Sandy super seven months after the storm, the Red Cross has not spent more than a third of its proposed $303 million to help victims of the storm, said the strategy will help to solve the needs of the organization, not 't disaster aroused immediately apparent.
Some disaster relief experts said, this is a smart plan. But other people's problems, both the Red Cross, a group of the most famous rushed into disaster in distributing food and shelter, action should be taken after a few weeks more pressing and ZuoChangTu recovery tasks to others.
"The Red Cross has never restore operation, their responsibility has been a common concern, said:" ran Smilowi tz, executive director of the disaster accountability project, a non-profit organization, monitor the aid groups. "Insist on what you're good at."
The victims of the storm can also be used more to help this past winter, the city university of New York in philanthropy and civil society research center director Catherine McCarthy said.
"People is cold., moldy homes. Is there enough decent housing," she said. Lingering despair, it is hard to understand, "we set the money aside."
As americans to open their wallets to help in Oklahoma tornado victims, the Red Cross has once again become one of the most important on the ground of relief organizations, is also the largest victim of fundraising. As of Thursday, has raised about $15 million in donations and pledging the tornado response, including a $1 million gift, NBA star Kevin durant and numerous $10 donation, has passed the text.
After the Red Cross donation, sandy no. 1 recipient. The group said, it still has a $1.1 million yuan, the rest of the storms donor pool in the middle of April, this is the most recent Numbers.
Red Cross officials promise, all the money, from the funds will be spent in storm, not transfer to other disasters or to support the Red Cross society of business in general.
Over the next few months, the Red Cross is expected to spend up to as the residual from the donation of $27 million, in a program on mobile offers "aid" as much as $10000 in grants storm of displaced families. By the program so far and has helped about 2000 families, 4000 waiting for qualification.
Officials said the delay spending part is waiting, to see how the worst affected state distribution $$6 billion pot of federal disaster relief and address the gap, in the government's aid package.
"We are waiting to see the most need is to with the passage of time, lockwood said," joshi, chief executive of the Red Cross of greater New York area. "We care more about is to spend our resources wisely, rather than quickly."
Some disaster relief experts said, holds a reserve of money is indeed a wise move.
In the most difficult and most expensive disaster relief work, after the natural disasters most come from is not the first few months, but after the long-term reconstruction phase, public attention has weakened and a new donation has stopped flowing, said Patrick rooney, associate dean of indiana university in the United States, lilly's family school charity.
"It's going to be and, perhaps, spend money, still exists and the media, the donors are still looking for," he said. "But important requirements, from a cost point of view and the receiver's point of view, the headlines are all gone, after the cameras have gone."
Red Cross officials say, a year later, in joplin Missouri tornado killed 158 people, which provides a new round of survivors find themselves mental health services. Cholera outbreak, causing thousands of people, after a huge earthquake in Haiti, the Red Cross has also been criticized for not spending money faster, and hasn't started until nearly a year of disaster.
Red Cross said it was planning big subsidies from other nonprofit organizations do to return to work, its current work associated with local charity partners do.
Cooperation organization of Red Cross volunteers team to New York every week to clean water and silt for a few days home, clean up mold. Red Cross staff and caseworkers has held "roundtable" unmet demand in hard-hit communities, trying to find out do not belong to the traditional aid victims.
"Our experience has shown that with the passage of the recovery, survivors demand evolution", the Red Cross, senior vice President Roger lowe said. "It is important to ensure that some money for those who need to now no one can predict."
Raise large sums of money for relief work of other group also held the money, and their evaluation is the most sensible way to spend.
Sandy hurricane relief fund, New Jersey, New Jersey governor Chris Christie's wife Mary pat Christie, raised 320000 always after the rain, but it didn't start mass grants, until April. So far, it has about 11 million yuan, and local organizations to build or repair housing's biggest benefits.
Said the American, proposes $970 million in a recovery fund of the state of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and parts of Pennsylvania, it has already spent about $40000, total to date, although another $250 million was set to go soon.
"We always knew, from the beginning, our money and resources will be the long-term strategy, said:" President SHEENA Wright joint in New York city. "We feel good schedule.
Hold some cash, after the contrast and the strategy taken by the way, Robin Hood foundation that is responsible for distributing more than rises to a benefit concert on December 12, 7 million by Bruce springsteen, the Rolling Stones and other music royalties.
In April the fund completely depleted, 400 rescue organization, ranging from food Banks legal services group volunteers rebuilding subsidies.
Robin Hood's spokeswoman Patty Smith said, because it can move quickly, because it thinks the delay government aid service leaves a big gap.
Red Cross officials say they have the ability to meet short and long term demand, and points out that the group had 170000 meals and snacks, distribute 7 million relief items, mobilized 17000 workers and volunteers, and to provide 81000 overnight.
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