Volunteer, Donate, and Spread the Word

any people are asking how they can help provide relief from Hurricane Sandy in NYC. Large parts of NYC still look like scenes from a war movie (read my account of what is going on here). In the meantime, volunteers are being turned away by larger organizations while people in neighborhoods like Far Rockaway and Seagate are crying out for help with clean up and delivering meals.

Donations are being turned away while neighborhoods like Seagate are desperate for warm socks and warm footwear for children and adults, among other things. This won’t happen with any of the contacts below.

My goal is to help channel your volunteer efforts, energy and donations to the organizations that are tirelessly working on the ground, regardless of the weather and such.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

COJECO . (link https://www.facebook.com/pages/COJECO/208011592546932?fref=ts ) . Their focus is on bringing food, water, blankets and flashlights to the elderly stuck in high-rise buildings. They also know where else the resources are needed. Contact: Yevgeniy Klig, 917-744-2600

Help clean up Seagate Community in Brooklyn! Please contact Natalia at 1 (347) 223-7059 if you can volunteer. Bring your own gear (heavy duty work gloves, garbage bags, masks, heavy boots, flashlights). Also, if you can, please bring flash lights, batteries, warm boots of all sizes and warm socks of all sizes to give away to residents.

Occupy Sandy Relief NYC. (link https://www.facebook.com/OccupySandyReliefNyc )

Giving Back to Victims of Sandy (link https://www.facebook.com/GivingBackToThoseAffectedBySandy )

Clean Up Sheepshead Bay (link https://www.facebook.com/CleaningSheepshead )

Help Brooklyn – Sandy Victims (link https://www.facebook.com/Help.Brooklyn.Sandy.Victims )

Gerritsen Beach Sandy Relief ( link https://www.facebook.com/GBSandyRelief )

Far Rockaway Sandy (link https://www.facebook.com/groups/RockawaysHurricaneSandy/ )

NYC Marathon of Relief 2012 (link https://www.facebook.com/Nyc2012MarathonOfRelief )

Team Rubicon. (link https://www.facebook.com/teamrubicon?fref=ts )They are in Far Rockaway, and may have certain requirements for volunteers. Call them for more info if you want. Contact: Cal Verdin, (601) 434-0272

DONATIONS:

Team Rubicon (link http://fundraise.teamrubiconusa.org/MindTerrainCoaching) 100% of $ goes to relief, they are on the ground here. Thank you to friends, family and colleagues who already donated to Team Rubicon after my messages, before my fundraising page got started.

UJA of NYC (link https://www.ujafedny.org/hurricane-sandy-relief-fund/?from=homepage_carousel_1_11_06_12/ ) 100% of $ goes to relief, they are on the ground here.

RESOURCES:

These resources may be helpful to those affected by the hurricane.

– IRS (personal loss) ex: cars 1-800-829-1040

– FEMA 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA will provide up to $300 in food stamps for groceries)

– Medicaid, Health Plus 1-855-693-6765 (Child Health Plus) (NY Health Options)

– Food Stamps 1-718-557-1399 (Also known as The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program)

– Loss of Power during disaster 1-800-621-3362

– Relocation Resources in NYC: https://www.airbnb.com/wishlists/donated-sandy-housing