evacuees Archives - Orlando Rising

Airbnb activates ‘open homes’ program to assist hurricane evacuees

10/09/2018

The vacation rental home marketing company Airbnb is opening its 'Open Homes' program Tuesday, encouraging its property hosts in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Central Florida to take in Panhandle evacuees from... Read More

FEMA extends Puerto Rican transitional housing to June 30

Scott Powers

05/03/2018

Our Politics

Puerto Rican evacuees from Hurricane Maria's wrath last fall have been granted another six weeks of federal assistance to live in emergency motel shelters in Florida, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Thursd... Read More

Feds to provide grants to schools enrolling hurricane evacuees

Scott Powers

04/24/2018

Our State

The U.S. Department of Education will move forward with grants to schools in Florida and other states that took in children evacuees from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and then struggled with unexpected costs, U.S.... Read More

Rick Scott extends emergency orders for Puerto Rico evacuees

Scott Powers

01/25/2018

Our State

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has extended by another 60 days his executive order that has Florida and all 67 counties providing services and cutting red tape to help evacuating Puerto Ricans settle into the Sunshine... Read More

Puerto Rico groups pushing for ‘Marshall Plan’ to help the island

Scott Powers

01/22/2018

Our State

Four months after Hurricane Maria laid waste to Puerto Rico, a coalition of groups and artists met in Orlando Monday morning to remind the public that still more than a half-million homes and businesses there s... Read More

UCF extends in-state tuition rates a year for Puerto Rico, Virgin Island evacuees

Scott Powers

01/18/2018

Our Politics

The University of Central Florida is extending the availability of in-state tuition rates for another year for Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Island students evacuating the islands because of damages from Hurrica... Read More

Tagged evacuees

Airbnb activates ‘open homes’ program to assist hurricane evacuees

FEMA extends Puerto Rican transitional housing to June 30

Feds to provide grants to schools enrolling hurricane evacuees

Rick Scott extends emergency orders for Puerto Rico evacuees

Puerto Rico groups pushing for ‘Marshall Plan’ to help the island

UCF extends in-state tuition rates a year for Puerto Rico, Virgin Island evacuees