Repair the World

Hurricane Sandy: How To Help Now (updated weekly)

by admin | October 30, 2012 | 13 comments

Updated Weekly here, Facebook, and Twitter.

We hope that you, your friends and families are safe and secure as we’ve witnessed unprecedented destruction from Hurricane Sandy. We’re updating this list of opportunities regularly, so check back frequently, spread the word, and let us know about additional opportunities. Also be sure to check out the resources compiled by TabletMag, UJA, Occupy Sandy, Brokelyn, Tasting Table and WNYC.

Have you volunteered already?  Email us about your experience if you’re interested in guest-blogging for Repair. Let us know about opportunities that come your way or how you’re helping out in your area and beyond.

Repair’s Daily Sandy Service Digest

• http://paper.li/repairtheworld/1354723566

Immediate Opportunities & Upcoming Events:

• Volunteer with Congregation Beth Elohim (Park Slope, Brooklyn)
• Met Council: Help Rebuild Staten Island (Staten Island, NYC)

WHERE TO:

Volunteer 

• Ansche Chesed Shelter (Upper West Side)
• Astoria Recovers (Astoria, Queens)
• Clean Up Sheepshead Brooklyn (Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn)
• COJECO (NYC)
• Corporation for National and Community Service (Various Locations)
• DC Central Kitchen (Washington, DC)
• Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (Brooklyn)
• Food and Friends (Washington, DC)
• HandsOn Network (Various Locations)
• Jersey Cares (New Jersey)
• Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (NYC)
• Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ (New Jersey)
• Long Beach NY Hurricane information (Long Beach, LI)
• Lower East Side Recovers (Lower East Side, NYC)
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Arlington, VA)
• Nechama (St Louis Park, MN)
• NY Cares (NYC)
• NYC Service (NYC)
• Occupy Judaism (Various Locations)
• Occupy Sandy NY (NYC)
• Occupy Sandy NJ (New Jersey)
• Red Hook Recovers (Red Hook, Brooklyn)
• Serve.gov (Various Locations)
• Staten Island Recovers (Staten Island, NY)
• UJA Federation (NYC)
• Young Judaea (Various Locations)

Donate $

• Astoria Recovers (Astoria, Queens)
• Bend the Arc (Various Locations)
• City Harvest (NYC)
• Congregation Rodeph Sholom (Upper West Side)
• Direct Relief International (International)
• Doctors Without Borders (International)
• Educational Alliance (Lower Manhattan)
• Food and Friends (Washington, DC)
• Food Bank for New York City (NYC)
• Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center (Falls Village, CT)
• JCC Manhattan (NYC)
• Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ (New Jersey)
• Jewish Federations of North America (Various Locations)
• Long Beach NY Hurricane information (Long Beach, LI)
• Lower East Side Recovers (Lower East Side, NY)
• Masbia Soup Kitchen (Brooklyn)
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Arlington, VA)
• Nechama (St Louis Park, MN)
• NY Cares (NYC)
• Occupy Sandy NY (NYC)
• Occupy Sandy NJ (New Jersey)
• Red Hook Recovers (Red Hook, Brooklyn)
• Staten Island Recovers (Staten Island, NY)
• The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City (NYC)
• Tunnel to Towers (NYC)
• The Union for Reform Judaism (NYC)

Give Supplies

• NYRedCross (NYC)
• Jersey City Sandy Recovery (New Jersey)

Give Space

• Airbnb (Various Locations)

Give Food

• Do Something’s Pantry Prep Campaign (Various Locations)
• Food Bank of Delaware (Delaware)

Give Blood

• New York Blood Center (NYC)
• Blood Center of New Jersey (New Jersey)

Pet Assistance

• Bideawee (NYC & Long Island)
• SuperVegan (NYC)

Special Skills

• NY Tech Meetup (Techies)
• HyperLocavore (Social Media)
• NYRedCross needs Health Professionals (Health Professionals)
• NYLAG (Lawyers)
• Town of Hempstead Hurricane Recovery Info (Building Information)

Transportation Needs & Resources

• Brokelyn
• Crisis Map
• Occupy Sandy
• Transportation Nation

Benefits & Fundraisers

• Tasting Table
• Support a school

If you’re in an area that has been, or is still being, impacted by this storm, please remember to be safe and follow these safety reminders from FEMA.

CAN’T VOLUNTEER IN PERSON?

Here’s what you can do to help now with just a keyboard, a smartphone or the internet:

• Tweet using #sandyvolunteer and tag @repairtheworld
• Follow us on Facebook @repairtheworld
• Tell us about volunteer opportunities by emailing [email protected]
• Donate to an organization working on the ground

Stay connected and don’t leave people in the dark:  Check out our blog series featuring just a smattering of service superstars reflecting on their volunteerism and follow us @RepairtheWorld to stay on top of additional opportunities.