News & Media Related to Hurricane Recovery

National Coverage:

• • A Call to Action     (University of Miami, 08/08/2018)  

  • Clinton Foundation recognizes Foundation for Puerto Rico (Caribbean Business, 8/07/2018)

  • U.S. Virgin Islands Have Been Struggling with Job Losses Since Hurricanes
    (Bloomberg, 07/09/2018)

  • Virgin Islands recovery efforts hobbled by cash shortage
    (The Washington Post, 06/06/2018)

  • Virgin Islands Still Recovering From 2017 Hurricanes As New Season Begins
    (NPR, 06/02/2018)
  • Hurricanes Drove More Than 1,000 Medical Evacuees From the Virgin Islands. Many Can’t Go Home.
    (NPR, 06/01/2018)
  • US Virgin Islands to rebuild all main roads for $1.2B
    (New York Times, 04/25/2018)
  • CARIBBEAT: Virgin Islands come roaring back
    (NY Daily News, 04/22/2018)
  • Nurse from Antigo shares story of hurricane aid trip to U.S. Virgin Islands
    (ABC 2 WBAY, 04/20/2018)
  • The Hurricane-struck Caribbean is still recovering. But islands are getting help
    (Miami Herald, 04/03/2018)
  • How Travelers Can Help Hurricane-Damaged Islands
    (The New York Times, 04/03/2018)
  • 6 months after hurricanes Maria and Irma, local heroes continue to rebuild communities
    (ABC News, 03/20/2018)
  • In the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Resilience and Challenges in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
    (Federal Communications Commission, 03/19/2018)
  • Health Care: Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Six Months After the Storms
    (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 03/19/2018)
  • FEMA Approves $182 Million for Emergency Measures after Hurricanes in USVI
    (FEMA, 03/15/2018)
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Road to Recovery Six Months After Hurricanes
    (Homeland Security Today, 03/02/2018)
  • IRS Extends relief to hurricane victims from Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
    (Accounting Today, 02/28/2018)
  • Secretary DeVos Announces New Federal Assistance for Hurricane Impacted Students, Schools
    (U.S. Department of Education, 02/28/18)
  • Labor market improving in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, but hurricane recovery still ‘hampered’
    (The Washington Post, 02/22/18)
  • Shredded Roofs, shattered lives
    (The Washington Post, 02/06/18)
  • 75 days after Maria, this is life in St. Croix
    (CNN, 12/4/17)
  • 2 Months After Maria And Irma, U.S. Virgin Islands Remain In The Dark
    (NPR, 11/14/17)
  • After Irma and Maria: How 3 Spots on the U.S. Virgin Islands Are Faring
    (New York Times, 11/10/17)
  • No electricity, homes in ruins: A reporter goes home and finds misery, hope and resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands
    (USA Today, 11/9/17)
  • Neither states nor nations, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands face rocky storm recovery
    (Miami Herald, 10/27/17)
  • 10 Ways Community Foundations Are A Best-Bet For Disaster
    Giving
    (Forbes, 10/18/17)
  • The U.S. Virgin Islands are grappling for attention after being hit by two hurricanes
    (Washington Post, 10/6/17)
  • After Irma, a once-lush gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands reduced to battered wasteland
    (Washington Post, 9/28/17)
  • In the Virgin Islands, Maria Drowned What Irma Didn’t Destroy
    (New York Times, 9/27/17)
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Residents Have Almost Nothing Left
    (VICE News, 9/14/17)
  • The Virgin Islands, After Irma: ‘It Was Like Stepping Onto Another Planet’
    (NPR, 9/14/17)

Local Outlets

• • Virgin Islands Daily News
  • Virgin Islands Source: St. Croix | St. John | St. Thomas
  • Virgin Islands Government House

Other Resources:

• • 10 Ways Community Foundations Are A Best-Bet For Disaster Giving
    (Forbes, 10/18/17)