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Workers with The Father's Heart Ministry Center get a delivery of supplies from the  New York City Coalition Against Hunger and US Army National Guard on November 1, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath  of Hurricane Sandy. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Where To Donate Or Volunteer To Sandy Relief Effort

If you are looking for ways to offer support in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, many organizations are looking for extra manpower or resources to aid in the relief effort.

2012/11/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo

PepsiCo, Wal-Mart Step Up For Storm Aid In New York

PepsiCo and Wal-Mart have stepped up to donate supplies to the state of New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday was encouraging other corporations to do the same.

2012/11/04

Piles Of Donated Clothes And Other Goods In The Rockaways (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Some Of The Relief Effort In The Rockaways Remains Disorganized

A front-end loader from the Department of Sanitation spent the morning plowing planks of wood that used to be the boardwalk.

2012/11/04

Makeshift Shelter On Staten Island (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Staten Islanders Offer Assistance To One Another As Recovery From Sandy Continues

Cleaning supplies are at the top of the list of necessities needed by many residents.

2012/11/04

The Rockaways (credit: CBS 2)

The Best And Worst Of Humanity On Display In The Rockaways, Volunteers Reach Out While Looters Terrorize Storm Victims

Looters posing as Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) workers have been knocking on doors late at night, but locals said that help has yet to arrive.

2012/11/03

Occupy Wall Street's "Major Day Of Action" in New York City (credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Occupy Wall Street Running Out Of Money In NYC

A financial report on the group’s General Assembly website says at “the current rate of expenditure” the occupiers will be “out of money in THREE WEEKS.”

2012/03/10

Student volunteers at Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School (credit: CBS 2)

Long Island School Hosts Holiday Charity Effort For Those Less Fortunate

Students, parents and teachers drove to local charities to drop off the donations, surprising hundreds of needy families who expected to receive nothing this Christmas.

2011/12/23

Japan earthquake & tsunami

Officials Warn Against Japan Relief Scams

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has released some tips for New Yorkers planning to donate to Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

2011/03/16

Salvation Army bell-ringer

White Plains Salvation Army Still Needs More Hams

After starting the week with just 10 hams, folks in the area delivered 400 hams to families in need, but the organization still needs a few more.

2010/12/18

(Photo/Levon Putney, WCBS 880)

Paramus Coat Drive Stifled By Bedbug Concerns

In years past, the Bergen Community College Rotary Club’s “Coins For Coats” drive has collected used coats, but caution over the creepy-crawly critters has stopped them from doing that this year.

2010/11/29

AP File Photo

L.I. Businessman Hosts $75K Thanksgiving Food Giveaway

From the turkey to the sides, all the makings of a great Thanksgiving dinner were handed out Sunday on Long Island – $75,000 of food.

2010/11/21

Governor M. Jodi Rell (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Rell To Kick Off Annual Conn. Food Drive

Gov. M. Jodi Rell is kicking off the annual state employee holiday drive to benefit Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank.

2010/11/07

Clerk counting money at cash register (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Consumer Report: Shopping & Embedded Solicitation

Embedded giving – when a cashier asks if you’d like to donate to charity – raises millions for non-profits every year, but is it something you want to be asked about every time you shop?

2010/10/28

The high cost of food and struggling economy are causing the Food Bank for Westchester struggle to meet the high demand for food for struggling families.

Westchester Food Pantries Struggling To Meet Rising Demand

The cost of food, couple with a tough economy, is driving more people to seek help from local food pantries, not just in the city but even in the affluent suburbs.

2010/10/21

Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.org

New Web Site Offers Harvest Of Hope For People In Need

In the summertime, fresh garden produce is growing everywhere – even novice backyard gardeners can have a surplus of nutritious vegetables. But what to do with all that extra zucchini?

CBS 2HD–2010/08/09

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