One of our canvassers has informed us that people at the Astoria Houses on 1-05 and 27-05 Astoria Blvd are without many basic needs that can be met through donation. We hear that people "need everything": Water, Food, Flashlights, Batteries, Blankets, Candles, Coolers, Ice. It's likely this will be a…

A number of people affected by the storm may qualify for emergency food stamps. The program is called the Disaster-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

If you need to talk to someone about this type of assistance please call: 718-557-1339.

Citymeals has also been providing shelf-stable meals to seniors.…

Thanks everyone, for your contributions! So far, the main unmet need is for pumps for basements of buildings that have been flooded. If anyone can meet that need, please let us know.

Pumps for flooded basements at 1-05 Astoria Blvd ? Comment on this post if you bring the pumps by so we don't send more in that direction!

Astoria's neighborhood recovery site is up and ready to go.

This is a resource for residents affected by Hurricane Sandy, and those who wish to help out. Share the link: http://astoria.recovers.org

On this site, you can: 1.) Request assistance 2.) Offer volunteer skills 3.) Offer donation items

Any church group…