Superstorm Sandy has caused havoc on the East Coast, flooding communities and leaving millions without power. The storm has proven deadly in several areas of New York and New Jersey, and thousands remain homeless in search of shelter. This is your opportunity to research user-rated nonprofits and find out which organizations truly help provide disaster relief and deserve your donation. Your donation can help these nonprofits provide necessary food, shelter, health and medical aid to those in need. The charities are listed in order of number of reviews.
Support people in need by donating to these nonprofits:
The Humane Society of the United States
Alexis U. wrote:
“I became familiar with the HSUS when I was 13. I was so upset about the Canadian Seal Hunt, and I wanted to do something about it, and here was a group that was ...”
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Best Friends Animal Society
MarjorieHinkam wrote:
“BFAS has implemented an intentionally deceptive strategy to great success, but if you do your own, simple online research, you will soon uncover the truth. BFAS was ...”
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American National Red Cross
christopherng1994 wrote:
“I think that this non profit is extremely helpful to the community and definitely exemplifies their concern for human trafficking. I would recommend this non profit ...”
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WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
timmountain wrote:
“Back in 1989, World Vision commissioned an internal study to see how much of each donor dollar was getting to the poor. The internal report showed less than 10% was ...”
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Walk On Foundation Inc.
dedomg wrote:
“I have attended 2 fundraisers for Walk On, so far. I was a vendor at their Christmas Extravaganza and my kids participated in the most recent fashion show. Not only...”
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Save the Children Federation, Inc.
GraceChristie wrote:
“My Goddaughter sponsors a little girl through Save the Children and it's been wonderful for both girls. They correspond like pen pals. It's great way to teach young ...”
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MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES INC
Dave Yarborough wrote:
“I've worked with Matthew 25 Ministries at their site and on a trip with them to deliver winter clothing needed by elementary school children. There is a level of ...”
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Covenant House
Mark Landing wrote:
“Ideals are great. Especially when you're over compensated for them. $301,387 Kevin Ryan President...”
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Citymeals-On-Wheels
angela caputo wrote:
“This is one of the Best NY Meals program we have in NYC. Other then 1 complaint I see & hear only good things about this agency. The 1 problem is the salary pid to ...”
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Feeding America
lee catania wrote:
“I am a very low income 65 year old lady, with a disability .
I was denied services and food by these people.
This is a fraudulent tax free organization that takes ...”
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Nazareth Housing, Inc.
ctd8 wrote:
“Nazareth Housing is a truly impressive organization. The staff members are all extremely hardest-working, diligent and compassionate and the high degree of concern ...”
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Direct Relief International
TMOR wrote:
“Full disclaimer - I worked at Direct Relief for a few years. So, while I may maintain some sort of bias, I also know the organization from the inside out. Having ...”
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AmeriCares Foundation, Inc.
Kirk S. wrote:
“We love AmeriCares and everything they do, and have been giving generously for serveral years. We feel that we can trust that our dollars are actually going into ...”
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New York City Relief, Inc.
ndawkins wrote:
“I've had the awesome opportunity to serve on the Relief Bus in Jersey and NYC My husband loved it too and we're planning to take our kids so they can experience ...”
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AARP Foundation
floridafillie wrote:
“I have been a member of AARP for almost a year. I am thinking of not renewing because of the endless junk mail that I receive. I am constantly receiving mail about...”
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New York Cares
CraigWeinrich wrote:
“New York won the overall Excellence Award from the 2009 New York Times Company Nonprofit Excellence Awards. These awards recognize excellent nonprofit management ...”
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Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Inc.
Molly123 wrote:
“Wow - I wrote this second review because the first one is pretty much exactly the opposite of how I feel. The FoodBank is VERY well-managed - when you go to ...”
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Salvation Army World Service Office
txblueeyes1956 wrote:
“the salvation army is the first to respond to any kind of an emergency. this is why we need to support them...”
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The Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
Therese wrote:
“Our children of the Keansburg Schools have been the beneficiaries of the generosity of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties "BackPack Program" since May 2008...”
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Food Bank For New York City Food For Survival
tuckermatthews85 wrote:
“The Food Bank tends to hire temp after temp by way of Temporary Staffing by Suzanne in order to avoid creating full-time positions with benefits. This is because ...”
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Food Bank of Central New York
Allison D. wrote:
“The Food Bank of Central New York is an incredible place. They took the idea of a food bank and made it so much more - not just handing out bags of food to local ...”
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New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Inc.
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