Fwd: At Least 14 Ways You Can Help Your Neighbors Post-Sandy
Baruch MSA
Bismillah
As salaam 'alaikum
As the hurricane ravaged NYC a few nights ago, giant trees were toppled over, people died, cars and houses were crushed and/or flooded. In the wake of such a crisis, we are a trial for each other. Who will be patient, and who will help their brothers and sisters in need? There are some people whose whole livelihood has been destroyed, and others who have been left with everything in tact. Let those of us who have been blessed with everything put ourselves in the place of someone else who is feeling helpless right now, let us show our gratitude to Allah swt by helping humanity locally. There is a treasure trove of hasannat for everyone out there right now. Please do what you can from the list below and try to stay updated thru fb/texts inshAllah.
May Allah swt purify our intentions and accept this from us. Ameen. May Allah swt make easy the affairs of those who lost a lot in this crisis, give them patience, and give them better than what they had before. Ameen. Allahumma Ameen.
JazakumAllahu Khair
EMERGENCY #1: Missing dead body
! Brothers and Sisters, we are looking for a sister who has allegedly died in the Hurricane in NY, if you have any information please contact us @ 718-757-2670. Her name is Mai Said Elaraby. Jazzakum Allahu Khair - Latifa Umm Ibraheem
EMERGENCY #2: Find Places for others to Live/Rent
a) Some people I know (two families) who lived in basements/low ground lost EVERYTHING and don't have a place to live in anymore, if you or anyone else, knows of any apartments available for rent please inbox me or call me, jazakumAllahkheyr - Asad Dandia
b) My cousin lost her apt, shes looking for a 1br apt or studio. Please spread the word - Muslimah Rodriguez
EMERGENCY #3: OUT OF STATE/Stuck at Home and want to help from your seat?
Fast and easy payments with credit card/bank info/wepay account, cute little chart that tells you what you're donation will help with: from basics like water to other necessities like toiletries and warm outer-garments. REALLY great website!! Please share:https://www.wepay.com/donations/u.r.i.-hurricane-sandy-relief-efforts_1 (Thanks Isabelle)
EMERGENCY #4: Look up places to Volunteer
Volunteer your time/supplies at local shelters:
-Location of shelters in every borough: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_sandy_shelter_list.pdf (Thanks Aicha D Leon)
-Here they are again on a map if you want a visual to see how close you are to one: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf
-Still cant tell whats near you, just type in your address and get automatic results: http://gis.nyc.gov/oem/he/index.htm
EMERGENCY #5: Donate Food and Items for Shelters
AAANY's also collecting donations (blankets, food, clothes, etc), to deliver to the shelters
Location: 7111 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Times: between 10am-6pm starting today until 2pm Friday
http://www.facebook.com/events/475355829163794/ -Rabia
EMERGENCY #6: Volunteer time and energy
If any able bodied young folk are free today, a brother in brighton beach needs help emptying his apartment. Lots of heavy lifting and even more good deeds. PM me or text if your down. - Zeshan
EMERGENCY #7: Donate Blood
Folks PLEASE do your best to donate blood if you can! The NY Blood Center lost 4500 units of blood due to cancellations and will open the Brooklyn Donor Center at 120 Lawrence St. Thu 9am-7pm; Sat & Sun 9:30am-4:30pm for donations. Alternately, try to find blood drives around the neighborhood if they are available. I will update you as more information comes in. - Tarek Elghandour
EMERGENCY #8: Volunteer at Shelter (Night Shifts)
"..the hurricane shelter at Brooklyn Tech HS (South Elliott & DeKalb) is in need of towels and volunteers for late night and early morning shifts." - Michael
EMERGENCY #9: Volunteer at Shelter (Night Shifts)
From ICNA-NY
Right now we need following volunteers:
LOCATION: York College Shelter JOB: Assisting the shelter manager
5 volunteers from 8PM - Midnight today
5 Volunteers from 8AM - 2PM tomorrow, Nov. 1
5 volunteers from 2PM - 8PM tomorrow, Nov. 1
Please call Br. Shahid (315) 534-0790
EMERGENCY #10: Donate to Shelter
Hey all. The public housing in red hook Brooklyn is flooded and don't have any power. The red hook initiative is collecting flashlights candles canned goods. Anything helps. We can pick up food or other items if you have it. - emma
UPDATE on this emergency --> Food and candle donations definitely needed but an amazing wave of support and donations has been felt at Red Hook Initiative. There's also a dire need for recovery efforts in the ROCKAWAYS! I hear there's possibly a shelter on 56th and folks charging phones on 116th st out there. -Ju
EMERGENCY #11: Donate to Shelter
Our local evacuation shelter is at PS 249 (Caton at Marlborough), and we’ve heard they have as many volunteers as evacuees at the moment. However, others have noted they are in need of supplies, like pillows; kids toys and art supplies; books and DVDs for kids and adults in English, Urdu, Russian and Spanish; clothing; 8×11 copy paper and post-it notes. Neighbor Sarah notes: “Best time to drop off donations is after 11am because the early morning is busy with volunteers shift change.” - Ditmas Park Corner
EMERGENCY #12: Be on the Lookout
If you know about the shelters in your area, please let me know! Folks from the Islamic Circle of North America are going to try and do mass feedings at shelters that need it most.
EMERGENCY #13: Volunteer with Red Cross
For the humanitarians among you, the Red Cross can really use help. If you are older than 16, can carry 50 pounds or more, and can commit to a twelve hour shift, please contact staf...@nyredcross.org ASAP. Plenty of people are still in need of assistance throughout the city, especially in those areas where the power is out, and as the temperature drops with the passing storm... - Michael Busch
EMERGENCY #14: File for Property Damage
Know anyone who has property damage?
If you have sustained damage to your property, disaster assistance may be available to you. To ensure your application for assistance is processed as quickly as possible, please take the following steps:
1.) FILE AN APPLICATION- Visit http://www.disasterassistance.gov/ to submit an application. 2.) LOG YOUR APPLICATION with NYCC- After submitting your application, go here (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HxfTJ7YfvvjyNCRLqxKNVWmeZsueznZF) and fill out our form to ensure NYCC has the necessary info to follow up on your application.
If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to contact Me (Olivia Leirer --> Ole...@nycommunities.org) or your local NYCC organizer (http://www.nycommunities.org/chapters).
If the second link doesn't work, contact Olivia directly "We need the name and address on the claim you submitted and the confirmation number you received, as well as a contact number for you."
Lastly, please let people who need a shower know: Anyone 18 and up with photo ID can go to their nearest New York Sports Club to shower, exercise, charge phones until Nov 14th.
http://www.wellandgoodnyc.com/2012/10/31/no-power-or-water-head-to-new-york-sports-club/