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New York State Office of the Attorney General Charities Bureau
Hurricane Sandy Relief Information - March 2013 Update
PLEASE NOTE: In answering the questions below, please update the information you provided in response to our earlier questionnaire. If there has been no change in the information previously provided in response to any question, please indicate "no change." However, where financial information is requested, please provide aggregate amounts to date, rather than since the date of your earlier response.
Name of Organization: Robin Hood Foundation
1. What is the dollar amount of donations and pledges that your organization has raised to date in response to Hurricane Sandy? If your organization has received any donated (in-kind) goods or services, please describe those in-kind donations and explain how you determined their value in sections (b) and (c).
(a) Category Raised to Date
Cash/cash equivalents $64,825,000
Outstanding pledges $5,675,000 Value of goods and services (in-kind) donated to your organization None
(b) Description of in-kind donations: Not applicable
(c) Explanation of how in-kind donations were valued: Not applicable
2. Are the amounts reported above being used solely for Hurricane Sandy relief? If not, please indicate the portion of those funds that have or will be used for other purposes and describe those purposes.
No change. As stated in our previous response, all funds donated to the Robin Hood Relief Fund (the “Fund”) in response to Hurricane Sandy will be used solely for Hurricane Sandy relief. Contributions received for Hurricane Sandy relief are designated for that purpose and are treated as restricted donations. Because Robin Hood’s board of directors generously underwrites all administrative and fundraising expenses, 100% of donations to the Fund will go to organizations that directly improve the lives of those affected by the storm and its aftermath.
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3. How much has your organization spent or disbursed on Hurricane Sandy relief to date? (a) As of the date of this response, Robin Hood’s Relief Committee has approved grants and
disbursements totaling $68.3 million out of $70.5 million received. These allocations consist of 100% of the funds that were raised before the “12-12-12” concert ($16.5 million), plus 100% of the $51.5 million of concert-related receipts and a portion of 2013 revenues. The balance remaining, plus any additional amounts received in the future, will be allocated promptly.
(b) Please detail the above amount by completing the categories below: Category Amount to Date Direct expenditures by your organization on supplies and/or services (please only include any expenditures paid by your organization for direct Hurricane Sandy relief and not grants or funding provided to individuals, businesses or other organizations)
$0
Grants or funding provided to other organizations for Hurricane Sandy relief
$68.3 million (See Note)
Grants or funding provided to individuals, families or businesses for Hurricane Sandy relief (please include any items such as emergency cash grants, loans, gift/debit cards or similar assistance)
$0
The value of any goods or services donated (in-kind) to your organization that were disbursed in response to Hurricane Sandy.
$0
Other (please describe) Note: Total amount of grants includes $280,000 for the purchase and distribution of emergency supplies and services, such as blankets, hot food, generators and baby products, to organizations that were themselves hard-hit or were assisting needy individuals.
4. Please describe the types of assistance that your organization has provided to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. What populations or geographical areas have been (or will be) served by your organization in response to Hurricane Sandy?
The Fund provides support to nonprofit organizations and municipalities serving the needs of low and middle income individuals affected by Sandy in the tri-state area. The Fund is assisting organizations that are serving the areas hardest hit by the storm —including Coney Island, Red Hook, the Rockaways, Staten Island, Long Island, the Jersey Shore and Connecticut. In the first few weeks after the storm, Robin Hood, with assistance from McKinsey & Co., identified areas in the tri-state region likely to have the greatest needs, based on a combination of the severity of the storm’s impact and the poverty levels of the areas. (Maps showing the overlay of storm impact and poverty are attached as Appendix A.) Staff then visited the affected communities to see the needs firsthand and to identify organizations providing assistance. In addition, in late December, Robin Hood reached out specifically to the hardest-hit municipalities in the region with a request for funding proposals. As a result of these strategies, Robin Hood,
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which has historically focused on New York City, has made systematic, informed decisions about how to effectively allocate the Fund throughout New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties and elsewhere in the tri-state region. The groups that have received funding thus far include members of Robin Hood’s existing grantee network, as well as other organizations that have rallied to aid victims of the storm and its aftermath. The two largest funding categories to date are housing related issues (62% of grants) and legal and benefits counseling (12%). The two pie charts attached as Appendix B show the complete distribution of funding by geographic area and type of assistance.
5. Has your organization provided grants or funding to other organizations for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts? If so, which organizations have received those funds, what is the dollar amount provided to them and what is the intended use of the funds? What policies and procedures does your organization follow to determine the need for such funding and to monitor the use funds?
The Fund has made over 450 grants to organizations in the tri-state area. (A full list of grants is attached as Appendix C.) As stated in our previous response, grants from the Fund are approved by Robin Hood’s Relief Committee, a committee of Robin Hood’s board of directors, plus a former director who served on the Relief Committee when it was formed in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The Relief Committee is chaired by Victoria Bjorklund, the founder of the Exempt Organizations practice at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP. The Committee has already met 17 times since the storm hit. Staff evaluates the potential of each organization applying for funding to address the stated needs by reviewing the organization’s application and speaking with representatives of the organization. Staff monitors the use of funds through grantee reports and site visits. Grants are often paid in installments to enable Robin Hood to determine that funds are being used as intended before the grant is fully paid out. Robin Hood has engaged a third party auditor to assist in the evaluation of grantee performance.
6. Has your organization provided direct grants or funding to individuals, families or businesses for Hurricane Sandy relief? If so, please describe the types of the assistance that your organization has provided to date. What policies and procedures does your organization follow to determine the need for such funding and to monitor the use funds? For the purposes of this question please include any items such as emergency cash assistance, loans, gift/debit cards or direct payment of expenses on behalf those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
All grants from the Fund have been made to nonprofit organizations or municipalities, not to individuals, families or businesses. A significant portion of the Fund’s grants to date have been made to organizations that are providing direct financial assistance to individuals and families affected by Hurricane Sandy. These organizations have demonstrated their abilities to reach out to and support the members of their communities. Robin Hood requires these organizations to establish criteria to assess needs and to report to Robin Hood on how funds are distributed. Grantees provide assistance to those affected by the storm in the form of direct payment of expenses, reimbursement of expenses and gift/debit cards to enable storm victims to purchase
Appendix A
Maps Showing the Overlay of Storm Impact and Poverty
Overlap between storm impact and poverty (not
including New York City)
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PRELIMINARY
Areas in the tri-state area most in need (Based on combination of severity of impact and poverty*)
* Includes poor and “near-poor”
Overlap between Sandy and poverty – New Jersey
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PRELIMINARY
Areas in New Jersey most in need (Based on combination of severity of impact and poverty*)
* Includes poor and “near-poor”
Appendix B
Allocations by Geography and Category
Allocations: $68.3M
Geography
42%
43%
13%
CT 2%
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island (and New York
State)
Category
12%
5%
1%
4%
8%
62%
8%
Benefits and Counseling
. Housing
Food
Education
Employment
Emergency Assistance
Health and Mental Health
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Grants:
As of 12/11/12: $14.7M
As of 12/31/12: $17.8M
As of 03/21/13: $68.3M
Appendix C
List of Grants
ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Grant Grant Amount
1199 SEIU Bill Michelson Home Care Education Fund $25,000
180 Turning Lives Around $70,000
21Plus $10,000
Accion $50,000
Accion $50,000
Achiezer $200,000
Adelante of Suffolk County $100,000
Adelante of Suffolk County $100,000
Affordable Housing Alliance $1,000,000
After Hours Project $25,000
Afya Foundation $200,000
AHRC of Nassau County $200,000
Ali Forney Center $25,000
All Hands Volunteers $750,000
All Hands Volunteers $250,000
American Friends Service Committee $10,000
Americorps St. Louis $25,000
Andrew Glover Youth Program $25,000
ARC of Monmouth County $60,000
ArchCare at San Vincente de Paul Catholic Healthcare Center $20,000
Asian Americans for Equality $100,000
Atlantic City Long Term Recovery Group $50,000
Atlantic City Long Term Recovery Group $150,000
Atlantic County Long Term Recovery Group $300,000
B.R.B.R. (c/o Rockaway Point Fire Dept.) $25,000
Bank Street College of Education $50,000
Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation $100,000
Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation $60,000
Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture $25,000
Bergen County Long Term Recovery Committee $200,000
Berkeley Township $200,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County $100,000
Blessed Trinity Parish $75,000
Borough of Beach Haven $200,000
Borough of Belmar $150,000
Borough of Keansburg Trust $150,000
Borough of Keansburg Trust $100,000
Borough of Keansburg Trust $50,000
Borough of Lake Como $150,000
Borough of Sayreville $165,000
Bowery Residents Committee $150,000
Breezy Point Disaster Relief Fund $75,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Breezy Point Disaster Relief Fund $75,000
Brick Township $500,000
Bridge Fund $25,000
Broad Channel Athletic Club $75,000
Broad Channel Athletic Club $75,000
BronxWorks $25,000
Brookdale Community College Foundation $125,000
Brooklyn Chinese American Association $65,000
Brooklyn Community Services $75,000
Brooklyn Community Services $25,000
Brooklyn Community Services $100,000
Brooklyn Jubilee $80,000
Brooklyn Jubilee $10,000
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation $25,000
Caffrey Conroy Learning Center $10,000
Cape May Long Term Recovery Committee $200,000
Cape May Long Term Recovery Committee $35,000
Carroll Gardens Association $120,000
Casa Freehold $55,000
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen/Middlesex Long Term
Recovery Group $400,000
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton $325,000
Center for Court Innovation $25,000
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) $25,000
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) $44,000
Center for Family Life $50,000
Center for New York City Neighborhoods $250,000
Center for Urban Community Services, Inc. (CUCS) $25,000
Center of United Methodist Aid to the Community (CUMAC) $50,000
Central Connecticut Coast YMCA $25,000
Child Center of New York $25,000
Child Mind Institute $250,000
Children's Aid Society $25,000
Children's Health Fund $500,000
Children's Storefront $25,000
Chinese American Planning Council $25,000
Chuch of Grace and Peace/Jersey Shore United $500,000
Church of Grace and Peace $25,000
Church of the Visitation $120,000
Circulo de la Hispanidad $125,000
City Harvest $125,000
City Harvest $250,000
City Meals on Wheels $45,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
City Meals on Wheels $25,000
City of Bridgeport $500,000
City of Long Beach $150,000
City of Milford Long Term Recovery Task Force $125,000
Clubhouse of Suffolk and Suffolk County United Veterans $90,000
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services $25,000
Coalition for the Homeless $50,000
Coastal Habitat for Humanity $150,000
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence $15,000
Common Ground $25,000
Common Ground $50,000
Community Access, Inc. $25,000
Community Affairs and Resources Center $60,000
Community and Family Head Start $140,000
Community Development Corp. of Long Island $60,000
Community Food Bank of New Jersey $200,000
Community Food Bank of New Jersey $200,000
Community Health Action of Staten Island $65,000
Community Health Law Project $125,000
Community Resources $20,000
Community Services, Inc. $50,000
Community Solutions $50,000
Community Solutions $30,000
Coney Recovers $25,000
Coney Recovers $8,400
Connecticut Food Bank $50,000
Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush (COJO) $130,000
County Harvest $10,000
Covenant House of NJ $75,000
CPC Behavioral Health $140,000
Cumberland County Long Term Recovery Group/Bayshore Discovery
Project $130,000
CUNY $300,000
CYS (Seagate) Hurricane Relief Fund $150,000
Deborah Heart & Lung Center $375,000
Deborah Heart & Lung Center $250,000
Disability Opportunity Fund $10,000
Disability Opportunity Fund $130,000
Disability Opportunity Fund $120,000
Doe Fund $35,000
Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation $25,000
East Harlem Tutorial Program $25,000
East River Development Alliance (ERDA) $25,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst $65,000
El Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc. $45,000
El Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc. $85,000
Family & Children's Services of Monmouth County $100,000
Family Food Relief of New Jersey $20,000
Family Promise of Monmouth County $65,000
Family Service League $200,000
Family Service League $80,000
Family to Family $25,000
Fashion Delivers $25,000
Federation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc. (FEGS) $200,000
Federation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc. (FEGS) $50,000
Federation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc. (FEGS) $90,000
Feel Better Kids $40,000
Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC/BWI Brooklyn Workforce Innovations)$50,000
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth $25,000
First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan $50,000
First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank $60,000
Five Towns Community Center $150,000
Food Bank for New York City $125,000
Food Bank for Westchester $50,000
Food Bank of South Jersey $25,000
FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties $215,000
FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties $210,000
Fortune Society $25,000
Fortune Society $17,000
Foundation of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh $25,000
Freeport Community Development Agency $500,000
Friedberg J.C.C. Sonabend Early Childhood Center $100,000
Friends of Firefighters $50,000
FriendsOfRockaway.org $180,000
FriendsofRockaway.org $165,000
FriendsofRockaway.org $500,000
Fuller Disaster ReBuilders/Fuller Center Jersey Pines $250,000
Fuller Disaster ReBuilders/Fuller Center Jersey Pines $400,000
Fund for the City of New York (Women's Center for Education and
Career Advancement) $10,000
Funtown Peers (Seaside Park, NJ) $100,000
Funtown Peers (Seaside Park, NJ) $50,000
Gateway Church of Christ $150,000
Gerritsen Beach Cares $25,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Gerritsen Beach Cares $75,000
Gerritsen Beach Fire Department $25,000
Global DIRT (Disaster Immediate Response Team) $400,000
Global DIRT (Disaster Immediate Response Team) $45,000
GO Project $25,000
Good Shepherd Services $75,000
Good Shepherd Services $25,000
Grace Calvary Church/Borough of Ship Bottom $100,000
Grand Street Settlement $25,000
Graybeards $25,000
Graybeards $50,000
Green City Force $25,000
HABCore $165,000
Habitat for Humanity International $2,000,000
Habitat for Humanity of New York City $25,000
Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth County $25,000
Hamilton Madison House $65,000
Harlem Children's Zone $25,000
Harlem United $25,000
Healing Emergency Aid Response Team 9/11 $165,000
Healing Emergency Aid Response Team 9/11 $225,000
Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale $25,000
HELP/PSI, Inc. $25,000
Henry Street Settlement $50,000
Hetrick-Martin Institute $25,000
Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre $100,000
Hispanic Counseling Center $80,000
Hoboken Department of Health and Human Services $210,000
Hofstra Law Clinic $100,000
Holy Family St. Vincent de Paul Society $25,000
Homes for All $130,000
Homes for All $575,000
Hometown Heroes $50,000
Hometown Heroes $4,500
Hometown Heroes $150,000
Hometown Heroes (Ocean Gate, NJ) $300,000
Hope Center $15,000
Hope for Highlands $200,000
Hope for Highlands $50,000
Hope Force International $60,000
HOPES CAP, Inc. $100,000
Housing Works, Inc. $25,000
Hudson County Long Term Recovery Group $450,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Hudson Milestones $75,000
Iglesia Cristiana Metropolitana $20,000
Interfaith Neighbors $50,000
Interfaith Neighbors $50,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN) $50,000
Intersect Fund $50,000
Ironbound Community Corp $100,000
Ironbound Community Corp. $50,000
Island Harvest $200,000
Jackson Women of Today $15,000
Jersey Cares $30,000
Jersey Rising $250,000
Jersey Shore Workcamp $20,000
Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA) $25,000
Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island $80,000
Jewish Community Council of Staten Island $50,000
Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula $100,000
Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey $75,000
Jewish Family Services of Atlantic and Cape May Counties $50,000
Jewish Renaissance Foundation $175,000
King of Kings Church $50,000
Korean American Sandy Relief Committee of New Jersey $75,000
La Fuerza Unida $100,000
Lawyers Alliance for NY $50,000
Legal Aid Society (LAS) $25,000
Legal Services NYC $25,000
Legal Services NYC $45,000
Legal Services NYC $70,000
Legal Services NYC $250,000
Legal Services of New Jersey $550,000
Legal Services of New Jersey $55,000
Legal Services of New Jersey $510,000
Lighthouse Alliance Community Church $65,000
Lighthouse Alliance Community Church $85,000
Little Egg Harbor Township $300,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) $5,000,000
Long Beach Christmas Angel $50,000
Long Beach Christmas Angel $110,000
Long Beach Island School District $25,000
Long Beach JCAP $150,000
Long Beach Latino Civic Association $60,000
Long Beach Latino Civic Association $40,000
Long Beach Medical Center – The Family Care Center $200,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Long Beach MLK $50,000
Long Beach Reach $100,000
Long Beach Township Sandy Relief Fund $300,000
Long Blue Line $30,000
Long Island Cares $155,000
Long Island Housing Partnership $200,000
Long Island Long Term Recovery Group $1,000,000
Long Island Volunteer Center $65,000
Love in the Name of Christ $55,000
Lunch Break $25,000
Lutheran Family Health Centers (Sunset Park Health Council) $175,000
Lutheran Social Services of New York $50,000
Make the Road New York $200,000
Make the Road New York $150,000
Make the Road New York $50,000
Margert Community Corp $465,000
Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Edith and Carl (Marks
JCH) $25,000
Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Edith and Carl (Marks
JCH) $25,000
Marys Place by the Sea $25,000
Mennonite Disaster Service $150,000
Mental Health Association of Monmouth County $210,000
Mercy Home for Children $25,000
MercyFirst $100,000
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) $50,000
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) $400,000
Mexican Cultural Institute of New York $125,000
Middlesex County Long Term Recovery Group $545,000
Middletown Disaster Relief Fund $100,000
Middletown Disaster Relief Fund $300,000
Middletown Senior Citizens Housing Corp $190,000
Mission Liberia $100,000
Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group $1,500,000
Moonachie/Little Ferry Relief Fund $100,000
Museum of NJ Maritime History $15,000
My Time (Canarsie Disaster Relief Committee) $25,000
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) $95,000
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) $180,000
National Urban League of Long Island $100,000
Nechama $350,000
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP)$25,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island $250,000
Neighbors Together $25,000
New Alternatives for Children $30,000
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund $150,000
New Jersey Community Capital $50,000
New Jersey YMCA State Alliance $150,000
New Monmouth Baptist Church $25,000
New York City Non-Profit Recovery Loan Program $2,000,000
New York Emergency & First Response Squad of Hamilton Beach and
Howard Beach, Inc. $75,000
New York Foundling Hospital $50,000
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) $450,000
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) $50,000
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) $395,000
New Yorkers for Children $1,200,000
Newark Emergency Services for Families $95,000
Newark Now $50,000
NJ Coalition to End Homelessness $200,000
Nontraditional Employment For Women (NEW) $25,000
North Hudson Community Action Corporation $100,000
North Shore-L.I.J. Health System $350,000
North Walke Housing Corporation $250,000
Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity $150,000
NY Cares $100,000
NYC Housing & Neighborhood Recovery Donors Collaborative $250,000
Oasis Christian Center $25,000
Ocean City NJ Cleanup And Recovery Effort (OCNJCARE) $300,000
Ocean Community Economic Action Now (O.C.E.A.N.) $340,000
Ocean County College Foundation $200,000
Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group $2,200,000
Ocean Mental Health Services $125,000
Oceanside Community Services $25,000
Oceanside Community Services $15,000
OHEL Children's Home and Family Services $100,000
One House at A Time (St. Cassians Church) $10,000
Operation Hope of Fairfield $140,000
Our Holy Redeemer $50,000
Our House $10,000
Parker Family Health Center $55,000
Part Of The Solution (POTS) $40,000
Person-to-Person $150,000
Pesach Tikvah $32,000
Phipps C.D.C. $25,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department $50,000
Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church $25,000
Portlight Strategies $25,000
Portlight Strategies $125,000
Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey $180,000
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of West Jersey $175,000
Project Hospitality $20,000
Project Hospitality $200,000
Project Hospitality $40,000
Project Hospitality $300,000
Project Nivneh $150,000
Project PAUL $10,000
Project PAUL $10,000
Project Renewal $25,000
Providence House $25,000
Public Health Solutions $150,000
Public Health Solutions $50,000
Queens Congregations United for Action $50,000
Reaching Out Community Services $25,000
Rebuild Hoboken Relief Fund $100,000
Rebuilding Together Long Island $75,000
Red Hook Initiative $30,000
Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC) $50,000
Richmond Senior Services $100,000
Rockaway Beach Surf Club $15,000
Rockaway Recovers $15,000
Rockaway Relief Fund (Catholic Charities of San Diego) $100,000
Rockaway WISH $25,000
Rutgers School of Social Work $400,000
RVC Foundation $35,000
RVC Foundation $100,000
Safe Horizon $25,000
Salem Church $50,000
Salem Church $25,000
Sanctuary for Families $25,000
Sandy Help Long Beach $50,000
Save the Children $230,000
Sayreville Storm Relief Center $150,000
SCO Family of Services $250,000
SCO Family of Services $50,000
Sea Bright Resource Center $50,000
Sea Bright Rising $100,000
Sea Bright Rising $50,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Sea Bright Rising $100,000
Seaside Heights $400,000
Selfhelp Community Services $25,000
Senior Citizen Activates Network, Inc (SCAN) $30,000
Services for Children with Hidden Intelligence $175,000
Shark River Hills First Aid Squad $50,000
Shark River Hills Property Owners Association $100,000
Shore Aid $25,000
Shorefront YM-YWHA $100,000
Shores United Relief Foundation $100,000
Single Stop USA $75,000
Single Stop USA $450,000
Single Stop USA $450,000
Single Stop USA $250,000
Single Stop USA $265,000
Single Stop USA $8,000
Single Stop USA $545,000
Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the Diocese of Rockville Centre $75,000
Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC)$50,000
St. Bernard Project $250,000
St. Catharine of Siena Church $10,000
St. Charles Parish $25,000
St. Clare Disaster Relief Fund $50,000
St. Francis Community Center $70,000
St. Francis Community Center $35,000
St. Francis de Sales Parish $50,000
St. John's Bread & Life Program $40,000
St. Margaret Mary Pantry $15,000
St. Margaret Mary Sandy Disaster Relief Fund $50,000
St. Paul's Lutheran Church $10,000
St. Paul's United Methodist $35,000
St. Peter's University Hospital/St. Peter's Foundation $25,000
St. Rose of Lima $25,000
St. Rose of Lima Parish Outreach $50,000
Stafford Township $300,000
Staten Island Mental Health Society $150,000
Staten Island Mental Health Society $50,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation $75,000
Sunnyside Community Service (SCS) $25,000
Sustainable South Bronx $15,000
Team Rubicon $30,000
Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund $50,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Terry Farrell Fund $50,000
The Door $50,000
The River Fund $25,000
The Weehawken and You Civic Association Emergency Fund $100,000
Toms River Regional Schools Hurricane Relief Fund $150,000
Toms River Regional Schools Hurricane Relief Fund $75,000
Toms River/Hometown Heroes $400,000
Touro Law Center $80,000
Tri-City Peoples Corporation $35,000
Triple C Housing $25,000
True Spirit Coalition (Brigantine) $300,000
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund $235,000
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund $100,000
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund $50,000
Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund (smart rebuilding) $725,000
United Church of Praise International Ministries $65,000
United Church of Praise International Ministries, Inc. $70,000
United Methodist Church $600,000
United Way of Hudson County $130,000
United Way of Monmouth County $55,000
University Settlement Society $50,000
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board $300,000
Urban Justice Center $25,000
Village of Mastic Beach $50,000
Village of Mastic Beach $200,000
Vision Long Island $100,000
Vision Long Island $65,000
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group $110,000
Visiting Nurse Service of New York $187,000
Visiting Nurse Service of New York $25,000
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice $70,000
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice $100,000
Volunteer Management Center $50,000
West Side Campaign Against Hunger $25,000
Where To Turn $25,000
Where To Turn $30,000
Women in Need, Inc. (WIN) $25,000
Women Rising $50,000
Women's League Community Residences $20,000
Workers Justice Project $55,000
YES Community Counseling Center $75,000
YMCA of Greater New York $300,000
YMCA of Long Island $50,000
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ROBIN HOOD HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF GRANTSAs of March 21, 2013
Yorkville Common Pantry (YCP) $40,000
You Can NOT Be Replaced $35,000
Young Families of Island Park Hurricane Relief $150,000
Young Israel of Wavecrest-Bayswater $100,000
Youth Consultation Services $40,000
YouthBuild USA $85,000
Holiday meals $336,000
Other supplies $280,000
Coney Island Gospel Assembly Church repair $75,000
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WINTER 2013 SANDY RELIEF EDITION
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LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Cecily M. Carson, Chairman
Atiim Barber
John D. Clark
Anthony Davis
John DiRocco
Adam R. Flatto
Jonathan Harris
Nancy Jarecki
Peter Muller
Alex Navab
Jack L. Oliver, III
Antonio ‘LA’ Reid
VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
Steven A. Cohen, Co-Chairman
Admira l Michael Mullen, Co-Chairman
Lloyd C. Blankfein
Tom Brokaw
Cecily M. Carson
Anthony Crowell
Eric Greitens
Doug Haynes
Kenneth B. Mehlman
Wes Moore
Doug Morris
Deborah Mullen
Joseph H. Reich
Jes Staley
Jon Stewart
Bob Woodruff
BOARD OF DIRECTORSBarry Sternlicht, Chair
David Einhorn, Vice ChairJohn A. Griffin, Vice Chair
Lee S. Ainslie, IIIJacklyn Bezos
Victoria B. BjorklundScott BommerPeter F. Borish
Geoffrey CanadaSteven A. Cohen
Anne DinningGlenn Dubin
Marian Wright EdelmanLaurence D. Fink
Doug HaynesJeffrey R. Immelt
Paul Tudor Jones, II, FounderPeter D. Kiernan, III
Doug MorrisDaniel S. Och
Gwyneth PaltrowRobert Pittman
David PuthLarry Robbins
Alan D. SchwartzDavid M. Solomon
Jes StaleyMax StoneJohn Sykes
David TepperHarvey Weinstein
Brian WilliamsJeff Zucker
EMERITUS DIRECTORSJulius Gaudio
Kenneth G. LangoneMary McCormick
As winter’s chill sets in, it’s important to remind ourselves that, over 100 days
after Hurricane Sandy, many of our neighbors remain in homes without heat
or power. others are living in mold-infested buildings because they have
nowhere else to go.
our mission to help our neighbors in need was challenging enough before
the storm when 20,000 children slept each night in New York City shelters.
After Sandy, it only became worse.
While providing for our neighbors in New York City remains our core mission,
we knew that Robin Hood had to provide its support and expertise to those in
need on Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut — and in true Robin Hood
fashion, our supporters rose to answer the call.
Within days of the hurricane, we reactivated the Robin Hood Relief Fund
begun in response the attacks of 9/11. Your generosity was overwhelming.
In less than a week, we raised over $10 million, and immediately distributed
nearly $3 million to the organizations on the front lines of the devastation.
We continued to raise funds and quickly distribute them, but it was apparent
to us that the scope of the damage called for more.
So, just six weeks after the storm, we were the beneficiaries of one of the largest
charity concerts ever, the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief. the royalty of Rock
and Roll appeared to help us support the recovery of the tri-state region.
The concert raised Robin Hood’s profile around the world, and more
important, raised more than $50 million dollars (and counting), which enabled
us to fund more than 250 different relief organizations providing meaningful
help to people in New York City, New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut.
As we begin the New Year, we’re well aware of the challenges before us, but we
are confident because we know we have people like you beside us.
thanks for being Robin Hood.
DAvID SALtzmAN
executive Director
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IN LATE OCTOBER, AS WE WERE MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR OuR ANNuAL HEROES BREAKFAST, AN uNINVITED GuEST ARRIVED—SOMEONE NAMED SANDy.
It was then that we realized how many actual heroes we had in our midst. even as the storm waters surged, everyday heroes rushed to their neighbors’ aid, guiding seniors to shelters, directing traffic at powerless intersections, carrying newborns and patients down darkened hospital stairwells.
And then, when the waters receded, the next wave of heroes took over. We’re proud to say that in the forefront were many of the organizations that Robin Hood funds.
Within hours of the storm, Robin Hood provided aid directly to programs rushing to the hardest-hit areas. Your donations allowed us to provide heaters to freezing families in darkened public housing apartments and deliver generators, blankets and thousands of hot meals to those living in the cold. We provided shelter to families who lost everything but the clothes they were wearing. And that was just the beginning.
three days after the storm, we reactivated the Robin Hood Relief Fund that helped thousands of survivors after the attacks on 9/11. And once again Robin Hood supporters rallied to help their city. Within six days you donated over $10 million! We immediately began to distribute those funds to the organizations on the front lines of the devastation.
When we saw the terrible destruction visited upon our neighbors on Long Island and in New Jersey and Connecticut, Robin Hood’s board of directors agreed we would extend aid to those in need outside of New York City.
We knew the rescue efforts would soon transform into recovery programs. Homes, lives and families need to be rebuilt. We were well aware that, prior to Sandy, our city was already dealing with record numbers of homeless, including 20,000 children living in homeless shelters.
As we pondered how to address the looming housing crisis and where the money would come from to fund these programs, new heroes stepped forward.
board members Harvey Weinstein and John Sykes, along with James Dolan, executive Chairman of the madison Square Garden Company, organized a concert for the ages. on the twelfth day of the twelfth month of 2012, just six weeks after the storm, 12-12-12 the Concert for Sandy Relief blew the doors off of madison Square Garden, and the world was able to see how we react to adversity. We come together. We help each other. We move forward.
At this historic concert, we raised over $50 million for the Robin Hood Relief Fund. on the following pages, you’ll learn more about some of the relief programs we have supported, and find a full list of all of our Sandy Relief grants.
this list continues to grow as we make new grants to organizations helping Sandy victims in the region. You can see the latest by visiting www.robinhood.org/rhsandy. >>
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$245kPROjECT HOSPITALITY/Staten IslandStaten Island was hit particularly hard, with more than half of the city’s deaths occurring in what residents have called “the forgotten borough.” But Robin Hood has always been there for the people of Staten Island.
Robin Hood originally funded project Hospitality as part of the 9/11 Relief Fund. In response to September 11th, project Hospitality established a number of programs in Staten Island. It began a cooperative for day laborers, it ran support groups and created new food programs for victims’ families and displaced workers.
Following Sandy, project Hospitality once again found itself in the center of the relief operations in Staten Island. Since the storm, project Hospitality has provided emergency food and supplies to over 12,600 people. With funding from Robin Hood, they hired a much-needed Disaster Assistance Coordinator and an assistant to coordinate work groups, outreach teams and volunteers. they’ve also hired a housing coordinator, and used Robin Hood relief funds to pay for the costs associated with relocating families. they’ve also hired outreach teams that go door-to-door, locating families living in
$225kISLAND HARVEST/Long IslandIsland Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island. The day Hurricane Sandy hit, they transitioned into emergency-response mode, and have remained a constant presence in neighborhoods that were hit particularly hard, including Lindenhurst, Freeport, Island Park, Wyandanch, Long Beach and East Rockaway.
Thanks in part to Robin Hood’s support, they have distributed more than 1.8 million meals since October 29.
The Island Harvest staff discovered that their traumatized neighbors needed many things, from paper towels, toilet paper, eating utensils and blankets to portable heaters, clothing and cleaning supplies. But the one thing that many people needed most turned out to be the easiest to provide.
A few days after Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island, Randi Shubin Dresner, Island Harvest President & CEO, was assisting with the delivery of food and assessments when she came across a woman outside the Point Lookout firehouse.
“She just had this forlorn look,” Randi said. “She didn’t even know what to ask for. And when I said, ‘What can I give you, what can we help you with?’ she just was shaking her head and holding back tears.” So then I asked, “How about a hug?”
“She threw her arms open and I gave her a big hug and it seemed she didn’t want to let go. And when she did she said, ‘that hug is what I needed more than anything.’”
Robin Hood is proud to have been able to support Island Harvest so that they could be there for their neighbors in need.
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$1 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE
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condemned or unsafe conditions and connecting them with emergency food, FemA assistance, supplies and temporary housing. the work that project Hospitality has accom-plished on Staten Island has been truly unforgettable.
$1 MILLIONAFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE/New jerseyIt’s estimated that more than 72,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey were damaged or destroyed by the storm. Robin Hood is funding two projects with the Affordable Housing Alliance in Monmouth County, New Jersey that will be important first steps on the path to recovery.
The first project is for the purchase, transport and installation of 17 newly manufactured homes that will be used as affordable housing for low-income residents displaced by the storm.
the second project is a rental deposit assistance program that will aid those displaced by the storm who, except for lack of a security deposit, could be stably housed. Several thousand renters in monmouth County were displaced, many were living in winter rentals not considered permanent housing, some were “under the table” rentals and some lacked signed leases, disqualifying them for FemA assistance. And now hundreds of these families are living in motels or doubled up with friends, and lack the resources to relocate and pay the application and security deposits required by many landlords. others looking for rentals may still be making mortgage payments for a home that either is uninhabitable or no longer exists, and thus lack the funds for security deposits. these two programs have the potential to improve the lives of thousands of low-income New Jersey families.
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Hillary Schafer is a native New Yorker who grew up on the Upper East Side. She is a former director of Institutional Equity Sales at Citicorp. Today, she and her husband, Mark, are raising their two children, Stella (6) and Sam (3), just blocks from Hillary’s childhood home. Through her actions, Hillary is teaching her children that we can all make a difference.
When Hillary first learned about the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, she knew she had to do something. She struggled to identify ways to help – the needs of those affected were tremendous, and the desire of others to help was great. However, there weren’t organizations bridging those two groups together. that’s when Hillary turned to Robin Hood.
While Hillary was familiar with the poverty fighting work of Robin Hood, she had never been intimately involved with the organization before. A colleague mentioned how Robin Hood had quickly mobilized to raise a disaster relief fund, and he connected her directly to Robin Hood. She worked with Robin Hood staff and some of our grantees, St. John’s bread and Life and City Harvest, to provide food and supplies to those in need.
What started with a desire to help a few people turned into a widespread effort across the most devastated areas in Far Rockaway and breezy point, Queens.
After the storm, you were one of the first people to jump into action. Why were you so determined to get involved?
I was born and raised in NYC. It is my home. It feels like a village to me. the idea that there were so many people in my village who had been plunged into immediate need was devastating.
What type of things did you do to help?
on the thursday after the storm, I delivered food and blankets out to the American Legion in Far Rockaway and discovered they were desperate for a hot meal — and so I went and bought 400 meals from a local restaurant.
then, I turned my apartment into a food pantry of sorts. I got my children and others involved. Over the first weekend after the storm, we made approximately 2,000 bag meals, all in bags decorated by a couple dozen kids. We then delivered those out to Rockaway. people were truly touched by those little decorations. Almost as if
they said: “this was made by me for you. Someone cares about you.”
then, I learned three weeks after the storm that the Rockaway volunteer Firemen were without heat, blankets, cots, coats, thermal underwear—and yet were still out there doing their jobs. I worked with a whole host of folks to get them stuff—a mobile shower unit, cots and blankets. I think the thing they appreciated most was the 40 sets of thermal underwear that we bought for them.
there were so many people out there trying to help, but what was needed most was organization and that was where Robin Hood was so crucial. I met two women who had 2,500 blankets and winter coats that they wanted to donate, but didn’t know how or where. I connected them with Robin Hood and within days all those coats and blankets were being distributed by Robin Hood grantees.
What have you learned most from this experience?I have learned just how big the heart of New York really is. the generosity of
individuals has been astounding—both in time and money. the generosity of the corporate community has been also extremely positive. I have witnessed individuals, local non-profits and local businesses all come together to do the right thing by their neighbors. It was a wonderful thing to witness.
What would you tell those who haven’t seen firsthand the areas most impacted by the storm?the need continues to be massive. there are literally years of work ahead to rebuild NYC. As of right now, people are still living in the dark and the cold, stuffed on top of each other in shelters. they can’t even begin to envision a time in the future when they will be able to put their lives back together. the devastation may no longer be in the headlines, but there are thousands of families who need to have homes rebuilt, who will need to furnish those homes and clothe and feed their children.
Hillary reminds us of why we need to help, but she also reminds us of why many of us got involved with Robin Hood to begin with. We recognize our ability to make a difference and our responsibility to do just that.
“ I HAVE LEARNED JuST HOW BIG THE HEART OF NEW yORK REALLy IS. THE GENEROSITy OF INDIVIDuALS HAS BEEN ASTOuNDING — BOTH IN TIME AND MONEy
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THANKS TO THE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT OF HARVEy WEINSTEIN, JOHN SyKES, JIM DOLAN AND THE ROBIN HOOD STAFF, WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD AN ExTRAORDINARy CONCERT—JuST SIx WEEKS AFTER HuRRICANE SANDy RAVAGED THE TRI-STATE AREA.
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Additional funds are still being raised through merchandise, CD and DvD sales. Within days, the 12-12-12 Concert CD was the top selling album on itunes.
thanks to our generous corporate sponsors, 100% of every dollar donated to 12-12-12 the Concert for Sandy Relief will go to organ-izations helping victims of Sandy throughout the tri-state area.
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FACTSOVER 261,000 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS FROM ALL 50 STATES
TOP DONATIONS BY STATE: NY, Nj, CA, FL AND PA
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVER 90+ COUNTRIES
MOST FOREIGN DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM (IN ORDER): CANADA, BRAzIL, AUSTRALIA, MExICO, ITALY, UNITED kINGDOM AND jAPAN
FOREIGN DONORS WHO DONATED THE MOST ON AVERAGE (IN ORDER): HUNGARY, CHINA, PHILIPPINES, SWITzERLAND AND UGANDA
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WHO WE HELPEDAS OF FEBRuARy 6, 2013 WE ALLOCATED $45.3 MILLION (67% OF THE FuND) TO OVER 250 ORGANIZATIONS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REACHING OuR GOAL OF ALLOCATING AT LEAST 95% OF THE FuND By MARCH 1, 2013.
THE ROBIN HOOD RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE HELPS NEW YORk ONCE AGAIN the Robin Hood Relief Fund Committee was established
after the events of 9/11 and was reactivated right after
Hurricane Sandy. It is chaired by board member victoria
bjorklund who founded the exempt organizations
Group at Simpson thacher & bartlett and is one of the
nation’s foremost authorities on charity law. She is
joined by peter borish, peter Kiernan, David puth, former
board vice chairman Dirk ziff and moe Chessa—all
members of the original Robin Hood Relief Committee.
Robin Hood chair Lee Ainslie rounds out the group.
Immediately after Sandy hit our area, they began
meeting weekly with Robin Hood Relief Fund staff
to provide oversight and strategic direction, learn
about unmet needs, attend site visits and review
and approve all grants.
the committee’s emphasis is now shifting from
emergency relief work (food, clothing, blankets, etc.)
to overseeing recovery programs, with a focus on
housing, health, mental health and employment and
ensuring that all relief dollars are distributed in a
timely and effective manner.10%
to MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, including counseling services, nursing care and medical supplies
6% to EDUCATION PROGRAMS that provided tutoring to displaced students and day care services.
5% to FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP kITCHENS that provided hundreds of thousands of meals to storm victims.
1% to groups helping people find/train for NEW jOBS.
ROBIN HOOD THANkS THE CORPORATE SPONSORS OF THE CONCERT FOR SANDY RELIEF.
CHASE, GE, SAMSuNG GALAxy, STATE FARM, BLACKROCK, OPTIMuM, TIME WARNER CABLE, VERIZON FOuNDATION, CLEAR CHANNEL, IHEART RADIO,
THE MADISON SQuARE GARDEN COMPANy AND THE WEINSTEIN COMPANy.
BECAuSE OF THEIR GENEROuS SuPPORT, 100% OF EVERy DOLLAR RAISED WILL GO TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED By HuRRICANE SANDy.
53% to groups offering housing assistance, such as HOME REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS, mold remediation, rental assistance and moving fees.
12% has gone to provide INDIVIDUAL AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, such as water, blankets, cash grants and organizational support in the immediate wake of the storm; also includes $2 million grant to the New York City Non-Profit Recovery Loan Program.
13% BENEFITS/LEGAL COUNSELING, which includes helping people apply for FEMA and other benefits (unemployment insurance, food stamps), assistance navigating insurance claims, filing appeals for insurance/FEMA denials and other legal assistance.
5%FOOD PANTRIES & SOUP kITCHENS
6%EDUCATION PROGRAMS
1%NEW jOB TRAINING
53%HOME REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS
12%EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
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Jewish Family Service of Central New JerseyJewish Renaissance FoundationKorean American Sandy Relief Committee of New Jersey La Fuerza unidaLawyers Alliance for New yorkLegal Aid SocietyLegal Services NyCLegal Services of New JerseyLittle Egg Harbor Volunteer Storm Relief CommitteeLong Beach JCAP: Jewish Community Assistance ProgramLong Beach Latino Civic AssociationLong Beach MLKLong Beach Medical Center – The Family Care CenterLong Blue LineLong Island CaresLong Island Housing PartnershipLong Island Long Term Recovery GroupLong Beach Island School DistrictLong Island Volunteer CenterLove in the Name of ChristLunch BreakLutheran Family Health CentersLutheran Social Services of New yorkMake the Road New york Mennonite Disaster ServiceMary’s Place by the SeaMennonite Disaster ServiceMental Health Association of Monmouth CountyMercy Home for ChildrenMetropolitan Council on Jewish PovertyMiddletown Disaster Relief FundMission LiberiaMonmouth County Long Term Recovery GroupMoonachie/Little Ferry Relief FundMuseum of NJ Maritime HistoryNational Day Laborer Organizing NetworkNechama: Jewish Response to DisasterNeighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island, Inc.Neighbors TogetherNew Alternatives for ChildrenNew Jersey Community CapitalNew Jersey Maritime MuseumNew Jersey yMCA State Alliance
New york CaresNew york City Non-Profit Recovery Loan ProgramNew york City Housing & Neighborhood Recovery Donors CollaborativeNew york Emergency & First Response Squad of Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach, Inc.
New york Foundling HospitalNew york Legal Assistance GroupNew yorkers for ChildrenNewark Emergency Services for FamiliesNewark NowNontraditional Employment For Women North Walke Housing CorporationOasis Christian CenterOcean City/NJ Cleanup And Recovery EffortOcean Community Economic Action Now, Inc.Oceanside Community Service, Inc.Ocean County College FoundationOcean County Long Term Recovery GroupOcean Mental Health ServicesOHEL Children’s Home and Family ServicesOperation Hope of Fairfield, Inc.Our Holy RedeemerOur House NJPart Of The SolutionPerson-to-PersonPesach Tikvah Phipps Community Development Corporation Point Breeze Volunteer Fire DepartmentPoint Pleasant Presbyterian ChurchPortlight Strategies, Inc.Preferred Behavioral Health of NJPresbyterian Disaster Assistance of West JerseyProject HospitalityProject PAuLProject Renewal Providence HousePublic Health SolutionsQueens Congregations united for Action Reaching Out Community ServicesRebuild Hoboken Relief FundRed Hook InitiativeRestaurant Opportunities Center of New york
Richmond Senior Services Rockaway Beach Surf ClubRockaway Relief FundRutgers School of Social WorkRVC FoundationSafe Horizon Sanctuary for Families Sayreville Storm Relief CenterSchool for Children with Hidden IntelligenceSCO Family of ServicesSelfhelp Community Services, Inc.Services for Children with Hidden Intelligence Shark River Hills Property Owners’ AssociationShore AidSingle Stop uSASociety of St. Vincent de Paul in the Archdiocese of Rockville CenterSouthwest Brooklyn Industrial Development CorporationSt. Catharine of Siena ChurchSt. Clare Disaster Relief Fund St. Francis Community CenterSt. Francis de Sales ParishSt. John’s Bread & Life ProgramSt. Margaret Mary Sandy Disaster Relief FundSt. Paul’s united Methodist Church St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchSt. Peter’s university Hospital/St. Peter’s FoundationSt. Rose of Lima Parish OutreachStaten Island Mental Health SocietyStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationSunnyside Community ServicesSustainable South BronxTeam RubiconTerry Farrell Firefighters FundToms River Regional Schools Hurricane Relief FundTouro Law Center’s Disaster Relief ClinicThe Bridge Fund of New york, Inc.The Child Center of New yorkThe Church of Grace and PeaceThe Doe Fund, Inc.The DoorThe Hope CenterThe Long Beach Christmas Angel, Inc.The River FundTri-City Peoples Corporation
Triple C Housingunited Church of Praise International Ministries, Inc.united Way of Monmouth Countyunion Beach Disaster Relief Funduniversity Settlement Societyurban Justice Centerurban League of Long Island, Inc.union Beach Disaster Relief FundVision 2000 Community Development Corporation (Atlantic City Long Term Recovery Group)
Vision Long IslandVisiting Nurse Association Health GroupVisiting Nurse Service of New yorkVolunteer Lawyers for JusticeWest Side Campaign Against HungerWhere To TurnWomen’s League Community Residences, Inc.Women in Need, Inc.WomenRising, Inc.Workers Justice Projectyashar Organization (CyS (Seagate) Hurricane Relief Fund)yMCA of Greater New yorkyMCA of Long Islandyorkville Common Pantryyou Can NOT Be Replacedyouth Consultation Servicesyoung Families of Island Park Hurricane ReliefyouthBuild uSA
SANDY GRANTSIN A TyPICAL yEAR, ROBIN HOOD MAKES 200 GRANTS TO PROGRAMS THAT SuPPORT OuR CORE MISSION.
THE ROBIN HOOD RELIEF FuND HAS MADE OVER 250 GRANTS IN JuST OVER THREE MONTHS.
Relief Grantees as of 2/6/20131199SEIu Bill Michelson Home Care Education Fund21 PlusAARP FoundationAccionAchiezerAdelante of Suffolk CountyAffordable Housing AllianceAfter Hours ProjectAfya FoundationAli Forney CenterAll Hands VolunteersAmeriCorps St. LouisAmerican Friends Service CommitteeAndrew Glover youth ProgramARC of Monmouth CountyAsian Americans for EqualityAtlantic City Long Term Recovery GroupB.R.B.R. (c/o Rockaway Point Fire Dept.)Bayonne Economic Opportunity FoundationBellevue/Nyu Program for Survivors of Torture Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, NJBorough of BelmarBorough of Keansburg TrustBowery Residents’ Committee, Inc.Breezy Point Disaster Relief FundBroad Channel Athletic ClubBronxWorksBrookdale Community College FoundationBrooklyn JubileeBrooklyn Navy yard Development CorporationCaffrey Conroy Learning CenterCarroll Gardens Association Casa FreeholdCatholic Charities of San DiegoCenter for Court Innovation Center for Employment OpportunitiesCenter for Family Life in Sunset Park
Center of united Methodist Aid to the Community (CuMAC)Center for urban Community Services, Inc.Child Center of New yorkChild Mind InstituteChildren’s Aid SocietyChildren’s Health FundChildren’s StorefrontChinese American Planning Council, Inc.Chuch of Grace and Peace/ Jersey Shore unitedChurch of Grace and PeaceCirculo de la Hispanidad, Inc.City HarvestCity Meals on WheelsCity of Hoboken, Dept. of Health and Human ServicesCoalition for Hispanic Family ServicesCoalition for the HomelessCommon Ground Housing Development Fund Corp., Inc.Community Access, Inc.Community Affairs and Resources CenterCommunity Development Corporation of Long IslandCommunity Food Bank of New JerseyCommunity Health Action of Staten Island, Inc.Community Health Law ProjectCommunity Parents, Inc.Community Services, Inc. of Ocean CountyCommunity Solutions, IncConey RecoversConnecticut Food BankCouncil of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, Inc.County HarvestCovenant House NJCPC Behavioral HealthCuMAC ECHOCuNyDeborah Heart and Lung Center
Disability Opportunity FundEast Harlem Tutorial ProgramEast River Development AllianceEdith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of BensonhurstEl Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc.Family and Children’s Services of Monmouth CountyFamily Food Relief of NJFamily Service LeagueFamily to FamilyFashion DeliversFederation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc.Feel Better KidsFifth Avenue Committee (FAC/BWI Brooklyn Workforce Innovations)First Presbyterian Church of ManasquanFood Bank for New york CityFood Bank for WestchesterFood Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties/Single Stop uSAFood Bank of South JerseyFortune SocietyFoundation of the Friendly Sons of the ShillelaghFreeport Community Development AgencyFriedberg J.C.C. Abraham Sonabend Early Childhood CenterFriends of FirefightersFriendsOfRockaway.orgFuller Center Disaster ReBuilders/ Fuller Center Jersey PinesFund for Public Health in New york - Nurse Family PartnershipFund for the City of New york - Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement
Gary Klinsky Children’s Center, Brooklyn Community ServicesGerritsen Beach Cares, Inc.Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire DepartmentGlobal Dirt
GO ProjectGood Shepherd Services Grand Street SettlementGraybeards, LTDGreen City ForceHABCoreHabitat for Humanity New york CityHabitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth CountyHarlem Children’s ZoneHarlem united: Community AIDS Center, Inc.Healing Emergency Aid Response Team 9/11Hebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleHELP/PSI, Inc.Henry Street SettlementHetrick-Martin Institute Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, Inc.Hispanic Counseling CenterHoboken Department of Health and Human ServicesHoly Family St. Vincent de Paul SocietyHomes for AllHometown HeroesHope for HighlandsHope Force InternationalHOPES Community Action Partnership, Inc.Housing Works, Inc.Hudson MilestonesIglesia Cristiana MetropolitanaInterfaith NeighborsInterfaith Nutrition NetworkIntersect FundIronbound Community Corp.Island HarvestJackson Women of TodayJersey CaresJewish Child Care AssociationJewish Council of Greater Coney IslandJewish Family Services of Atlantic and Cape May Counties
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WITH yOuR HELP, ROBIN HOOD IS ABLE TO FuND THE FOLLOWING POVERTy-FIGHTING PROGRAMS THAT TEACH,
TRAIN, FEED, SHELTER, HEAL AND NuRTuRE NEW yORKERS IN NEED:
1199SEIu Bill Michelson Home Care Education FundAbyssinian Development Corporation Accion uSAAchievement First Ackerman Institute for the FamilyAdvocates for ChildrenAfter Hours ProjectAid for AIDSAIDS Service CenterAlbert Einstein College of Medicine - Early Childhood CenterAli Forney CenterAndrew Glover youth ProgramArgus Community, Inc.ArivaAssociation of the Bar of the City of New york Fund, Inc. - City Bar Justice Center
Association to Benefit ChildrenAstor Services for Children and FamiliesBedford Stuyvesant Restoration CorporationBeginning with Children Foundation, Inc.Bellevue/Nyu Program for Survivors of TortureBenefit Data TrustBloomingdale Family ProgramBlue EngineBowery Residents’ Committee, Inc.Bronx DefendersBronx Design and Construction AcademyBronxWorksBrookdale Hospital: Healthy Families New yorkBrookdale Hospital: Live Light/ Live RightBrooklyn Kindergarten SocietyBrooklyn Navy yard Development CorporationCASESCenter for Court InnovationCenter for Employment OpportunitiesCenter for Family Life in Sunset ParkCenter for Immigrant HealthCenter for New york City NeighborhoodsCenter for urban Community Services CFy
Charles B. Wang Community Health CenterChildren’s Aid SocietyChildren’s Defense FundChildren’s Health FundChildren’s Hospital of New york Presbyterian/ColumbiaChildren’s StorefrontChinese American Planning Council, Inc.CitiWide Harm Reduction ProgramCity HarvestCity Meals on WheelsCoalition for Hispanic Family ServicesCoalition for the HomelessCollege & Community FellowshipCollegeBound Initiative, young Women’s Leadership NetworkColumbia university Population Research CenterCommunity Solutions, Inc.Common Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation, Inc.Community Access, Inc.Comprehensive Development, Inc.Cooper unionCristo Rey New york High SchoolCuNy - ASAPCuNy - At Home in CollegeCuNy - Future Now at Bronx Community CollegeCuNy - Kingsborough Community College CuNy - New Community CollegeCuNy - Project for Return and Opportunity In Veterans EducationCypress Hills Local Development CorporationDemocracy Prep Public SchoolsDREAM Charter SchoolEagle Academy FoundationEast Harlem Scholars AcademyEast Harlem Tutorial ProgramEast River Development AllianceEast Side House SettlementEdith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of BensonhurstEducation Reform NowEducators 4 ExcellenceEl Centro de Hospitalidad, Inc.Episcopal Social Services
Explore Schools, Inc.Federation Employment and Guidance Service, Inc.Fifth Avenue CommitteeFood Bank for New york CityFood Bank of South JerseyFortune SocietyFriends of the ChildrenFund for Public Health in New york - Doctor’s InitiativeFund for Public Health in New york - Nurse Family PartnershipFund for the City of New york - Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement
Fund for the City of New york/ A.I.R. HarlemGary Klinsky Children’s Center, Brooklyn Community ServicesGive An HourGO ProjectGoddard Riverside Community CenterGood Shepherd ServicesGrace InstituteGrameen AmericaGrand Street SettlementGreen City ForceHarlem Children’s ZoneHarlem RBIHarlem united: Community AIDS Center, Inc.Harlem Village AcademiesHealth LeadsHebrew Home for the Aged at RiverdaleHelmets to HardhatsHELP/PSI, Inc.Henry Street SettlementHetrick-Martin InstituteHighbridge Community Life CenterHIV Law ProjectHot Bread KitchenHousing Works, Inc.iMentorInstitute for Family HealthInwood HouseIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of AmericaJane Barker Brooklyn Child Advocacy CenterJewish Child Care Association
KIPP FoundationKIPP NyC, Inc.Lawyers for ChildrenLeague Education and Treatment CenterLegal Aid SocietyLegal Services NyCLIFTLittle Sisters of the Assumption Family Health ServiceLower East Side Harm Reduction CenterMadison Strategies GroupMake the Road New yorkMayor’s Fund to Advance New york City - ACS/AceleroMayor’s Fund to Advance New york City - Conditional Cash Transfers
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New york City - Family Justice Centers
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New york City - Housing Help Program
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New york City - NyC Department of Small Business Services
Mayor’s Fund to Advance NyC - ECHOES ProgramMDRCMetropolitan Council on Jewish PovertyMinkwonMount Sinai Adolescent Health CenterMount Sinai Hepatitis C ProgramNational College Advising Corps Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy ProjectNeighborhood Trust Financial Partners Neighbors TogetherNew Classrooms Innovation PartnersNew Profit Inc.’s Pathways Fund/ Social Innovation FundNew Settlement ApartmentsNew york CaresNew york City Charter School CenterNew york City College of TechnologyNew york City Financial Network Action Consortium New york Community Organizing Fund, Inc.New york Foundling Hospital
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
All of us at Robin Hood are deeply sad dened by the loss of our great friend, mentor and board member maurice Chessa.
IN MEMORIUM
NEW COM
MUNITY PARTNERS
ROBIN HOOD IS ExCITED TO
ANNOuNCE THE FOLLOWING
NEW GRANTS, AS OF
JANuARy 31, 2013:
Bronx Design and Construction Academy to provide counse lors to help the students at this career and tech nical high school prepare for college or careers in the construction industry.
East Harlem Scholars Academy operates a charter school in East Harlem which will serve students from kindergarten through eighth grade, with a second school to open in September 2013.
National College Advising Corps recruits, trains and places recent college grad u ates in high schools with low college-admission rates to help students enroll in college.
MAURICE “MOE” CHESSA1933-2012
by the attacks, and moe continued to be a guiding force in the wake of Hurricane Sandy as an integral part of the Robin Hood Relief Committee.
We will all miss his wise, practical voice. He left our world better than he found it. He left us all better for having known him.
moe’s family has established a special fund in his memory at Robin Hood to support programs serving disadvantaged youth and adults in bedford-Stuyvesant, brooklyn – where moe devoted so many of his years of service. Donations to the Chessa fund can be sent to Robin Hood at 826 Broadway, 9th Floor NYC 10003 Attn: Maurice Chessa Fund.
moe dedicated his life to serving others. A brooklyn native, moe held a variety of leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. His passion for human services and improving opportunities for young people culminated in his two decades as leader of the bedford-Stuyvesant YmCA and later head of the bedford-Stuyvesant I Have A Dream Foundation.
moe has been a guiding force at Robin Hood since its inception 25 years ago, when he became Robin Hood’s first employee, serving as a part time executive Director before joining our board of directors. He provided incredible leadership in the aftermath of 9/11 as Robin Hood worked to help New Yorkers devastated
New york Harbor SchoolNew york Harm Reduction Educators, Inc.New york Legal Assistance GroupNew york Presbyterian Fund, Inc. - Audubon Family Planning CenterNew york Public LibraryNew york university McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research
Nontraditional Employment For Women North Shore LIJ Lenox Hill Hospital’s Center for Attention and LearningNorthern Manhattan Improvement CorporationNorthside Center for Child DevelopmentNyC District Council of Carpenters Apprenticeship Journeyman Retraining Education & Industry FundNyu School of Medicine - Children’s Trauma InstituteNyu School of Medicine - Veterans Family Support ClinicOpportunities for a Better Tomorrow Outreach ProjectPart Of The SolutionPartnership with ChildrenPer ScholasPHIPhipps Community Development Corporation
Project HospitalityProject RenewalPROMISE PROJECTProvidence HousePublic Health SolutionsQueens Community HouseRalph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and PreventionReaching Out Community ServicesReading PartnersRelay Graduate School of Education Restaurant Opportunities Center of New yorkSafe HorizonSanctuary for FamiliesSCO Family of ServicesSCORESelfhelp Community Services, Inc.Single Stop uSASouth Brooklyn Legal ServicesSouthwest Brooklyn Industrial Development CorporationSt. John’s Bread & Life ProgramSt. Nicks AllianceStanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood CenterStaten Island Mental Health Society Success Charter NetworkSunnyside Community ServiceSustainable South BronxTeach for America NationalTeach for America New yorkThe Bridge Fund of New york, Inc.The Child Center of New york
The Doe Fund, Inc.The DoorThe Family CenterThe Financial ClinicThe HOPE ProgramThe Jericho Project, Inc.The Mission ContinuesThe Regents Research FundThe River FundTurnaround for ChildrenTurning Point (c/o Discipleship Outreach Ministries, Inc.)uncommon Schoolsuniversity Settlement Societyupwardly Globalurban Arts Partnershipurban Assembly School for Law & Justice, Adams Street Foundationurban Health Plan, Inc.urban Justice Centerurban Pathways, Inc.Veterans Across AmericaVisiting Nurse Service of New yorkVolunteers of Legal ServiceWest Side Campaign Against HungerWomen in NeedWomen’s Housing and Economic Development Corp.year upyorkville Common Pantry
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