Hurricane SANDY ONE YEAR LATER: Lessons Learned, Next Steps

Sun 20 Oct, 3:30-5 pm. Society for Advancement of Judaism, 15 West 86th Street, New York, 10010. Michael Witkin, (212) 213-1002. The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism - [email][events]

Hurricane Sandy had a devastating impact on the New York area. Whole neighborhoods were destroyed. Families went weeks without power and resources. Now, a year later, how is the recovery coming? What has been accomplished, and what still needs to be done? Will we be any better prepared for the next one? TCC member Helene Lauffer will report on her experience as the Program Director for the New York State Disaster Case Management Program, operated by Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York. Prior to this, Helene was the Associate Executive Director at Spence-Chapin Services, where she supervised international and domestic adoption as well as birth parent, child care, and post-adoption services. In January 2002 she joined the September 11th Fund, with r