notes: FROM THE SITE /HURRICANE SANDY: First and foremost, we are concerned about your safety and well being. All of us at Islamic Relief USA pray that you and your loved ones are safe and secure in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unfortunately, so many of us have been affected by the devastation--that is why it is so important that we stand unified in our comittment to rebuild. As neighbors helping neighbors, we will get the job done! Islamic Relief USA staff and volunteers, from our New Jersey office and from around the country, helped at two shelters set up at Rutgers University. Working closely with the Red Cross, FEMA, and other local relief groups, we were able to register and assist some 600 evacuees. Insha'Allah we will begin clean up efforts--with our partners Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day-Saints--in these hard hit areas: Coney Island, Staten Island, Little Ferry and Moonachie, Hoboken and along the Jersey shore, from Belmar to Toms River. To donate go to: http://a.cdn.irusa.org/content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-02-at-5.57.17-PM.png If you can volunteer, please connect with us to let us know: 1. Send an email with your name and contact information to: ne@ irusa.org 2. Call us at: 973-774-3702 And, if you are volunteering, please bring shovels or any supplies you may have--the more resources we have the better. And please share this email, and encourage your friends or family to join these efforts too. Together we will get through this. Your family at Islamic Relief USA ----------------------------------- HOW ISLAMIC RELIEF USA IS HELPING IRUSA’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) met with members from the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), VOAD and other relief workers met on Oct. 27 to strategize about the most efficient aid delivery methods in anticipation of the storm. The DART team then mobilized to New Jersey, where the storm was predicted to make landfall, to help with relief efforts. IRUSA’s DART staff and volunteers provided shelter management services and helped however else needed at two separate hurricane shelters on the campus of Rutgers University until the shelters closed on November 2. The team was able to help more than 600 people. Here are some of the specific ways IRUSA has been helping: Providing situational reports Providing support to the American Red Cross. Providing cleaning services, dormitory patrol, child care, front-desk support, answering phones, and setting up cots. Distributing blankets, clothing, food to evacuees Interviewing evacuees to assess needs IRUSA, in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will also be helping with clean-up efforts across New Jersey and New York, specifically in Coney Island, Staten Island, Little Ferry and Moonachie, Hoboken and along the Jersey shore, from Belmar to Toms River. Please see the flier above if you’d like details about volunteering for these efforts. ----------------------------------- From NVOAD notes: Islamic Relief USA: DART arrived in New Jersey late Saturday October 27, 2012. The DART localized its response to individuals that live within the region. Islamic Relief USA has been in conversation with the Disaster Response community; conference calls have taken place with FEMA, American Red Cross and the VOAD. DART has reached out to its local membership to assist in this effort with the realization that this event may require a long term deployment. The DART has formed a group that will meet at the IR office at 3pm this afternoon. From this location, the team plans to move to the Command Center in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. -> FROM THE SITE /HURRICANE SANDY: First and foremost, we are concerned about your safety and well being. All of us at Islamic Relief USA pray that you and your loved ones are safe and secure in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unfortunately, so many of us have been affected by the devastation--that is why it is so important that we stand unified in our comittment to rebuild. As neighbors helping neighbors, we will get the job done! Islamic Relief USA staff and volunteers, from our New Jersey office and from around the country, helped at two shelters set up at Rutgers University. Working closely with the Red Cross, FEMA, and other local relief groups, we were able to register and assist some 600 evacuees. Insha'Allah we will begin clean up efforts--with our partners Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day-Saints--in these hard hit areas: Coney Island, Staten Island, Little Ferry and Moonachie, Hoboken and along the Jersey shore, from Belmar to Toms River. To donate go to: http://a.cdn.irusa.org/content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-02-at-5.57.17-PM.png If you can volunteer, please connect with us to let us know: 1. Send an email with your name and contact information to: ne@ irusa.org 2. Call us at: 973-774-3702 And, if you are volunteering, please bring shovels or any supplies you may have--the more resources we have the better. And please share this email, and encourage your friends or family to join these efforts too. Together we will get through this. Your family at Islamic Relief USA ----------------------------------- HOW ISLAMIC RELIEF USA IS HELPING IRUSA’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) met with members from the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), VOAD and other relief workers met on Oct. 27 to strategize about the most efficient aid delivery methods in anticipation of the storm. The DART team then mobilized to New Jersey, where the storm was predicted to make landfall, to help with relief efforts. IRUSA’s DART staff and volunteers provided shelter management services and helped however else needed at two separate hurricane shelters on the campus of Rutgers University until the shelters closed on November 2. The team was able to help more than 600 people. Here are some of the specific ways IRUSA has been helping: Providing situational reports Providing support to the American Red Cross. Providing cleaning services, dormitory patrol, child care, front-desk support, answering phones, and setting up cots. Distributing blankets, clothing, food to evacuees Interviewing evacuees to assess needs IRUSA, in collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will also be helping with clean-up efforts across New Jersey and New York, specifically in Coney Island, Staten Island, Little Ferry and Moonachie, Hoboken and along the Jersey shore, from Belmar to Toms River. Please see the flier above if you’d like details about volunteering for these efforts. ----------------------------------- From NVOAD notes: Islamic Relief USA: DART arrived in New Jersey late Saturday October 27, 2012. The DART localized its response to individuals that live within the region. Islamic Relief USA has been in conversation with the Disaster Response community; conference calls have taken place with FEMA, American Red Cross and the VOAD. DART has reached out to its local membership to assist in this effort with the realization that this event may require a long term deployment. The DART has formed a group that will meet at the IR office at 3pm this afternoon. From this location, the team plans to move to the Command Center in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. ---------------------------------- SEE CAT FACILITY RECORD FOR ISLAMIC RELIEF USA NEW JERSEY HURRICANE SANDY OPERATIONS AT: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/9469
mission: Islamic Relief USA™ (IRUSA™) was founded in California in 1993 as a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt charity involved in international humanitarian relief efforts. IRUSA is a legally separate and independent member of a global family of collaborating relief organizations that share a common vision, mission, and family identity, and all of which use the term “Islamic Relief” as part of their organizational name. Our mission: Islamic Relief USA strives to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy, and diseases worldwide regardless of color, race, religion, or creed, and to provide aid in a compassionate and dignified manner. Islamic Relief USA aims to provide rapid relief in the event of human and natural disasters and to establish sustainable local development projects allowing communities to better help themselves. -> Islamic Relief USA™ (IRUSA™) was founded in California in 1993 as a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt charity involved in international humanitarian relief efforts. IRUSA is a legally separate and independent member of a global family of collaborating relief organizations that share a common vision, mission, and family identity, and all of which use the term “Islamic Relief” as part of their organizational name. Our mission: Islamic Relief USA strives to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy, and diseases worldwide regardless of color, race, religion, or creed, and to provide aid in a compassionate and dignified manner. Islamic Relief USA aims to provide rapid relief in the event of human and natural disasters and to establish sustainable local development projects allowing communities to better help themselves.