6:02 pm - 11/04/2012
10+ WAYS YOU CAN HELP AFTER HURRICANE SANDY
ETA: ONTD SUGGESTIONS
1. AMERICAN RED CROSS -
THE RED CROSS IS PROVIDING SHELTER, CLOTHES, SUPPLIES, FOOD AND BLOOD, AS NEEDED, FOR THE VICTIMS OF SANDY. TEXT THE WORD "REDCROSS" TO 90999 TO DONATE $10 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF. PHONE: 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767); FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS, 800-257-7575; FOR TDD, 800-220-4095. HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/
2. NEW YORK CARES -
THIS LOCAL NYC PROGRAM IS "THE CITY'S LARGEST VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, RUNNING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR 1,300 NONPROFITS, CITY AGENCIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS." IT IS RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS, AND IS ALSO RAISING MONEY.HTTP://NEWYORKCARES.ORG/DONATE_NOW/
3. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY -
HABITAT, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HELPS THOSE IN NEED REBUILD THEIR HOMES AFTER DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANE SANDY. TO MAKE A DONATION CALL 1-800-HABITAT (422-4828). PRESS "0" WHEN PROMPTED AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL TAKE YOUR DONATION INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE. HTTP://WWW.HABITAT.ORG/
4. COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY -
THIS GROUP COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH THE STATE'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WITH STATE AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED, CALL THEM AT (908) 355-FOOD (3663), EXT. 243. HTTP://WWW.NJFOODBANK.ORG/
5. HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES -
MANY PET OWNERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR PETS WITH THEM, BUT FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT, THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM IS ASSEMBLING STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO HELP RESCUE PETS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. DONATION LINK -HTTPS://SECURE.HUMANESOCIETY.ORG/SITE/DO
6. BREEZY POINT FUND RAISER -
ONE OF THE MOST BADLY DAMAGED COMMUNITIES IN SANDY'S WAKE IS BREEZY POINT, QUEENS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENT MATTHEW PETRONIS CREATED A FUNDRAISING PAGE TO HELP HIS COMMUNITY REBUILD. HTTPS://WWW.WEPAY.COM/DONATIONS/HURRICAN
7. CITY MEALS -
IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY, CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS HAS BEEN TAKING EMERGENCY MEASURES TO ENSURE NEW YORK’S HOMEBOUND ELDERLY HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD. VOLUNTEER AND DONATE HERE: HTTP://WWW.CITYMEALS.ORG/
8. NY TECH MEETUP -
NY TECH MEETUP IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SCHOOLS, NON-PROFITS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET THEIR INFORMATION SYSTEMS BACK ONLINE.
HTTP://NYTM.ORG/BLOG/ENTRY/12-01-2012/UP
9. THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING -
A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA WHICH PROVIDES HAVENS FOR CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY IS AT RISK WHILE ALSO OFFERING SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. THEY CURRENTLY SERVE OVER 11,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ALL BOROUGHS INCLUDING SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.HTTP://FOUNDLINGSANDYRELIEF.MYDAGSITE.CO
10. FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY -
A NETWORK OF OVER 1000 PANTRIES AND KITCHENS IN THE CITY, NEEDS VOLUNTEERS AND MONEY DONATIONS. GO TO WWW.FOODBANKNYC.ORG
A) These 21 Sandy-Displaced Dogs And Cats NEED You To Adopt And Foster Them!
http://gothamist.com/2012/11/02/urgent_a
B) A Facebook page for lost pets
https://www.facebook.com/SandysPets?sf68
more suggestions on how you can help pet owners here
C) To volunteer in NYC
Distribution:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/f
Find out where you can help:
http://www.nycservice.org/
D) OCCUPY WALL STREET HAS TRANSFORMED INTO OCCUPY SANDY
From their site:
Occupy Sandy is a coordinated relief effort to help distribute resources & volunteers to help neighborhoods and people affected by Hurricane Sandy. We are a coalition of people & organizations who are dedicated to implementing aid and establishing hubs for neighborhood resource distribution. Members of this coalition are from Occupy Wall Street, 350.org, recovers.org and interoccupy.net.
http://interoccupy.net/occupysandy/
E) If you buy or sell stuff from eBay, they'll donate 10% or more to the charities they have listed:
http://donations.ebay.com/charity_event_
F) A MEGA LIST of ways to get involved.
There are a lot listed but PLEASE click the link below which connects to the thread with the ton of suggestions for places where you can donate your time and/or money.
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/732
G) This is from the MEGA LIST above but I wanted to pull out a couple of links.
I'm not trying to say these things more important than the others but people might be looking for this specific information but not expect to find it here.
FOR VOTERS AFFECTED BY SANDY:
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-co
NYC Temporary Unemployment (including due to lost transportation/closed job)
http://www.labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/ui/P81
FEMA
1-800-621-3362
H) RESCUE LIVES IN HAITI
From the site:
Haiti is reeling from Hurricane Sandy, even as it struggles to recover from a devastating 2010 earthquake. International Rescue Committee teams are distributing tarps, flashlights, water and other emergency supplies to assist thousands of children and their families.
*OP NOTE: They also have a general breakdown of how your money is spent. For every dollar you donate, $.93 goes to programs and just $.04 to administration.
https://www.rescue.org/donate/rescue-liv
I) HUFFPO MEGALIST
There are 20+ organizations here on their list. A lot of them are places where you can donate money. But I'm sure some navigating around on the sites they link to will give opportunities to volunteer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/h
J) JERSEY SHORE HURRICANE NEWS on Facebook
From their page:
A bottom-up, two-way news outlet, JSHN is news for the people, by the people. JSHN covers breaking news, traffic, and weather. "News you can use." JSHN is also a community resource (events, missing people, lost animals, etc).
https://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurr
SOURCE
1. AMERICAN RED CROSS -
THE RED CROSS IS PROVIDING SHELTER, CLOTHES, SUPPLIES, FOOD AND BLOOD, AS NEEDED, FOR THE VICTIMS OF SANDY. TEXT THE WORD "REDCROSS" TO 90999 TO DONATE $10 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF. PHONE: 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767); FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS, 800-257-7575; FOR TDD, 800-220-4095. HTTP://WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/
2. NEW YORK CARES -
THIS LOCAL NYC PROGRAM IS "THE CITY'S LARGEST VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, RUNNING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS FOR 1,300 NONPROFITS, CITY AGENCIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS." IT IS RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS, AND IS ALSO RAISING MONEY.HTTP://NEWYORKCARES.ORG/DONATE_NOW/
3. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY -
HABITAT, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HELPS THOSE IN NEED REBUILD THEIR HOMES AFTER DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANE SANDY. TO MAKE A DONATION CALL 1-800-HABITAT (422-4828). PRESS "0" WHEN PROMPTED AND REPRESENTATIVES WILL TAKE YOUR DONATION INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE. HTTP://WWW.HABITAT.ORG/
4. COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY -
THIS GROUP COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH THE STATE'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS WITH STATE AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED, CALL THEM AT (908) 355-FOOD (3663), EXT. 243. HTTP://WWW.NJFOODBANK.ORG/
5. HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES -
MANY PET OWNERS WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR PETS WITH THEM, BUT FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT, THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM IS ASSEMBLING STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO HELP RESCUE PETS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST. DONATION LINK -HTTPS://SECURE.HUMANESOCIETY.ORG/SITE/DO
6. BREEZY POINT FUND RAISER -
ONE OF THE MOST BADLY DAMAGED COMMUNITIES IN SANDY'S WAKE IS BREEZY POINT, QUEENS. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENT MATTHEW PETRONIS CREATED A FUNDRAISING PAGE TO HELP HIS COMMUNITY REBUILD. HTTPS://WWW.WEPAY.COM/DONATIONS/HURRICAN
7. CITY MEALS -
IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY, CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS HAS BEEN TAKING EMERGENCY MEASURES TO ENSURE NEW YORK’S HOMEBOUND ELDERLY HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD. VOLUNTEER AND DONATE HERE: HTTP://WWW.CITYMEALS.ORG/
8. NY TECH MEETUP -
NY TECH MEETUP IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SCHOOLS, NON-PROFITS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET THEIR INFORMATION SYSTEMS BACK ONLINE.
HTTP://NYTM.ORG/BLOG/ENTRY/12-01-2012/UP
9. THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING -
A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA WHICH PROVIDES HAVENS FOR CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY IS AT RISK WHILE ALSO OFFERING SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. THEY CURRENTLY SERVE OVER 11,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ALL BOROUGHS INCLUDING SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.HTTP://FOUNDLINGSANDYRELIEF.MYDAGSITE.CO
10. FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY -
A NETWORK OF OVER 1000 PANTRIES AND KITCHENS IN THE CITY, NEEDS VOLUNTEERS AND MONEY DONATIONS. GO TO WWW.FOODBANKNYC.ORG
ONTD SUGGESTIONS
Sorry for the lateness of my adding these suggestions in. I didn't know this post was approved and fell asleep.
I just want to say thank you to everyone who contributed to this post. THE REASON I love ONTD is the commenters; we talk gossip about celebs and sling precious amounts of shade in the name of stan warfare but all the while we're cognizant. ONTDers, you all are smart, fun, you try, and truly care. Thank you all for sharing your resource of knowledge.
A) These 21 Sandy-Displaced Dogs And Cats NEED You To Adopt And Foster Them!
http://gothamist.com/2012/11/02/urgent_a
B) A Facebook page for lost pets
https://www.facebook.com/SandysPets?sf68
more suggestions on how you can help pet owners here
C) To volunteer in NYC
Distribution:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/f
Find out where you can help:
http://www.nycservice.org/
D) OCCUPY WALL STREET HAS TRANSFORMED INTO OCCUPY SANDY
From their site:
Occupy Sandy is a coordinated relief effort to help distribute resources & volunteers to help neighborhoods and people affected by Hurricane Sandy. We are a coalition of people & organizations who are dedicated to implementing aid and establishing hubs for neighborhood resource distribution. Members of this coalition are from Occupy Wall Street, 350.org, recovers.org and interoccupy.net.
http://interoccupy.net/occupysandy/
E) If you buy or sell stuff from eBay, they'll donate 10% or more to the charities they have listed:
http://donations.ebay.com/charity_event_
F) A MEGA LIST of ways to get involved.
There are a lot listed but PLEASE click the link below which connects to the thread with the ton of suggestions for places where you can donate your time and/or money.
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/732
G) This is from the MEGA LIST above but I wanted to pull out a couple of links.
I'm not trying to say these things more important than the others but people might be looking for this specific information but not expect to find it here.
FOR VOTERS AFFECTED BY SANDY:
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-co
NYC Temporary Unemployment (including due to lost transportation/closed job)
http://www.labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/ui/P81
FEMA
1-800-621-3362
H) RESCUE LIVES IN HAITI
From the site:
Haiti is reeling from Hurricane Sandy, even as it struggles to recover from a devastating 2010 earthquake. International Rescue Committee teams are distributing tarps, flashlights, water and other emergency supplies to assist thousands of children and their families.
*OP NOTE: They also have a general breakdown of how your money is spent. For every dollar you donate, $.93 goes to programs and just $.04 to administration.
https://www.rescue.org/donate/rescue-liv
I) HUFFPO MEGALIST
There are 20+ organizations here on their list. A lot of them are places where you can donate money. But I'm sure some navigating around on the sites they link to will give opportunities to volunteer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/h
J) JERSEY SHORE HURRICANE NEWS on Facebook
From their page:
A bottom-up, two-way news outlet, JSHN is news for the people, by the people. JSHN covers breaking news, traffic, and weather. "News you can use." JSHN is also a community resource (events, missing people, lost animals, etc).
https://www.facebook.com/JerseyShoreHurr
SOURCE
And as if the east coast hasn't suffered enough, apparently there's also a nor'easter expected this week, so everyone stock up now just in case.
but what could he have done tho?
i donated to Red Cross at least
I'm lucky though. I can't imagine losing your home...and that poor mother in Staten Island who lost her kids jfc. I was an emotional wreck during and after the storm constantly watching the news.
OMFG DDDD:
i couldn't believe the kind of stuff they pulled.
/CSB
Also, I can't believe you're getting criticized for this comment tbh.
Edited at 2012-11-05 06:26 am (UTC)
"I don't really want to see these people get help. Because they're heinous" You don't want to see people whose homes got burned away and than flooded get help because of a few idiotic kids making idiotic and awful statuses? Aren't you nice?
Edited at 2012-11-05 05:57 pm (UTC)
I know I'm a lurker and all, but I just want to say thank you to anyone who has donated and is helping. I didn't have power for 6 days, a powerline was on my front lawn, and both my neighbors had trees on their homes/cars. They can't open the schools around here because we have so many evacuees in the schools/shelters and they're saying it may be six to eight months before they reopen seaside because the gas lines are making it incredibly unsafe. I get worried since looters are out (one attacked a friend, luckily the looter missed and my friend got him with a golf club) but, the sense of community is so overwhelming and makes me feel so proud of NJ.
I'm really worried about this new storm coming though.
Edited at 2012-11-05 06:18 am (UTC)
Good for your friend, those looters are gross.
I'm surprised it took so long for them to come out. They were trying to steal gas from his car and swung a bat at him. He is so lucky he dodged them :(
Be safe!
we're used to the hurricane business..
and if you want to donate food there's there in-store kit you buy that has several food/personal items and they send it to the appropriate people so it can get over there.
Also, thanks for posting this - I'm here for a few more days so I think I'll see if I can help with the tech meetup folks because I have those skills and there are a ton of small businesses that need help right now.
Edited at 2012-11-05 06:24 am (UTC)
In the mean time I think I'll donate blankets and clothes. My family has a ton. :)
URGENT: These 21 Sandy-Displaced Dogs And Cats NEED You To Adopt And Foster Them!
http://gothamist.com/2012/11/02/urgent_
Edited at 2012-11-05 06:40 am (UTC)
I'm gonna try posting this link a few places though so thank you for sharing it here
NY isn't prepared for this kind of thing, so of course disaster relief will be crap. However, I'm still side-eying about the lack of coverage of black neighborhoods (besides Pix 11 apparently).