From NYC to Sendai-Fukushima
On March 26, 2015 I departed for my second visit to Japan arranged by our partner Peace Boat. My first visit was March of 2014. The purpose of this trip …
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Puerto Rico Fortaleza Project
Beginning with the areas with the highest rate of unmet needs, World Cares Center (WCC) in partnership with Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) will assist hyper local communities in implementing 13 Volunteer …
The Ready Responders Boots on the Ground Exercise
“We are all first responders” FEMA director Craig Fugate is an advocate for a whole of community response, viewing citizens that emerge from disasters as “survivors” rather than “victims”. This critical shift in FEMA’s philosophy follows from the perspective that citizens …
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Training Schedule at John Jay
World Cares Center is providing a schedule of training for John Jay students deploying to Puerto Rico and participating in the Ready Responders Boots on the Ground Exercise. Please contact …
Massive Wildfires in California is Now Largest in State History
More than a dozen fires are burning simultaneously in California. Coming from a disaster area “Gaza”, this is a destructive disaster I have never seen before. Today we lose another firefighter…. More than 14,000 …
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Tropical Storm Miriam heading towards Hawaii as Lane leaves with more rain and flooding to follow
The storm has gained a little more strength and is expected to move into the Central Pacific Basin (crossing 140 W) later today as residents recover from tropical storm Lane …
Hurricane Florence at Category 4 shows cone shifting south to Georgia from South Carolina and North Carolina
NOAA and the National Hurricane Center reports Florence is expected to hit early Friday as a category 4 hurricane. The cone of the probably path has shifted from North and South …
Tropical Storm Olivia generating up to 15 inches of rain in Hawaii through Thursday night
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center announces Tropical Storm Olivia is moving towards Molokai and Maui County now. Olivia is moving towards Honolulu at 45 mph and is about 140 miles …
Dante’s Inferno
This is Terry Taylor, supervisor at Dante’s Inferno and I’m sorry to inform everyone that there has been an explosion at Friendly Skies. The explosion killed 35 including some of …
Gotham Senior Center Help
Hello, The Seniors at the Gotham Senior Center are in need of some assistance as we await our elevators being repaired. Residences start on the 5th floor and we are …
