katherine ramos also has relatives on the island she says providing generators to keep refrigerators running is critical. >> a lot of elderly people are going through situations where they can't keep their insulin cold. it is causing them to get sick. the issues that stem around that is ultimately we've had a lot of people die. >> reporter: she says the puerto rican civic club learned many less onts about what type of relief is most critical after hurricane maria hit the island five years ago but is disappointed more hasn't been done to improve the infrastructure there since then. >> it is very discouraging when here we are five and a half years later and still dealing with the grid issue, rolling blackouts, quality of life on our island. >> reporter: despite the frugs, the club is once again answering the call for help from hurricane victims. in san jose marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> if you would like to help we've posted the information on our website. >>> new york city is eying legal action to stop the texas governor from sending more buses full of asylum seekers to the cit