On February 7, the Robin Hood foundation announced the
details of $10.5 million in relief grants to people who were impacted by
Hurricane Sandy. Robin Hood has received more than $67 million in donations for
Sandy Relief from around the world and has so far granted $45 million.
"Robin Hood is working diligently to get Hurricane
Sandy relief funds into the communities that are struggling to rebuild from the
storm," said David Saltzman, executive director of Robin
Hood. "We have already granted 100% of the funds we raised prior to 12-12-12
The Concert for Sandy
Relief, and we are on track to grant all concert funds within 100 days of
12-12-12."
Robin Hood was founded in 1988 and is New York's largest poverty-fighting
organization. The Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund has granted tens of
millions of dollars to organizations throughout the region that are helping
families and individuals recover from the affects of Hurricane Sandy. Robin
Hood’s board of directors pay all administrative costs allowing the foundation
to donate 100% of the monies received through private donations directly to
those affected by the storm.
In this latest round of grants, New Jersey will receive $6,860,500. Here is
a listing of agencies receiving monies:
Ocean County Long Term Recover Group: $2,200,000
Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group: $1,500,000
Long Term Recovery Groups were established to help people
affected by Hurricane Sandy bridge the gap between available resources and
their long-term needs. Help includes mental health support, donated goods and
cash assistance for rebuilding efforts.
Borough of Belmar: $150,000 to help 50 families receive
assistance in returning to their storm-damaged homes.
Little Egg
Harbor Volunteer Storm
Relief Committee: $300,000 to help the residents of the 150 storm damaged
homes in the township purchase materials, tools, and safety equipment as
well as providing rental assistance.
Union
Beach Disaster Relief
Fund: $960,000 for demolition costs and materials for enclosing 60 homes for
the winter. $725,000 will go to purchase and furnish four new manufactured
homes to replace homes lost in the storm. This part of the grant will serve as
a demonstration project for rebuilding homes throughout the region.
Jewish Renaissance Foundation – Middlesex County: $175,000
to purchase gift cards for replacing furnishings, appliances and other
household goods, plus the salaries for 2 case managers to help families who
suffered losses from the storm in the Perth Amboy area.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of West Jersey: $175,000
for labor and building supplies in Atlantic, Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester,
Burlington, Cape May and Camden counties.
Portlight Strategies – NYC and New Jersey: $125,000 to help repair
wheelchair ramps and other support services for disabled person affected by the
storm.
Jewish Family Service of Central NJ – Union County:
$75,000 to enable the JFS to provide direct grants of up to $1,000 to affected
individuals and families in need.
Love In the Name of Christ – Monmouth County:
$55,000 to help 50 low-income Bayshore residents who were displaced by the
storm.
Youth Consultation Services – Bergen
County: $40,000 to help repair the
damage the YCS George
Washington School
in Hackensack
received in the storm. YCS provides in-home and residential services to
children with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Deborah Heart and Lung
Center – Browns Mills:
$375,000 for laboratory testing, physician screening, a portable X-Ray unit and
outreach efforts to those at risk for mold exposure.
Legal Services of New Jersey:
$510,000 to continue funding for legal services for low-income residents
affected by Sandy.
AARP Foundation – Atlantic
County: $8,000 to fund
tax preparation for working seniors.
Community Health Law Project: $125,000 to fund direct legal
representation for 100 Sandy-affected individuals. This representation will
focus on housing issues, FEMA and insurance issues, and appeals for denied
benefits.
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice: $100,000 to provide legal
assistance, staffing for legal clinics, a legal hotline and full-time staff for
the 1,500 clients seeking legal aid in the wake of Sandy.
Mary’s Place By the Sea – Monmouth County:
$25,000. Mary’s Place by the Sea is a respite center for women with cancer. The
grant will help them continue to deliver meals to former guests as well as food
deliveries and gap funding to 60 storm-affected families.
Long Beach
Island School
District: $25,000 to cover payroll and supplies
to enable the district to continue free Kids Care (a before and after school
program) for an additional 6 months.
A look at the grant recipients in New Jersey gives a feel for the enormity of the scope and need in our area, a need that is not going to go away any time soon.
Click here to donate to the Robin Hood's Hurricane SandyRelief Fund.
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