Why This Matters?

• Puerto Rico median household income: about $27,000 for those who have jobs.

• Puerto Rico loses thousands of talented young workers and entrepreneurs every year because economic opportunity is limited.

• When people leave, local businesses close and communities lose the very leaders who could rebuild them.

• Puerto Rico imports nearly 85 percent of its food, revealing major opportunities for local agricultural entrepreneurship.

• Many communities face unstable energy systems, creating demand for local innovation and energy solutions.

• As young families leave Puerto Rico in search of opportunity, many seniors are left behind, struggling to survive on about $1,000 a month while the cost of living continues to rise.