A local organization is helping Americans reconnect with loved ones in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rican Family Institute on West 15th Street in Chelsea is serving as a call center for people around the country.

Volunteers are passing along notices to authorities on the island.

"We're collecting information, giving a little hope, and you know, just saying, 'Keep the hope, keep the faith,'" said Rosa Guiterrez, CEO of the Puerto Rican Family Institute.

The institute is also accepting donations of food, clothes and personal hygiene items.