God Bless our loved ones, friends, and neighbors; Hurricane Sandy: What you can do

      

Hurricane Sandy showed no mercy as it hit the East coast leaving many without power and leaving a trail of devastation in it's path. We pray for your safety. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the storm.

Recovery time will be long and slow. For anyone who wishes to help with relief efforts, many non-profit agencies need help so they can assist those who need it. 

American Red Cross
Financial donations help the Red Cross provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those affected by disasters like Hurricane Sandy. To donate, visit http://www.redcross.org/ , call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Save The Children
Save the Children’s emergency responders in the U.S. are on high alert to help children and families particularly in areas at high-risk in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and coastal communities in other states. Donate to the Hurricane Sandy Children in Emergency Fund to support Save the Children’s responses to ongoing and urgent needs as a result of the hurricane and tropical storm at www.SaveTheChildren.org.

AmeriCares
AmeriCares has emergency response teams and a mobile clinic deployed after Hurricane Sandy battered the Northeast. When heavy rains and flooding force residents to be evacuated from their homes, AmeriCares delivers personal care items and bottled water to shelters and food banks assisting displaced families. The aid organization also delivers cleaning supplies to help families in the U.S. cleaning up storm damage, as well as medical aid for evacuees with chronic health problems forced to flee their homes without their prescription medicines. To donate, visit www.AmeriCares.org.

Salvation Army National Corp
The Salvation Army has already begun feeding operations at shelters along the East Coast. Dozens of mobile feeding units (canteens), able to serve thousands of meals, are stocked and ready to deploy into the most heavily impacted areas. If you’d like to donate, please visit www.SalvationArmyUSA.org or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769). You can also text the word “STORM” to 80888 to make a $10 donation on your mobile phone; to confirm your gift, respond with the word “Yes.”

ASPCA
The ASPCA is preparing to assist thousands of animals in the region affected by Hurricane Sandy. Follow the hashtag #SandyPets for breaking information. To donate, visit http://www.aspca.org/.