Community Assessment for Recovery Efforts in Monmouth County to Begin

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: 

Southern Monmouth Cty Region

Christine Kremp 219-921-4931

Central Monmouth Cty Region

Frank Lawrence 718-541-7568

Northern Monmouth Cty Region

Patti Dickens 732-865-355

Community Assessment for Recovery Efforts in Monmouth County to Begin

Monmouth County - Bob Hodnett of Catholic Charities, Chair of the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group, announced today that starting Thursday, April 25, 2013 members of World Renew Disaster Response Services will be conducting a community assessment  of Unmeet Needs throughout Monmouth County.

Based in walk-in centers in Manasquan, Belmar, Long Branch, Highlands, Leonardo Belford and Sea Bright  from April 25 to May 8, the team of 20 World Renew members, will be doing outreach to contact the families that have registered with FEMA for assistance, and for those still with unmet needs in their recovery efforts.

Hodnett continued,” We are very thankful for this important partnership.  Through their efforts, the community assessments for recovery efforts for Monmouth County’s residents impacted by Super Storm Sandy will be prioritized and results will be given to the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group (www.mcltrg.org) for follow up.”

World Renew Disaster Response Services (DRS), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to disasters, is based in Grand Rapids, MI.  World Renew teams have been responding to disasters throughout the United States for over 40 years.  Team members have been on the ground responding to the Super Storm Sandy in New York and New Jersey since the disaster happened. 

Formed shortly after Super Storm Sandy hit Monmouth County’s shore, the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group (MCLTRG) consists of representatives from non-profit, faith-based and government agencies, business and other organizations  whose mission is to provide recovery services to individuals and families affected by Super Storm Sandy with no preference to individuals’ race, color, creed, gender, disability or religious affiliation. The goal of the MCLTRG is to assist all residents in recovery from disasters by addressing and prioritizing unmet needs.

The United Way of Monmouth County serves as MCLTRG’s fiscal agent and is supporting this initiative by providing non-profit status as a non-profit organization under the guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service and certified charitable organization registered by the State of New Jersey.

We have set up convenient locations throughout Monmouth County and area residents are invited to any of the various walk in sites on any day listed however, will need to bring their FEMA identification number with them” stated Bill Adams, Director of  World Renew.

Locations and dates where the teams will be are:

MANASQUAN AREA

Thursday, April 25 – Tuesday, April 30, 2013

First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan

16 Virginia Avenue

Manasquan, NJ 08736

• Thursday, April 25               12 N – 7pm
• Friday, April 26                     9 pm – 5 pm
• Saturday, April 27                9 pm – 4 pm
• Monday, April 28                  9 pm – 5 pm
• Tuesday, April 30                 12 N – 7 pm

LONG BRANCH AREA

Thursday, April 25 – Monday, April 29, 2013

Long Branch Fire Station #4

205 Union Avenue

Long Branch, NJ 07740

• Thursday, April 25               12 N – 7 pm
• Friday, April 26                     9 am – 5 pm
• Saturday, April 27                9 am – 4 pm
• Monday, April 29                  9 am – 5 pm

SEA BRIGHT AREA

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 – Friday, May 3, 2013

Sea Bright Borough Hall

1167 Ocean Ave.

Sea Bright, NJ 07760

• Tuesday,  Apr 30                  12 N  –  7 pm
• Wednesday,  May 1              9 am – 5 pm
• Thursday, May  2                 12  N – 7 pm  
• Friday, May 3                         9 am – 5 pm

BELMAR AREA

Wednesday, May 1 – Tuesday, May 7, 2013

St. Rose Grammar School Annex, will be available

605 6th Ave.

Belmar, NJ 07719

• Wednesday, May 1              9 am – 5 pm
• Thursday, May 2                   12 N – 7 pm
• Friday, May 3                         9 am – 5 pm
• Saturday, May 4                    9 am – 4 pm
• Monday, May 6                      12 N – 7 pm
• Tuesday, May 7                     9 am – 5 pm

Two locations in Middletown, NJ will be available for residents and another site has been added for the area residents of the Highlands, NJ.  

For locations and hours of operations or more information on the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group go to www.mcltrg.org or call the United Way of Monmouth County at 732-923-5988.

For more information on World Renew, please visit their Web site at http://www.worldrenew.net/drs.

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