Six months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, the ccommonwealth is still struggling to recover. Almost 40 percent of the island’s residents were already living below the poverty line when disaster hit and, with Maria’s destruction of the power grid, infrastructure, homes, and livelihoods, many people remain in dire need of aid, including pro bono legal assistance.

Responding to the call for help, a group of St. John’s Law students spent their spring break in Puerto Rico contributing to the post-Maria relief efforts. It was one of four spring break service trips organized by students from the Law School’s Public Interest Center and funded through its annual Public Interest Auction.