Hurricane Sandy Donations

With so much of our area destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, this is a great time to give back.  Many are in need right now and there are literally thousands of places to donate. 

This is just a small list so please feel free to send more suggestions our way:

GENERAL

• Feeding America accepting donations to purchase food, water and other supplies for storm victims.
• AmeriCares accepting donations.
• Personal hygiene items are being provided by World Vision. To donate, click here.

For local Red Cross chapters:

New York

• American Red Cross of Greater New York
• American Red Cross on Long Island

New Jersey

• American Red Cross of Camden and Burlington Counties
• American Red Cross of Central New Jersey
• American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey
• Jersey Coast Chapter
• New Jersey Crossroads
• Southern Shore Chapter
• South Jersey Chapter

Connecticut

• Connecticut Chapter
• Metro New York North Chapter

Pennsylvania

• Southeastern Pennsylvania

Delaware

• Delmarva Region

For more from the Salvation Army or to donate, visit  https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/disaster

NEW YORK CITY

• Notify NYC accepting money, goods, services and volunteers.
• Food Bank For New York City accepting donations and volunteers
• Check Service NYC’s Facebook page for other volunteer opportunities.
• JCC in Manhattan collecting items for those in shelters, offering volunteer opportunities.
• Citymeals-on-wheels is looking for people to help deliver food to the many seniors in need around the five boroughs.
• Hudson River Park is looking for volunteers to help with cleanup and repairs.
• Food Not Bombs‘ Manhattan office was flooded, and needs volunteers to help coordinate outreach.
• Red Hook NYC Recovers lists sites around Red Hook Brooklyn that need food, volunteers or other support. They update their list on a regular basis.
• Astoria Recovers, a recovery blog, has a list of local sites in need of assistance.
• Staten Island Recovers is another community recovery site with a list of places to help out.
• Lower East Side Recovers is also connecting volunteers with those in need.
• The United Jewish Federation of New York has an extensive list of volunteer opportunities in Westchester, Long Island, Staten Island, Brooklyn and more.
• The Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) has a variety of ways to volunteer and help.

NEW JERSEY

• The Community Food Bank of New Jersey is accepting donations. You can log on to donate, or call (908) 355-3663 ext. 203, or donate $10 by texting FEEDNJ to 80888. The food bank is also soliciting food donations of canned foods, shelf-stable milk, cereal, baby food (note: no glass jars, please) and diapers. For a list of locations, click here.
• JerseyCares has a wide variety of disaster relief volunteer opportunities in Hoboken, Atlantic City, Belmar and more. Click here to see the list.
• The United Way has numerous volunteering opportunities across New Jersey. A simple way of looking for opportunities near you is to click here and search for the United Way nearest to you.

PETS

If you’re interested in helping animals find safe haven and good care after the hurricane, the Humane Society of the United States and the American Humane Association have teams working on the problem and they need your help. Donations are especially needed to help rescue stranded pets and aid animals currently in shelters.