NYCVOAD

NYC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) is a local coalition of nonprofit organizations in NYC that have made disaster-related work a priority.

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Join us on Wednesday at 10am for a special discussion Empowering HerStory: A Panel Celebrating Women’s History Month. Write us at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

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Join us on Wednesday at 10am to hear from @CityRelief_, @nylag, @ShowerPowerNYC, @nychyorg, & @LegalAidNYC on New York City’s homelessness crisis and ongoing efforts to house our newest neighbors from our country’s southern border. Write us at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

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Join us on Wednesday at 10am to hear from Jacqui Patterson of @ChisholmLegacy on her recent article entitled Dislaced on Repeat: Black Americans and Climate Forced Migration. Write us at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

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Join our Racial Justice & Equity Committee this Thursday, September 7 at 3pm for a special conversation with Kate Schatz, co-author of Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book. Write us at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

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Free training & resources to help you stay ready: household safety, severe weather, health emergencies, mental health, & more!

Entrenamientos y recursos gratuitos para ayudarlo a mantenerse preparado: seguridad del hogar, clima severo, emergencias de salud, salud mental y más!

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Join us on Wed @ 10am to hear from @nycHealthy and @weact4ej on extreme heat & environmental justice. Write us at [email protected] for the Zoom link.

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“It’s very hot every year. This year, it started last week, becoming very hot," said Robert Ciriaco, with @salvationarmyny. "(It's) very dangerous for people. Some people die. So that’s why we open to offer people (a place) to come to be comfortable.” https://t.co/w4ySUkyees

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“You know that when you come here, you’re going to be treated well and consistently,” said Vernon. “People show up time after time. Then friendships form, which is part of the idea.” https://t.co/2RlU7UzfxI

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Cooling centers are open through Saturday. Find a center near you at this locator or by calling 311. Call ahead to confirm they are open. Check on your vulnerable neighbors. https://t.co/oPZ9mpBfAP

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"The urban heat island really creates a very dangerous heat environment for New Yorkers and that it's not equal across the whole city is validated in this study,” said Sonal Jessel, director of policy at @weact4ej.” https://t.co/WGRu1uRP3j

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“While it is important to highlight heat deaths as another example of the devastating toll of climate change, it is also important to say that, often, when people die of heat, they are actually dying of poverty.” https://t.co/3c1WN7Pt64

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“The idea that there’s some imaginary place that people are going to go off to besides city streets is just false.” https://t.co/TcCxoOa8s2

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“Disasters are no longer framed as harbingers; they’re simply understood to be the way things are. “These are not canaries in the coal mine,” Schmidt said. “The canaries died a long time ago.” https://t.co/fPOaLrZjrE

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“The Atlantic hurricane season is headed into uncharted territory with water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico warmer than they have ever been on record.” https://t.co/8YZixSUPeX

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“To provide relief during air quality emergencies, the report also proposes opening “clean air centers,” similar to the existing hot weather “cooling centers.” These would be created by improving HVAC systems in public schools and public libraries.”https://t.co/CyjZHFAVmw

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“Climate change is here, now. It’s not far away in the Antarctic and it’s not off in the future. It’s these climate change fueled extreme weather events that we are all living through.” https://t.co/l7bLOQ5jIb

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“…records underscore a need to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities for new weather extremes. After all, she said: What was once unprecedented will one day become the norm.” https://t.co/vSPK5t4Kqf

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“The past three days were quite likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history, scientists said on Thursday, as an astonishing surge of heat across the globe continued to shatter temperature records from North America to Antarctica.” https://t.co/2kIR7fVjgS

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“It’s gotten to a point where it’s actually killing more people every year. And it’s often…Black and brown communities, older communities, communities that have been historically more marginalized that are facing the brunt of the impacts from urban heat.” https://t.co/h5hUhGyT6q

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“Whatever the precise number is, the solution for each of these individuals is well known: a permanent affordable home,” https://t.co/3kHs9jZjuu