepped up for her first disaster relief deployment. Then, her mother arrived.
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Feature Story
Veterans Join Forces to Serve One of Their Own in Puerto Rico
April 22, 2021
Volunteers from Team Rubicon and The Mission Continues step in to make a home a home wracked by Hurricane Maria and multiple earthquakes livable again.
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Operations
Teaching Homeowners Hurricane Resilience in Puerto Rico
December 13, 2018
In an effort to make Puerto Rican homes more resilient to future hurricanes and earthquakes, Team Rubicon partnered with Mercy Corps and Build Change for a two-day workshop on December 10…
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Feature Story
Progress of the Puerto Rico Rebuild
December 4, 2018
This October, construction on the first Team Rubicon-funded house in Puerto Rico began. In conjunction with St. Vincent de Paul, TR identified three families, whose…
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Meet William Rodriguez, Case Manager of the Puerto Rico Rebuild Project
December 4, 2018
Passion exudes from 68-year-old William Rodriguez as he discusses details of the cases he manages for Team Rubicon’s Puerto Rico rebuild project. To Rodriguez, a…
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Hospitality Breeding Out in Puerto Rico
December 4, 2018
Team Rubicon has invested more than $4 million in Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria. We have hired local contractors to rebuild more than 400…