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Cuban helps homeless compatriots in Tampa

Among the compatriots that this Cuban helps is Melquíades Limonta, an elderly man from Guantanamo, who lives on the streets in Tampa and wants to return to his homeland.


Cuban Roger Roger is dedicated to helping several of his compatriots who are homeless in Tampa.

“Don't compete, share what you have, come with me to these neighborhoods, and give food to those who don't have it.”is the motto of this Cuban migrant on the networks, who helps his most needy compatriots with groceries and meals, and documents his humanitarian work on the networks.

Among the Cubans Roger helps is Melquíades Limonta, an elderly man from Guantanamo, who lives on the streets in Tampa and wants to return to his homeland.

“I'm crazy about leaving, I have my three children in Cuba,” Limonta confesses.

Roger says he will take care of Limonta's travel and document costs if any of his three children are willing to take him in.

In May, Mercedes Dueñas and Omar Noriega,a Cuban couple who survived under a bridge in Downtown Miamiand whose case was made public and achieved notoriety, began to receive help from legal advisors and the Cuban community.

“We already solved the problem of food aid and my husband got a solution for social security. That they gave him the social security for his work permit,” said Dueñas.

For his part, Noriega was grateful “that part of the problems we really had are already being resolved.” The couple, who arrived in the United States crossing the border at the beginning of 2023, explained that they were relocated to Alabama and after finding work,They ended up fired for lack of documents.

For their part, in February, Ángel Correa and Agustín Balboa, two elderly Cubans who asked for help after being expelled from the apartment where they lived in Miami,They thanked the community for raising money to help them rent a new home.

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