6 Months After Sandy: Many Recovered, Thousands Still Homeless

[longknife]

Monday, Apr 29, 2013

Six months after Sandy ravaged the tri-state area, uprooting thousands of trees, decimating

homes and submerging cities, many residents say life has mostly returned to normal, though for some, recovery from the deadly storm remains a painstaking process, and "life as normal" a far-away dream that may never be realized.

Read full story @ 6 Months After Sandy: Many Recovered, Thousands Still Homeless | NBC New York
Yet, more similar stories in today's DRUDGE REPORT 2013® to include a piece where Christie claims “Obama kept every promise after Hurricane Sandy” How can this be?

 

[Clementine]

Of course, many won't believe this. If the media isn't covering it and showing daily outrage, then it's not happening, ya know. With Katrina, the media was reporting every speck of mold found on Fema trailers, but this time around, they quit reporting after they made Obama look good.

Last I heard, Obama promised to cut through red tape to help the people and his words are treated as if they are actions. End of story.

 

[antiquity]

That is what insurance is for, if you didn't have insurance...fuck you and the Hurricane you rode in on. Suffer like the rest of American and quit whining.

 

[Oldguy]

Of course, many won't believe this. If the media isn't covering it and showing daily outrage, then it's not happening, ya know. With Katrina, the media was reporting every speck of mold found on Fema trailers, but this time around, they quit reporting after they made Obama look good.

Last I heard, Obama promised to cut through red tape to help the people and his words are treated as if they are actions. End of story.

My gosh. How can anyone live like that? Viewing the whole world, and everything which happens in it, through a lens so restricted in scope. Your myopia has to be painful and confusing.

 

[Oldguy]

That is what insurance is for, if you didn't have insurance...fuck you and the Hurricane you rode in on. Suffer like the rest of American and quit whining.

Really?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/curre...our-home-owners-insurance-they-won-t-pay.html

 

[Decus]

Monday, Apr 29, 2013

Six months after Sandy ravaged the tri-state area, uprooting thousands of trees, decimating

homes and submerging cities, many residents say life has mostly returned to normal, though for some, recovery from the deadly storm remains a painstaking process, and "life as normal" a far-away dream that may never be realized.

Read full story @ 6 Months After Sandy: Many Recovered, Thousands Still Homeless | NBC New York
Yet, more similar stories in today's DRUDGE REPORT 2013® to include a piece where Christie claims “Obama kept every promise after Hurricane Sandy” How can this be?

You misspelled Katrina in bold above.

 

[candycorn]

Of course, many won't believe this. If the media isn't covering it and showing daily outrage, then it's not happening, ya know. With Katrina, the media was reporting every speck of mold found on Fema trailers, but this time around, they quit reporting after they made Obama look good.

Last I heard, Obama promised to cut through red tape to help the people and his words are treated as if they are actions. End of story.

There was a story on NPR yesterday about it.

News: U.S. and World News Headlines : NPR

And this just this morning:

Hotel Assistance Running Out For Some Sandy Victims : NPR

 

[RoadVirus]

Of course, many won't believe this. If the media isn't covering it and showing daily outrage, then it's not happening, ya know. With Katrina, the media was reporting every speck of mold found on Fema trailers, but this time around, they quit reporting after they made Obama look good.

Yep. They got oBozo re-elected, so they packed up and moved on to the next big news story.

 

[RoadVirus]

That is what insurance is for, if you didn't have insurance...fuck you and the Hurricane you rode in on. Suffer like the rest of American and quit whining.

I've heard stories where people had insurance and are either still waiting for payment or got next to nothing compared to damage costs.

 

[waltky]

Red Cross bogartin' funds donated for Sandy victims...

Much of Red Cross fund for Sandy aid still unspent
May 28, 2013 — Seven months after Superstorm Sandy, the Red Cross still hasn't spent more than a third of the $303 million it raised to assist victims of the storm, a strategy the organization says will help address needs that weren't immediately apparent in the disaster's wake.

Some disaster relief experts say that's smart planning. But others question whether the Red Cross, an organization best known for rushing into disasters to distribute food and get people into shelter, should have acted with more urgency in the weeks after the storm and left long-haul recovery tasks to someone else. "The Red Cross has never been a recovery operation. Their responsibility has always been mass care," said Ben Smilowitz, executive director of the Disaster Accountability Project, a nonprofit group that monitors aid groups. "Stick with what you're good at."

Storm victims could have used more help this past winter, said Kathleen McCarthy, director of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Civil Society at the City University of New York. "People were cold. Homes mildewed. There wasn't enough decent housing," she said. "Given the lingering despair, it's hard to understand the argument that 'We are setting that money aside.'" As Americans open their wallets to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma, the Red Cross is again emerging as one of the most important relief organizations on the ground and also one of the most prodigious fundraisers for victims. As of Thursday, it had raised approximately $15 million in donations and pledges for the tornado response, including a $1 million gift from NBA star Kevin Durant and numerous $10 donations, pledged via text.

The Red Cross was also the No. 1 recipient of donations after Sandy. The organization said it still had $110 million remaining from its pool of storm donations as of mid-April, which were the most recent figures available. Red Cross officials pledged that all the money in its Sandy fund will eventually be spent on the storm recovery and not diverted to other disasters or used to support general Red Cross operations. Over the next few months, the Red Cross expects to spend as much as $27 million of its remaining Sandy donations on a program providing "move-in assistance" grants of up to $10,000 to families displaced by the storm. About 2,000 households have been assisted by the program so far, with an additional 4,000 waiting for an eligibility determination.

Part of the delay in spending, officials said, is to wait to see how the hardest-hit states allocate a $60 billion pot of federal relief dollars and address gaps in the government aid package. "We are waiting to see where the greatest need is going to be over time," said Josh Lockwood, CEO of the Red Cross Greater New York Region. "We are more concerned with spending our resources wisely rather than quickly."

More Much of Red Cross fund for Sandy aid still unspent | CNS News