personnel coordinated the feeding of all Special Needs
Shelters in New York City as well as utilizing Salvation
Army Thrift Store trucks to both deliver emergency
products to the impacted areas and haul away piles of
spontaneous clothing donations that were clogging the
city streets.
gency Disaster Services for the Army's Greater New
York Division. "It has been so gratifying to see all of
these constituencies pull together as one to address
critical needs."
Management, Restore NYC, the National Guard, the New York Police Department and NYC
Services participated in an Emergency Surge of food and water that hit the ground within
hours after Hurricane Sandy made landfall. The super storm left in its wake severe damage
and flooding in the low lying areas around New York City as well as resulting in a prolonged
blackout in lower Manhattan and in Rockaway for weeks. Over a ten day period, the Emergency
Surge continued, providing over 2 million prepared meals and 700,000 bottles of water through-
out New York City.
assesses the damage on
Staten Island, NY.