Recognizing the immediate and longer-term challenges facing so many – especially vulnerable seniors– AARP Foundation responded with the creation of a Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund. Through the generous support from AARP members, donors and a matching gift from AARP and its affiliates, the Foundation will distribute more than $1.4 million to organizations working in communities impacted by the storm – many of them dedicated to serving the needs of older adults.
Grants have been pledged to national and local organizations in: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The majority of support is directed to organizations in New Jersey and New York – two of the hardest hit states. These funds will help with continued relief and recovery in the days, weeks and months to come.
AARP Foundation selected organizations to receive grants in order to provide a range of services including: clean-up assistance, meals, legal assistance, and bringing benefits specialists to hard-hit communities to screen clients for public assistance eligibility. The following provides a list of organizations receiving a grant from the AARP Foundation Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund.
| National American Red Cross Feeding America Meals on Wheels Association of America New Jersey Catholic Charities - Trenton Diocese Community Food Bank of New Jersey Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services Salvation Army of New Jersey South Jersey Legal Services The New Jersey Police Chiefs Foundation Toms River Police Foundation New York Asian American Federation Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens City Harvest City Meals on Wheels Council of Senior Centers and Services Food Bank for New York City Health & Welfare Council of Long Island Hispanic Federation Legal Services for New York City Make the Road New York Medicare Rights Center Met Council on Poverty NAACP of New York Nassau/Suffolk Law Services New York City Police Foundation New York Fire Fighters Disaster Relief Fund, Inc. Senior Housing Resource Corp. Urban League of New York City Volunteers of Legal Services |
Connecticut Community Dining Room Connecticut Food Bank Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inc., Stamford Salvation Army of Connecticut St. Stephens’ Food Pantry, Bridgeport Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund Delaware American Red Cross– Delmarva Region Maryland Food Research and Action Center, Inc. Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc. Maintaining Active Citizens (MAC), Area Agency on Aging Pennsylvania Stroudsburg Rotary Foundation World Vision Rhode Island Salvation Army, Providence Corps Serve Rhode Island |
