Text SANDY to 52000 to donate $10
Serving over 10,000 children and adults annually, the Action Center is the last line of defense for the Rockaway's poorest residents. The center operates in a virtual war zone, blighted by systemic 3rd world poverty---even though the community is only five miles from the heart of Wall Street. In the last fifteen years, 95% of the kids they serve graduated from high school, beating the New York City graduation average of 68%. When Hurricane Sandy devastated this community, the Action Center provided the space for an Occupy Sandy hub, serving over 1000 of the Rockaway's neediest daily.
They are still there 1000 days later and they still need our help.
Text SANDY to 52000 to donate $10
Want to give more than $10?
Text SANDY to 91011
Through the generosity of The John and Wendy Neu Family Foundation, your donation on #GivingTuesday will be matched, dollar for dollar, and will ensure that the Action Center continues to meet the growing and changing needs of the Rockaway community. Are you giving $50? That means $100 for the Action Center.
The Action Center supports the community through food distribution - 25,000 plates a month, after school programs - 500 kids a year, mental health services and job training programs - 5,000 adults a year at both centers just to name a few. With your help, The Action Center can open an additional center, providing food and services to an additional 500 families, and stay open later, so kids don't get shot, seriously, and provide food, so not one child in the Rockaways will be hungry.