Disaster relief update, superstorm sandy - aarp foundation

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, AARP Foundation and its affiliates, the Foundation distributed $1.5 million to organizations working in

communities impacted by the storm — many of them dedicated to serving the needs of older adults. Grants were given to national and local organizations in: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland,

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The majority of support was directed to organizations in New Jersey and New York — two of the hardest hit states. These funds helped

relief and recovery in the days, weeks and months after the storm.   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 that received a grant from the AARP Foundation Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund.  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 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 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 Find out more how AARP FOUNDATION PROVIDES DISASTER RELIEF and supports seniors recovering from

hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters.