Hurricane Sandy may have blown over, but thousands of people are still struggling in the aftermath. Many areas, like the Far Rockaways in New York and along the Jersey Shore, are still without electricity and heat, and the days are getting shorter and much, much colder. Whether you live near or far from these communities, you can help! Here's a resource list we've compiled with links to information and organizations engaged in Sandy relief efforts:
Websites That Are Constantly Updating with Relief Information
• Occupy Sandy
• Red Hook Recovers
• Lower East Side Recovers
• Astoria Recovers
• Staten Island Recovers
• Google Crisis Map
• Sandy Relief Donation Sites + Volunteer Opps - crowd-sourced spreadsheet
• Gowanus Studio Space Food Relief
Twitter Handles Giving Updates:
• @OccupySandy
• @SandyVolunteer
• @Brokelyn
• @RedHookInitiative
• @GoodShepherdNYC
• @NYCService
• @520ClintonOS
Donate to Food Banks:
• Community Foodbank of New Jersey
• Food Bank for New York City
• New York City Coalition Against Hunger
• Food Bank for Westchester
• Masbia Food Kitchen
• Feeding America
Donate Money to Help by Text:
• Red Cross - $10 donation - REDCROSS to 90999 or through iTunes
• Salvation Army - $10 donation - STORM to 80888
• Tunnel2Towers - $10 donation - RESTORE to 80888
• Direct Relief International - $10 Donation - RELIEF to 27222
Donate via eBay and Amazon:
• Occupy Sandy Wedding Amazon Gift Registry
• eBay Auction to Support those Affected by Hurricane Sandy
• Assemblyman Titone's Relief Supplies Amazon Wishlist (Staten Island)
Volunteer with Local Direct Assistance Organizations
• NYC Service
• New York Cares
• NYC Food Truck Association
• New York City Coalition Against Hunger
• Brooklyn Recovery Fund
• Red Hook Initiative
• Rockaway Waterfront Alliance
• Jersey City Sandy Relief Volunteers
• New Jersey Needs
• Plus many more at Sweet Fine Day, WYNC, and the TED blog.
(Image: John Minchillo/AP via Here & Now)
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Superb! Followed and shared. Thanks for including Occupy Sandy on that list. Don't forget Best Friends and other pet rescue organizations. I've been through storms that knocked out power and I wondered if Apartment Therapy would do a post just for people who are improvising a "home" and meals with not much to work with. It would be a tricky balance but it could maybe even be funny like those reality cooking shows that challenge people to cook in extreme conditions with nothing but peanut butter and chips or something. Maybe ways to fall asleep no matter where you are?