OFFICIAL DROP OFF SITES and CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAFCON (Nat’l Alliance for Filipino Concerns)/SANDIWA Nat’l Alliance of Fil-Am Youth are now receiving relief donations.
PLEASE NOTE: FOR NOW, WE ARE STOPPING ACCEPTANCE OF IN KIND DONATIONS (CLOTHING, CANNED FOOD, MEDICINE/MEDICAL SUPPLIES), AS WE HAVE JUST SHIPPED THE FIRST LARGE CRATE OF DONATIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES, WITH THE NEXT CRATE SOON TO FOLLOW. DURING THIS PAUSE ON IN KIND DONATIONS, WE WILL BE ASSESSING OUR RELIEF EFFORTS SINCE THE INITIAL TYPHOON AND RESTART ACCEPTING IN KIND DONATIONS AS SOON AS WE GET WORD OF THE NEED.
HOWEVER, MONETARY DONATIONS IS STILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGED AND ACCEPTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
For general questions please email sandiwa.national@gmail.com.
Official Webpage: www.bayanihan4ondoy.wordpress.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Harvard University contact Jennifer Kelly 8576547120 or JKelly@mba2010.hbs.edu
Boston University contact Valerie Tan 8577563469
NEW YORK
QUEENS:
BAYANIHAN Filipino Community Center, 40-21 69th St. Woodside, NY 11377. Open Hours: Monday –Friday 11 AM – 8 PM and Saturday & Sunday 12-6 PM. Please Contact; Yancy Mark (347)8670330 or Jonna (646)5787390 or email filipinocenter@gmail.com.
MANHATTAN:
1.CUNY BARUCH: Noel.Ganaden@gmail.com or 7184143166
2. Committee against anti asian violence or CAAAV: Contact Yoko 8088529907 at 191 East 3rd St. New York, New York.
LONG ISLAND:
1. Dr. Evangeline Manjares (631) 948-0269.
Dean, Academic and Student Services/Director of Financial Aid
Nassau Community College. Our address is: 2 Winthrop Drive Dix Hills (Huntington Station for GPS), NY 11746.
2. SUNY Stony Brook University, please contact Jun Rose (646)7503489. CJ Cansino, PUSO president at 5168502226
FIND District III college organizations:
Please Contact Patricia Dayleg (patricia.dayleg@gmail.com) and Isabel Marie Gomez (isabelmariegomez@gmail.com).
NEW JERSEY
JERSEY CITY:
Contact Person- Yves Nibungco (201) 6213156
Kalusugan Coalition Office -591 Summit Ave.
Casa Victoria Restaurant -691 Newark Ave.
Sinugba Restaurant -561 West Side Ave.
BERGENFIELD:
Contact Person- Joven Torente (201)2567358 or (201)4838135
Jollibee Oriental Food Mart -48 E Main St, Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Wazzup Cafe – 8 Bedford Ave. Bergenfield, NJ 07621
EDISON:
Contact person- Bianca Gutierrez Doompor (732)7422310
Andrea Dr. Columbus, NJ 08022
228B Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ 08837
SOMERSET COUNTY:
Contact person-Ann Coscolluela-Azcona
150 S. 17th Avenue, Manville NJ 08835
NAFCON MIDWEST
Fellowship for Filipino Migrants-FFM
PO Box 901 Glenview, IL 60025-9998
ffm4outreach@gmail.com Nerissa (224)3816888
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles BALSA Relief Coordinators:
E-mail: sc@bayanusa.org
Phone: Fernando Fernando 323-854-4478 (Central LA)
Kuusela Hilo 818-395-9207 (LA)
Daya Mortel 206-355-0256 (West LA)
Victor Romero 424-225-0322 (South Bay)
Checks can be made out to Tulong Sa Bayan. (Tax-deductible) Online donations via paypal can be made at http://www.bayanusa.org.
Drop-Off/Mail monetary donations to: 519 S. Spring (between 5th and 6th) LA, CA 90013. (323-854-4478, Fernando Fernando)
SAN DIEGO
BALSA efforts in SD – Eugene Gambol – egambol@gmail.com
General information on typhoon relief efforts in SD: Patricia Guevarra: 858 692 0785, patricia.guevarra@gmail.com
Visit Anakbayan-San Diego for more info on relief efforts in San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA
For monetary donations in San Francisco/Bay Area, Please contact Ryan Leano (626)534-4971. Monetary donations can also be dropped off/mailed to these sites. Checks can be made out to “Lakas Diwa,” a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers’ organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put “Typhoon Ondoy Relief” on the check’s note.
1. Filipino Community Center
4681 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm
2. South of Market Community Action Network
1070 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Hours of Drop-Off:
Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays from 4:00PM – 7:00PM
3. Liwanag Kultural Center
Hillside Park Clubhouse
222 Lausanne Ave. Daly City, CA 94014
Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30-6:00 and Wednesdays 3:30-8:00
SAN JOSE/SOUTH BAY
For monetary donations in San Jose/South Bay, please contact Melissa Nievera of Filipino Community Support (FOCUS) at focus.balita@gmail.com.
1. Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC) & Filipino Community Support (FOCUS) sites:
Welch Park Community Building
Located at corner of Kenesta Way and Clarice Dr
San Jose, CA 95122
(open everyday from 2pm to 5pm)
SEATTLE
Please contact Jeff Rice at 2062918078 or email edjop82@gmail.com to donate to BAYAN’s “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan).
PORTLAND, OREGON
Contact Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines through Claire Oliveros portlandchrp@gmail.com. You can send CASH through Metro Bank acct. 3 189 14540 1 For BAYAN’s “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan).
Please contact Consuelo Rivera at welorivera@yahoo.com or call at (503)7299449.
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