New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS)

To all who observe, wishing you a blessed and joyous Durga Puja! . #DurgaPuja #NavratriBlessings

Meet our Adult Clubhouse founders! NYDIS held its first Clubhouse founding member meeting, they meet every Friday to begin creating a space of hope, healing, and connection for adults with mental illness. Funded by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYDIS’ Clubhouse is located in the Lower East Side/Chinatown - serving 600 members. . #MentalHealthSupport #ClubhouseModel #MentalWellness #CommunityHealing Clubhouse International

Volunteer & Volunteer Groups Needed to Support Asylum Seekers! Please complete our Volunteer Application form at: https://lnkd.in/er9jfTTs . #Volunteer

Space Still Left! Register Now - NYDIS' Fall 2024 Trainings for NYC Religious Leaders: https://lnkd.in/gyeFNVFS

Register Now - Disaster Chaplain Training in NYC 10/29-10/31: https://lnkd.in/eUX7jhq7

The Washington Post: On average, just a tiny fraction of households in the inland counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and its remnants had flood insurance, according to a Washington Post analysis of recent data from the National Flood Insurance Program. Across seven affected states, only 0.8 percent of homes in inland counties affected by the storm had flood insurance. By contrast, 21 percent of homes in coastal counties in those areas had coverage. The Post estimated the share of homes with flood insurance by using policy counts as of Oct. 1 provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and housing unit counts from the U.S. Census Bureau. . Read more: https://ow.ly/2Wmg50TEcou

The Washington Post: Hurricanes’ hidden toll: Thousands of deaths years after they strike. Of more than 500 hurricanes that have hit the United States, the average storm led to up to 11,000 excess deaths, hundreds of times higher than official estimates. . Read more: https://ow.ly/nVIS50TBIyN

To all who celebrate, wishing you a sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah! ????? . #RoshHashanah #NewYear #Blessings #shanatova

Shout out to our donor partners, Tzu Chi USA, Compassion Coalition, Inc., Delivering Good, Inc., and Islamic Relief USA as well as our dedicated interns, volunteers and shelter staff. Together, we are bringing hope and healing to our new neighbors. . #AsylumSeekerShelterServices #ImpactReport #September

Press Release: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will distribute $210 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the second tranche of additional funding that the Biden-Harris Administration secured to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations against targeted attacks. This funding will be made available in a Notice of Funding Opportunity to be published in late October. . Read more: https://ow.ly/YMlq50TByJw