Coalition For Community Needs Your Help Helping Flood Victims

MAMARONECK, NY — Neighbors in the community still recovering from the effects of a global pandemic also suffered two serious floods in as many weeks, but finding a way to help those still suffering has never been simpler.

The Larchmont-Mamaroneck Coalition for Community has brought many of the resources needed to help residents get back on their feet together under one umbrella. The cooperation among the various agencies has helped those affected by the recent extreme weather to more easily navigate the road back to normal.

The group will be distributing clothing and toiletries from St Thomas Church again on Sept. 26. Organizers are asking for help to pull off this massive undertaking. The Coalition for Community SignUpGenius application to organize volunteers has been updated to include slots for the upcoming weekend.

Also on Sunday, The STEM Alliance will be distributing free refurbished desktop computers at the Swim Tank parking lot on Madison Street in Mamaroneck . The group needs two drivers available from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. to help shuttle the computers from their Mamaroneck storage unit to the distribution site. Reach out to ahernandez@lmstemalliance.org if you can help.

RXR Realty as a key partner in the STEM Alliance's computer distribution.

The company's Digital Equity Device Recycling Initiative was designed to recycle previously owned corporate computers and redistribute them to families without personal computers. The most recent distribution was the final phase of an RXR Realty donation that brought over 100 recycled computer kits to low-income residents across the County in 2021.

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Any flood victim in need of a new computer is eligible to come and pick up a device.

Coalition for Community also maintains a Google Doc with the latest volunteer needs, other ways of helping out as well as a comprehensive list of resources available to flood victims. Volunteers can sign up for shifts directly at SignUpGenius.

Organizations working in partnership with Coalition for Community include:

• Community Resource Center
• Cure
• Furniture Sharehouse
• Larchmont Avenue Church
• Larchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force
• Larchmont-Mamaroneck Student Aid Fund
• Larchmont Temple
• Midnight Run
• Open Door
• PT Council of Mamaroneck Schools
• St. Augustine’s Church
• St Johns Episcopal Church
• St Thomas Episcopal Church
• St. Vito’s Church
• The STEM Alliance
• Village of Mamaroneck
• Westchester Jewish Center
• Washingtonville Housing Alliance

For those interested in learning more about the efforts to address the immediate needs of those whose lives were upended by flooding from Ida, LMC Media has done a remarkable job of documenting the initial recovery efforts and the work that still needs to be done.