NYCVOAD
A coalition of nonprofit, faith-based, and community organizations and activists in NYC committed to the areas of disaster preparedness, response, recovery, resiliency, and mitigation, in partnership with government offices and agencies.
Founded in 1997, New York City Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NYCVOAD) is New York City's local affiliate of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD). The membership of NYCVOAD consists of both locally based organizations and local representatives of national and international organizations. Its mission is to strengthen the capabilities and capacity of organizations working together in NYC to relieve human suffering caused by disaster. NYCVOAD member organizations cover a broad range of missions, geographies, areas of focus, and technical expertise. Member organizations include those which are solely disaster focused, as well as those with a broader focus whose mission necessarily intersects with disaster work.
NYCVOAD serves as a convener, connecting nonprofits, facilitating communication between community organizations and government entities, and sharing capacity data, information, best practices, and other resources in our common cause of crisis humanitarianism. Since our founding, NYCVOAD has supported its members in response to a multitude of disasters including:
9/11 (2001), Blackout (2003); Staten Island Ferry Crash (2003); Hurricane Katrina (2005); Tornadoes in Brooklyn (2007); Steampipe Explosion - Grand Central (2007); Flight 1549 - Hudson River (2009); H1N1 Virus (2009); Haiti Earthquake (2010); Hurricane Irene (2011); Hurricane Sandy (2012); East Village Gas Explosion (2015); Hurricane Evacuees (2017); COVID-19 (2020-2022); Bronx Apartment Fire (2022); Hurricane Ida (2022); Migrant Crisis (2022); Heat Emergencies (annually)
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NYCVOAD Membership
Join NYCVOAD to work hand-in-hand with other mission-driven organizations. Membership benefits include: access to sensitive information from NYC Emergency Management following a disaster; access to training, exercises, and other learning opportunities; increased organization visibility and credibility in the disaster field; opportunities for networking and relationship building.
Our members are organizations, not individuals.
$250 annually for organizations with total $250,000+ operating budgets
$150 annually for organizations with $100,000 - $250,000 operating budgets
$0 annually for organizations with less than $100,000 operating budgets