New York City Hurricane Sandy Disaster Recovery Directory Resources for Households, Community and Nonprofit Organizations Draft March 7, 2013 NYC Hurricane Sandy Disaster Recovery Resources March 7, 2013 CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Guidance to NYC Services .................................................................................................................... 12 New York City Economic Development Corporation ....................................................................... 13 Office of Emergency Management (OEM) ....................................................................................... 13 American Red Cross .......................................................................................................................... 13 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................................................... 13 Aging .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 City Meals on Wheels ............................................................................................................................ 16 DOROT ................................................................................................................................................... 16 New York City Department of Aging ..................................................................................................... 16 Encore Community Services ................................................................................................................. 17 Encore Community Services ............................................................................................................. 17 Encore Senior Center ........................................................................................................................ 17 The Encore 49 Residence ................................................................................................................ 17 The Encore West Residence ............................................................................................................. 17 Access and Functional Needs .................................................................................................................. 17 NY Connects .......................................................................................................................................... 17 Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OWPDD) ............................................................. 17 State Laws and Regulations ................................................................................................................. 18 Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) ............................................................................ 18 Disability Funders Network ................................................................................................................... 18 AmeriCares ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Independent Living Centers ................................................................................................................. 19 Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York ..................................................................... 19 Staten Island Center ......................................................................................................................... 19 Harlem Independent Living Center (HILC) ....................................................................................... 19 Helen Keller Services for the Blind ...................................................................................................... 19 Cerebral Palsy Assoc New York State (CPANYS) ................................................................................. 19 Housing Discrimination Hotline ............................................................................................................ 19 Animals ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Animal Care and Control of New York .................................................................................................. 20 ASPCA .................................................................................................................................................... 20 i NYC Hurricane Sandy Disaster Recovery Resources March 7, 2013 Bideawee ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals ..................................................................................................... 21 North Shore Animal League ................................................................................................................. 21 Artists and Actors ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) ................................................................................................... 21 Rapid Relief: Emergency Grants ...................................................................................................... 21 Career Recovery: Emergency Recovery Loan -- ............................................................................... 21 Actors Fund NY Office Services To Those Affected By Sandy- ........................................................ 21 Child Care and Family Services ................................................................................................................ 22 Achiezer ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Bank Street College of Education ........................................................................................................ 22 Community Solutions ............................................................................................................................ 22 SCO Family of Services ......................................................................................................................... 22 University Settlement Society ............................................................................................................... 22 Day Care Council of New York, Inc. ...................................................................................................... 22 Center for Children’s Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 23 Child Development Support Corporation ......................................................................................... 23 Chinese American Planning Council, Inc. ........................................................................................ 23 Committee for Hispanic Children & Families, Inc. .......................................................................... 23 Clothing Distribution ................................................................................................................................. 23 Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey .................................................. 23 Disaster Case Management ..................................................................................................................... 23 Bronx ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 Brooklyn ................................................................................................................................................. 24 Manhattan ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Queens ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Staten Island ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Domestic Violence and Child Abuse ........................................................................................................ 25 Safe Horizon .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence ..................................................................................... 25 Victims of Domestic Violence ............................................................................................................... 25 Donations and Grants ............................................................................................................................... 26 AARP Foundation .............................................................................................................................