Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts:

As of June 2014 World Cares Center has trained over 18,833 volunteers (of which 2,144 are youths and 838 are Seniors). We also delivered over 20,000 emergency supplies & reclaimed the homes of more than 1,400 New Yorkers!

World Cares Center operates Volunteer Coordination and Resiliency Centers (VCRCs) on Staten Island, Far Rockaways, and Queens and in Brooklyn. These sites are supported by our headquarters team located in Midtown Manhattan where we serve all five boroughs and beyond. Please contact us to volunteer or to request help.

Training Everyday:

WCC teaches youth, seniors, and citizens to act as effective ready responders, trains local and faith-based leaders to emerge as disaster managers, and works with emergency managers to formulate contingency plans and coordinate community-wide response efforts. Please explore our website or call us for our training schedule or request a training.

A Quick Video About Us:

World Cares Center (WCC) mission is to empower communities and their neighbors through disaster response training, support and coordination. By preparing the community to respond together, we alleviate suffering in marginalized populations while reducing the injuries, deaths, and harmful elements of emergency situations. Resulting from these initiatives are strong, resilient communities capable of helping each other safely during crisis and disaster response, as well as confident individuals who possess the tools to keep themselves and their family safe by reducing the risks of hazards around them.

World Cares Center (WCC) alleviates suffering in marginalized populations while reducing the injuries, deaths, and harmful elements of emergency situations.

WCC teaches youth, seniors, and citizens to act as effective ready responders, trains local and faith-based leaders to emerge as disaster managers, and works with emergency managers to formulate contingency plans and coordinate community-wide response efforts.

Resulting from these initiatives are strong, resilient communities capable of helping each other safely during crisis and disaster response, as well as confident individuals who possess the tools to keep themselves and their family safe by reducing the risks of hazards around them.