Survey of non-profits finds they’re still helping Sandy victims
Progress is slow a year after super-storm hit
A year after superstorm Sandy left a trail of destruction in coastal areas of Brooklyn and other parts of the city, many victims are still struggling with housing and financial challenges, a new report reveals.
A survey of more than 100 non-profit human services organizations, conducted by the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and the Human Services Council of New York (HSC), found that the storm’s victims are still faced with ongoing housing and financial challenges.
The survey’s report, “Far From Home: Nonprofit Assess Sandy Recovery and Disaster Preparedness,” seeks to provide insight into non-profit organizations involved in Sandy relief and recovery, the impact of the services they have provided, the extent of unmet community needs, the quality of relief coordination by city, state, and federal government and the strategies to accelerate recovery.
The survey’s findings and recommendations were discussed at an HSC forum “Sandy: One Year Later: Assessing Community Recovery and Anticipating Another Disaster” on Oct. 23.