TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This Hispanic Heritage Month, two nonprofits are joining forces to tackle a growing crisis among Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable: its seniors. Nearly half of residents over 60 live below the poverty line, and advocates warn that number could climb as federal funding for programs like SNAP, Medicare, and Medicaid is reduced. After Hurricane Maria, Carmen Báez founded Puerto Rico por Puerto Rico (PRxPR) to respond to the deep poverty revealed by the storm.