Volunteer to Help – Hurricane Sandy Resource-links Guide :: Volunteer | Donate | Help

This page is a growing resource guide for links to places to help with Hurricane Sandy including volunteering to help with Hurricane Sandy devastated areas, donating money to help with Hurricane Sandy damage, donating food or other items for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, and any other resources people share with us. Feel free to add any other resources you know to the comments section below.

RED CROSS DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE SANDY

To donate, visit www.redcross.org, call 800-Red-Cross or text the word “Redcross” to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donating blood also helps.

SALVATION ARMY FOOD AND SHELTER FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE SANDY

The Salvation Army has dozens of mobile feeding units and shelters along the East Coast that are working to serve thousands in the most heavily hit areas. Visit www.salvationarmyusa.org to donate.

FOOD WATER AND SUPPLIES FOR DISASTER ZONES

Feeding America has thousands of pounds of emergency food, water and supplies in the disaster zone that it is working to distribute to the storm’s victims. To donate, visit www.feedingamerica.org or call 800-910-5524.

AMERICARES MEDICINE AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO HURRICANE AREAS

AmeriCares is providing medicine and other supplies to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. To donate, visit www.americares.org.

WORLD VISION FLOOD CLEAN-UP KITS, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS AND MORE

World Vision is distributing flood clean-up kits, personal hygiene items and emergency food kits to people hit by the hurricane. To donate, visit www.worldvision.org.

SAMARITAN’S PURSE ASKING FOR HURRICANE VOLUNTEERS

Samaritan’s Purse is asking for volunteers to help storm victims. To volunteer, visit their website.

VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVES AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS

If you go to volunteermatch.org and put “hurricane sandy” in the search or keyword bar, and a location (like “New Jersey”), you will find virtual food drives and specific places that are looking for volunteers.

OTHER HURRICANE SANDY VOLUNTEER RESOURCE SITES WE’VE FOUND

Daily Kos: Volunteering options listed by state

Gothamist link to New York specific requests for everything from belts to volunteers.