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HELPING HAITI
EMELINE MICHEL RECORDS PSA FOR WORLD CARES CENTER
Internationally acclaimed Haitian singer Emeline Michel recorded a Public Service Announcement about World Cares Center's earthquake relief efforts on January 29th. The PSA will air on Clear Channel radio stations across New York City. World Cares Center would like to thank Emeline Michel for supporting the work we are doing in Haiti.
To hear the PSA, click on the link below:
SUPPLY DRIVE UPDATE
On January 20th to January 22nd World Cares Center held a supply drive for the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. We received over three tons of medical supplies, food and clothing from Housing Works, and 1,500 pounds of rice from Whitsons Food Service. All donations were shipped to Haiti on Friday, January 22nd and will be picked up by World Cares Center's Executive Director, Lisa Orloff, on Monday, January 25th. Donated supplies will be distributed directly to communities in need. A big thanks goes out to the organizations and volunteers that made our supply drive a success!
MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals interested in volunteering their time in Haiti can go to www.readyresponders.org. Once you are approved, join the Haitian Earthquake Volunteers group and fill out the necessary paperwork and we will try to place you with an agency that requires your specific skill set.
OUR EFFORTS IN HAITI THUS FAR INCLUDE:
In New York: WCC is leading the first support group for individuals who have family and friends in Haiti, first group meets Monday January 18 from noon-1 pm at 520 8th Avenue, RSVP 212-563-7570
Additional group times will be announced soon.
In New York and Haiti:
We are collaborating with many of our partner organizations to:
1. Assess the situation on the ground and in the local communities of Port au Prince, Haiti to meet the needs of often overlooked and underserved community groups.
2. Compile a list of these organizations, what services they are providing to the community and what resources they need.
3. Organize with our partners to collect needed supplies and funds and deliver them directly to community groups.
4. Organize a resource and volunteer reception center in Port au Prince where people who wish to help can be organized to help.
5. Begin planning for mid-term and long-term recovery needs starting with a Youth Empowerment initiative which encourages youth through coordination and training to emerge as resilient responders with a part in their communities’ recovery.
6. Expand preparedness programs so that individuals and local leaders are more prepared for the next time.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
There are many ways that you can help now and in the mid-term and long-term recovery. One of our goals is to fully fund our Youth Empowerment program now so that we may continue providing services to Haitian youth throughout the recovery process. You can help our efforts by:
1. Making a donation to help fulfill the efforts. (To ensure your donation goes to Haiti, please submit through this link.)
2. Preparing to donate only requested goods.
3. Donating corporate transportation of goods
4. Joining www.readyresponders.org and share information on Haiti and join in an open discussion on the needs of the Haitian Community and what we can do to help.
5. Telling someone you know about our support groups
Thank You to Our Supporters
The generosity of our donors allows World Cares Center to deliver needed supplies and develop an organized relief effort that is sustainable. Our supporters in the Haitian Relief effort are:
Turner Construction
Brooklyn Brewery
Whitsons Food Service
Amanti Vino
Culinariane
Strata Restaurant Group
Newmark Knight Frank
Neutralogistics
Continental Airlines
ABOUT WORLD CARES
World Cares Center’s mission is to support safe and effective disaster preparedness, response and resilient recovery within communities. Our focus is grassroots, and supports local community members as resilient first responders. We are a small non-profit group aided by many diverse partners and supporters. Collaboration is the key to our success.
Building on lessons we have learned from past disasters, our collaborative partners, and our esteemed advisory committee, World Cares Center (WCC) provides unique educational and resilience-building services through our Disaster Preparation and Trauma Mitigation (DPTM) program including the ReadyResponders™ Network.
All of World Cares Center’s trainings are NIMS compliant and integrate nationally accepted models including Incident Command System and Volunteer Reception Centers. World Cares Center works with host partners such as the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the New Jersey State Police, the Connecticut Region II Office of Emergency Management, and the FEMA Region II Medical Reserve Corp.
Our host partners' involvement, from local and state Offices of Emergency Management to community organizations, are paramount to ensureing that our trainings are adapted to meet each diverse community's needs and challenges while remaining compliant with local jurisdictions' protocols.
By engaging local leaders, we put into action our strong belief in the power of properly trained citizen responders and the inevitable need to integrate this community volunteer force into official response plans through the following trainings:
