More than a year after Superstorm Sandy devastated communities in New York City, Long Island, and the Mid-Hudson Region, New Yorkers are still struggling to rebuild and recover from the disaster. While much of the visible damage has been repaired, individuals and families are still rebuilding and need volunteers to assist with designing and constructing more resilient structures. Survivors also need assistance with complicated tax documents and other paperwork.
Are you ready
to RESPOND?
MelRose Corley
Program Director
Kelli Cook
CERC Volunteer Liason
134 Jackson Street, Lower Level
Hempstead, NY 11550
516-292-9710
Fax 516-292-4892
To learn more about volunteer projects in your community, please contact:
New York State needs:
Tradespeople Social workers Plumbers Insurance Experts
Attorneys Accountants Electricians Truck Drivers
Engineers Interpreters Students Retirees
and other skilled professionals who want to help their communities recover from Sandy and prepare for future disasters.
The Civilian Emergency Response Corps is Governor Cuomo’s statewide collaborative disaster response and preparedness initiative which aims to recruit “highly-skilled” volunteers to assist in ongoing Sandy recovery efforts and to develop a network of volunteers who will be able to respond in future disasters. As part of this initiative, the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc. is joining one other New York State Office for New Americans Opportunity Center and three Regional Volunteer Centers in New York City, Long Island, and the Mid-Hudson Region to recruit and engage professionals, tradesmen, social workers, certain students and apprentices, and other individuals who have specialized skills that could help a community recover from a disaster to volunteer for projects in the communities affected by Sandy.
