Mayor's office reaching out to Staten Island immigrants impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Bilingual teams are trying to find and help immigrants who don't know what help is available or where to get it.    - - Donna Poisl

By Maura Grunlund/Staten Island Advance

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In an initiative that responds to requests by Staten Island advocacy groups, outreach teams comprising workers from community-based organizations will be going into the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy and assessing the recovery needs of immigrants in advance of the Jan. 28 deadline for application to FEMA.

The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Fatima Shama on Thursday announced the creation of the non-profit outreach teams, which will be coordinated by the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. Funding for the outreach is provided by the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.
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