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Back to Life campaign is meant to combat poverty in San Juan.
The Salvation Army in San Juan, Puerto Rico, partnered with the police department in the West Bayamón precincts to promote the “Vuelta a la Vida” (Back to Life) campaign, fighting poverty in the community.
The campaign’s main event took place in the Pepín Cestero Colosseum, and drew hundreds of homeless people hoping for change in their lives after sleeping on the streets, begging for food, and living their lives on the margin of society.
Sergeant María La Luz Rentas and police official Héctor Maldonado led the event. Salvation Army canteens were there to feed people in need, and Captain Daniel Gómez offered prayer for each person.
In the Coliseum parking lot, Puerto Rico’s family department offered information on programs to help people escape the cycle of poverty, and get off the streets.
Aware of and sensitive to the situation on the island, The Salvation Army looks for ways to help and serves the poverty-stricken residents of Puerto Rico as a link to social and economic resources.
