Coalition For Community

02/07/2022

12/22/2021

10/28/2021

Please sign up for our Household Rebuilding Drive! This sign up is to help community members rebuild their households with the staples and small appliances (and some larger ones, like refrigerators) that they lost. The program is structured so that donors can choose how much and what to donate. Items should be new or in very good condition.

Read more about it on our Sign Up Genius:

This sign-up is to help community members who lost significantly in the flooding to rebuild their households with the staples and small appliances (and some larger ones, like refrigerators) that they lost. We are structuring this program so that donors can choose how much and what to donate. We feel...

10/21/2021

The mattress distribution has been rescheduled! We are now looking for volunteers to help us deliver mattresses this Sunday Oct 24 between 12 noon and 2 pm.

Check out the google doc for more information and to sign up!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EuMT7Z3KaU4hSJuYMdr4Vp_V-eRZQQajf4O97b6Uwk/edit?usp=sharing

10/12/2021

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MATTRESS DELIVERIES!

If you have a pick-up truck or other loadable vehicle that could carry one or two mattresses, please sign up to help distribute new mattresses to flood victims this Saturday 10/16. Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at Larchmont Avenue Church (60 Forest Park Avenue in Larchmont). Deliveries will take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Click here to sign up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050448aba828a57-flooding

Click here to learn more about this and other volunteer needs.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EuMT7Z3KaU4hSJuYMdr4Vp_V-eRZQQajf4O97b6Uwk/edit?usp=sharing

10/05/2021

The donation sign-up and the volunteer sign-up have been updated with needs for the next week! Please check them out and see if any of our needs match what you can give. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

LINK TO SHARE THIS DOC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EuMT7Z3KaU4hSJuYMdr4Vp_V-eRZQQajf4O97b6Uwk/edit?usp=sharing COALITION FOR COMMUNITY Coordinated Support for Local Flood Victims NOTE: This page will be updated on a regular basis; more requests for volunteer support & donations coming...

09/30/2021

Thank you LMC Media Center for this compelling interview with STEM Alliance president & Coalition for Community leader Meg Kaufer. Watch the video for more insight into who we are and what we are working toward.

LMC Media speaks with Meg Kaufer from the Coalition For Community. Learn more about this coalition of local non-profits who have been responding to crises in...

09/30/2021

Galapagos food truck is serving hot meals provided by the Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force for flood victims on Thursday September 30 at Columbus park from 5pm to 7pm.

El camión de comida de Galápagos que sirve comidas calientes proporcionado por Larchmont Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force para las víctimas de las inundaciones el jueves 30 de septiembre en el parque Columbus de 5:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m.

09/29/2021

Advocacy with Action: Your advocacy matters alongside your donations!
Support efforts to procure federal funds for implementation of the Army Corps of Engineers flood mitigation plan. Anyone - Village of Mamaroneck resident or otherwise - can help us tell our Federal leaders that we need immediate financial support for implementation of the Army Corps of Engineers flood mitigation plan. Please sign this petition in support of this effort NOW!

https://www.village.mamaroneck.ny.us/stop-mamaroneck-floods-petition

Donate & volunteer for the on-going Coalition for Community distributions at St. Thomas Church:

Immediate, urgent needs:
Toiletries (toothbrushes and paste, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, shaving cream and razors)
New underwear & socks
Diapers (especially larger sizes ) and wipes
$25 gift cards

Drop donations as follows: Wednesdays 2:30-4pm (9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20) and Saturdays 9-10am (10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23) at St Thomas Church Parish Hall
Volunteer at the distributions on our Sign Up Genius. Volunteers needed regularly on: Wednesdays 3:30-7:30pm (9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20) and Saturdays 9:30-1:30 (10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23) at St Thomas Church Parish Hall

On September 2, 2021, flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the Village of Mamaroneck, NY. We desperately need the federal government’s help to mitigate the damage from future storms on our Village.

09/28/2021

The distribution schedule for this week has been set! There will be a food distribution today 9/28 3-6pm at Columbus Park. On Thursday 9/30 5-7pm there will be a food truck distributing hot meals, also at Columbus Park.

There will be distributions at St Thomas Church Wednesday 9/29 4-7pm and Saturday 10/2 10am-2pm. There are still volunteer slots available!

Check the google doc fro Donation needs, more ways to help, and the link to our volunteer SignUpGenius!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EuMT7Z3KaU4hSJuYMdr4Vp_V-eRZQQajf4O97b6Uwk/edit?usp=sharing

09/23/2021

We will be distributing clothing and toiletries from St Thomas Church again this Sunday 9/26 and need your help to do it. Our SignUpGenius has been updated to include volunteer slots this weekend!

Also on Sunday, Sept 26, 2021, The STEM Alliance will be distributing free refurbished desktop computers at the Swim Tank parking lot. They immediately need 2 drivers from 9am to 10am and 2pm to 3pm to assist with shuttling the computers from their Mamaroneck storage unit to the Swim Tank parking lot. Contact [email protected] to assist.

Any flood victim who needs a new computer is eligible to come and pick up a device.

Find more ways to help on our google doc!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EuMT7Z3KaU4hSJuYMdr4Vp_V-eRZQQajf4O97b6Uwk/edit

** NEW VOLUNTEER SLOTS HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR 9/26, 9/29 and 10/2 You can also find other volunteer opportunities with the Coalition for Community USING THIS LINK THIS WILL BE A LONG MARATHON SO KEEP CHECKING FOR UPDATES AND NEEDS. DONATIONS needed for drop off 9/26 12-2: Urgently need $25 gift cards (...

09/21/2021

Are you or someone you know in crisis? The Community Counseling Center has set up a flood support page with resources and information for flood victims in Spanish and English.
https://www.communitycounselingcenter.org/flood-support

Do you want to be involved in the continuing hurricane Ida relief efforts, and future community relief efforts? Fill out this form to indicate your interest in volunteering with the Coalition For Community. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwu23esWQnMZkIjPelQEl12iJzQLy5GKEkZ91OaEOC6tsq1Q/viewform

This form is being used to collect names of local community members over the age of 18 or families who would like to help in an emergency. In response to the flooding caused by Hurricane Ida, volunteer needs WILL PERSIST THROUGH OCTOBER. Please add your name here so that we can contact you for speci...