Residents of the Monte Santo community in Vieques, Puerto Rico, now have a place to gather during emergencies: the Resilient Community Center. The space was rehabilitated by the Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development (ODSEC) and is equipped for difficult times. It has a 50-kilowatt electric generator, an 850-gallon cistern, an industrial kitchen, laundry areas, and accessible showers and bathrooms, which will allow essential services to be offered during emergencies, so residents would not go without necessities.
Governor Jenniffer González inaugurated the center together with the mayor of the island town and community residents on Friday.