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Hurricane Sandy - Relief Resources
Posted on Wed, November 07, 2012 by Slow Food USA
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As many of you know, the Slow Food USA national office is located in Brooklyn, NY near an area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. We are thankful to those who reached out to us. Our staff and office headquarters are all fine, but the damage to our neighboring communities is palpable.
The human response has been inspiring in our area. People have opened their homes to those in need of lodging and community groups have been organizing to deliver food, clothing and resources to those who need it most. Still, there is more to do and far too many people will be displaced for months to come.
Below is a list of resources we hope is helpful to have in one place. If you have additional suggestions, please post in the comment thread for others to see.
For Farmers & Small Businesses:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Register for loans, assistance and other related information.
Farm Service Agency
Branch of the USDA that generally offers disaster assistance and suggestions.
Farm Aid
Disaster assistance info for farmers.
NYC Small Business Services
Government agency offering business recovery support for small businesses.
Connecticut Disaster Assistance
Government fact sheet on applying for assistance.
NYC Hospitality Alliance
Membership association offering trainings and resources for businesses affected by the hurricane.
Donations & Volunteer Opportunities:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National information on volunteering, donating, giving blood.
New Jersey State Relief Fund
Government-organized fund for relief and rebuilding efforts in NJ.
New York City Mayor’s Fund
Government-organized fund where you can donate to relief efforts in NYC.
NYC Service
Government agency listing of donation and volunteer needs.
Occupy Sandy
Or follow @OccupySandy on Twitter
Grassroots relief effort with minute to minute updates, and info on how to help.
City Harvest
Hunger relief organization accepting donations and volunteers.
Food Bank for New York City
Hunger relief organization accepting donations and volunteers.
Food Systems Network NYC
Compilation of resources geared towards public health, regional farming and food access.
New York Cares
Volunteer mobilization service for various relief and rebuilding efforts.
Grow NYC
Farmers market and green market umbrella organizing food donations.
Long Island Volunteer Center
Volunteer mobilization service for various relief and rebuilding efforts.
Slow Food NYC Hurricane Relief Efforts
Our local New York City chapter lists farms and restaurants in need of donations.
Feeding America
Directing donations towards local hunger relief organizations.
Member Comments
From Charity Kenyon on Fri, November 09, 2012
Thanks for this helpful list. Glad to see SFUSA step up to the plate.
From Michael Connell on Tue, November 13, 2012
I wanted to let you know about an organization that you might not be aware of…YouGiveGoods.com.
Simply put, YouGiveGoods is a website where anyone (individual, organization, company, etc.) can set up an online food drive page. They then share that web address (URL) through email and social media with family, friends, colleagues and more, driving people to their drive page. Visitors can literally buy food right there online. They receive a tax receipt via email (which you don’t normally get when donating food). At the end of the drive YouGiveGoods delivers all the food to the designated recipient (food pantry/bank, soup kitchen) for you. It’s that simple.
No geographic limitations or logistical limitations! You can be anywhere in the country running an online food drive nationally for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, raise and deliver tons of food to the pantry of your choice without the heavy lift and everyone can watch in real time on the drive page.
Sometimes, in situations like disaster relief, people are reluctant to give monetary donations and giving a physical donation is too difficult. YouGiveGoods has an answer for those people.
You can go to http://www.YouGiveGoods.com and Search the word “Sandy” and review a list of over 150 drives (and counting) being done right now to support Hurricane hit areas. The Salvation Army is running 26 drives on our site for Hurricane Relief.
Warmest regards,
Michael Connell
From Tatiana Fredericks on Fri, November 30, 2012
Hello,
I’ve been trying to find a reputable charity or donation center where I can have non-perishable foods shipped to New York this holiday season for those displaced from the storm. Is there any chance you may have any resources down in the South Florida region, so that I could ensure that the collections get to you guys up North? Please advise. Thank you!
My email address is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
