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- monkeyshine0
Just got an email from a coworker who lives in NYC who has recommended some smaller on the ground orgs who are taking donations. She advises to stay away from the Red Cross because apparently they're an organizational nightmare through this.
Thought I'd pass along for anyone interested:
Some options that I've seen be really active down here:
1) Alliance for Global Justice's grassroots network: https://www.wepay.com/donations/…
2) Brooklyn Community Foundation: http://www.brooklyncommunityfoun…
3) Safe Horizon: https://org2.democracyinaction.o…I can give you more smaller organizations if you're wanting specific groups.
The Mayor's Fund is also a good source for higher level coordination: https://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/ht…
You should also know that, much to my shock and horror, Red Cross has been a complete nightmare down here. :-( You can read how badly they're messing things up here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/0… The surprising/interesting thing is that the network of folks that connected through Occupy last year are actually some of the best coordinated relief workers right now. It's amazing to see how they're farming out and working across the boroughs checking in on elderly/vulnerable populations and making sure folks have what they need.
- i think when you donate to the red cross, it's for the "next" disaster, not the current one.cbass99