Sandy Relief Section

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hen the skies cleared ater Hurricane Sandy, Long Island

as let with unprecedented destruction along with a wave omotional and fnancial upheaval or thousands o our neighbors

d riends. Quickly, it became clear that rebuilding thesemes, businesses, amilies and lives would take many months

d a lot o money.

ewsday Charities, a Robert R. McCormick Foundation Fund,

rtnered with News 12 Long Island and launched the Hurricane

ndy Long Island Disaster Relief campaign to urgently harness

e spirit and generosity o Long Islanders in a tangible and

eaningul way.

e McCormick Foundation pledged to match the frst $500,000th 50 cents on the dollar. Newsday and the Foundation

omised to cover all expenses, so every dollar raised, plus the

atch, would go to agencies providing vital relie services rightre on Long Island.

e response was immediate, overwhelming and incrediblyartwarming with donations coming in rom across the

untry. Kids broke open their piggy banks and sent in coinsd crumpled bills. Local businesses made our-, fve- and six-

ure donations. North Shore-LIJ Health System blew us away

th a $250,000 contribution. Restaurants, car clubs, schools,uses o worship and various groups across the region held

ndraisers. When it was all done, we raised $1,419,174. With

atching unds rom the McCormick Foundation, $1,669,174 s been granted or recovery eorts.

ewsday Charities has been working diligently to get this moneyhere it is needed the most. Our grants to agencies und their

eless eorts here on Long Island to relieve and rebuild themilies and communities hardest hit. This report tells the story

how that work is being done.

ow, months ater the storm, while most o us have returned tonormal lie, there are still thousands struggling to overcome the

mage done by Sandy.

e are grateul, but not surprised, that Long Islanders have

me through or their neighbors. We say, simply: thank you.

ed Groserblisher

Paul Fleishman VP, Public Aairs

Dale A. ColeManager,Newsday Charities

epared by the Newsday Community Affairs Department

$1,419,174 raised

$250,000 matching unds rom theMcCormick Foundation

$1,669,174grand total of

granted to 13 nonproftagencies to help

Long Islanders rebuild

Hurricane SandyLong Island Disaster Relief

Report to theCommunity



The Salvation Army - $150,000Operates a program o fnancial assistance, providing vouchers and

prepaid cards that help cover basic living expenses and home restorat

In addition, caseworkers are working to relocate Long Islanders who re

in shelters and transitional housing into longer term living situations.

United Methodist Committee on Relief - $100,000Established relie centers in fve local churches to acilitate the work o

volunteers rom the initial mucking out to the rebuilding o homes in the

long-term recovery.

Catholic Charities - $100,000Disaster case managers are working with Sandy victims to access

inormation, services and resources needed or their recovery, including

programs providing housing options, ood, urniture, counseling, clothin

fnancial resources and home cleanup assistance.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul - $50,000Providing fnancial aid, including emergency payments or rent, mortgage,

utilities, ood and other fnancial obligations, household needs, urniture,

appliances, urnaces, water heaters and other personal needs items.

Long Island Volunteer Center - $115,000

Established the Volunteer Recovery Center, a hub or training, equipping anddispatching volunteer teams to perorm muck-outs, collect and distribute

donated items and plan and coordinate recovery eorts among disaster relie

agencies. Purchased cleaning and debris removal supplies, including Tyvek

suits, to ensure a sae and productive ongoing cleanup operation.

Community Development Corporationof Long Island - $100,000Providing case management assisting residents in Long Island’s hardest

hit communities to navigate housing issues, such as insurance, mortgage

counseling and home repairs during the rebuilding process.

Island Harvest - $75,000 Assisting in the recovery and rebuilding process by expanding the distribution

o vital ood and supplies to devastated Long Island communities.

FEGS Health & Human Services - $150,000Providing trauma/grie counseling to storm victims experiencing PTSD,

depression and anxiety. Emergency cash assistance to amilies acing

economic challenges due to cleanup and repair costs. Coordinates

volunteers in hands-on activities to provide assistance, such as cleanup,

ood preparation, collection and distribution o goods to meet the specifc

needs o amilies.

“Newsday Charities has helped us bring

healing to the doorsteps o those who have

lost everything, demonstrating its resolve to

build a strong bridge to recovery or as many

Sandy victims as possible.”

– Thomas J. Abbate,Executive Director, Society o St. Vincent de Paul

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North Shore Child and Family Guidance - $100,000Providing crisis counseling and resource inormation to assist amilies

n a sae return home. Oers mental health counseling to help victims

ope with loss, trauma and anxiety associated with disaster.

Health & Welfare Council of Long Island - $50,000

Unmet Needs Roundtable - $479,174he Health & Welare Council o LI leads the Long Island Voluntary

Organizations Active in Disaster [LIVOAD], a coalition o community

gencies providing disaster relie services to Long Islanders impacted

y Sandy. LIVOAD disaster case managers guide amilies through

he recovery process to move orward in their lives. The casemanagers connect storm victims with available resources and

upport including housing, muck-out, cleanup and rebuilding,

nancial counseling and legal assistance.

he Unmet Needs Roundtable is the ultimate saety net or victims.

amilies who have explored and exhausted all available sources o

ssistance and still have unmet needs standing in the way o their

ecovery, can have their individual circumstances presented to the

Unmet Needs Roundtable or fnancial assistance.

Family Service League - $50,000Assisting with appliance, urniture and automobile replacement,

ecurity deposits or emergency and temporary housing, building

upplies to rebuild homes and basic needs items.

Lutheran Social Services of New York - $100,000Working with Long Island amilies to determine needs – ood,

helter, clothing, saety – and to establish a long-term, individual

ecovery plan to get them back on their eet. Plans will include a

ermanent, stable place to live and assistance with household

udgeting and employment.

Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre - $50,000Providing bilingual/bicultural support to those seeking assistance

n the South Shore Nassau County area with case management

ssistance, relocation expenses, ood and clothing.

“We are able to assist the most vulnerable amilies in the hardest hit communities rebuild

ater the devastation o Sandy thanks to the generosity o our neighbors who have given to

Newsday Charities.”- Marianne Garvin, President & CEO,

Community Development Corporation o LI

United Methodist Committee on Relie



“Being able to get a washer and

dryer brought us back to a sense o

normalcy in a crazy, mixed-up wor

– Laura o Massapereceived assistance

Family Service Le

“I don’t know what we wouldhave done. We would not

know which direction to

go...it’s like they are looking

out for you.”

- Rita o Amityville,received cleanup assistance romvolunteers mobilized through the

Long Island Volunteer Center

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Prepared by the Newsday Community Affairs Department

Newsday Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, is committed to improving th

lives o disadvantaged children and amilies on Long Island by unding nonproft

organizations that provide vital programs in the areas o hunger, housing, child/

youth education and child abuse prevention and treatment. Donations to Newsda

Charities are matched at 50 cents on the dollar by the McCormick Foundation.

With all administrative expenses paid by Newsday and the Foundation, 100% o

money raised, plus the match, goes to help those in need on Long Island.

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