Connect with SI COAD!
Join our network to stay informed and engaged with the Staten Island Community Organizations Active in Disaster (SI COAD). By filling out this form, you’ll be added to our listserv, ensuring you receive our monthly newsletter, coalition meeting reminders, and critical updates. We’ll keep you informed about weather watches, health advisories, and key events, as well as any response activities during incident activation. For urgent communications, including event updates and serious advisories, we may also reach out via phone or text. Whether you’re a new or existing stakeholder, please provide your current contact information to stay connected and informed.
The Staten Island Community Organizations Active in Disaster (SI COAD) coalition is dedicated to strengthening the capacity of Staten Island organizations to effectively prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, emergencies, and community crises. With an explicit focus on serving Staten Island, our mission is better prepare partners for disasters and emergencies, and facilitate efficient and effective collective action and response in the event of such crises, utilizing communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration.
Since our inception in 2012, SI COAD has become a vital space for collaboration and learning, bringing together diverse cross-sector stakeholders to address the unique needs of Staten Island. Coalition leaders and members foster strategic partnerships and provide essential tools and training to enhance readiness and resilience across the borough. By cultivating a culture of collaborative planning and mutual support, we help partners stay ahead of potential risks and respond swiftly when crises arise.
The SI COAD is committed to ensuring that essential voices are represented, vital services are available, and equitable response efforts are achieved in times of need. Through our dedication to communication, cooperation, and collaboration, we strive to serve as a sustainable model for other communities. By delivering education, planning, and situational awareness with a local lens across all phases of emergency management, SI COAD aims to build a safer, stronger, and more connected Staten Island.
Announcements
Current Projects
Strengthening Communities Through Recovery (SCTR)
In partnership with New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), SI COAD conducts ongoing Emergency Response Planning for the borough, including resource mapping, to support a better-prepared Staten Island community.
SI COAD PPE Distribution
PPE remains available to organizations and individuals in need through SI COAD partnerships. For more information, including current inventory and distribution locations, please contact sicoad@nonprofitstatenisland.org.
Other SI COAD Key Projects / Initiatives
Education & Capacity Building
- Webinars and Training Opportunities
- Circulated partner opportunities
- Peer Exchanges on Best Practices
- Planning, response, and resilience content featured at NPSI’s annual Nonprofit Conference
- Call-down Drills & Tabletop exercises
- Organizational resource and referral coordination
Outreach: Resource guide, awareness campaigns, community tabling
Communications: Listserv, Facebook, Nonprofit Staten Island newsletter
Future Planning: Stakeholder surveys, focus groups
Printable brochure available here.
See an Overview of the coalition and learn more about the COAD history.
The Medical Ecosystem(MES)
The Medical Ecosystem (MES), a subcommittee of the SI COAD, comprises the borough’s medical service providers, who will also provide assistance during a large-scale community disaster. Members include local hospitals, physicians, mental health service providers, EMS providers & senior assisted living centers.
JOIN THE COAD!
Learn and exchange resources and ideas for increased readiness and resilience at NPSI’s SI COAD coalition meetings. The coalition prides itself on its cross-sector capacity and collaborations; all stakeholders, regardless of NPSI membership status, are welcome at all meetings and events at no cost. Complete the form at the top of the page to sign up for our listserv.
The SI COAD gratefully acknowledges NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York Community Engagement Alliance, and NYC Councilmember David Carr for their funded support of its efforts and activities.
The SI COAD team also thanks the Office of the Staten Island Borough President, New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 2, and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for their continued partnership.
What’s Going On With the SI COAD
The Community Climate Corps is honored to announce our ambassadors, who will help us lead through climate resilience for Staten Island. Each of these individuals is a passionate, dedicated member of our community and a member of a diverse set of organizations that dedicate their time and energy to helping Staten Island thrive! Thank you to all of our ambassadors for joining us at the Community Climate Corps!
🚨 SI COAD Call Down Drill – THIS IS ONLY A TEST! 🚨 📢 Mass casualty incident has been reported. Multiple criticals, multiple non-criticals, per FDNY. 4 explosions known to have occurred between Staten Island and Brooklyn - impact to the Fort Wadsworth and Verrazzano Bridge areas. ✅ LET US KNOW IF YOU SAW THIS POST: https://bit.ly/fy25drill --------------------------------------------- Today, SI COAD is conducting a Call Down Drill in partnership with Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) to test our coalition’s emergency response communications plan. 📌 THIS IS A DRILL. THIS IS ONLY A TEST. There is no real emergency. But we do need your help! Please click to confirm you received this message and answer 3 quick questions to strengthen Staten Island’s nonprofit emergency response network. 🔗 https://bit.ly/fy25drill Your participation helps ensure that our sector is ready when a real emergency occurs. Thank you for being part of a stronger, more prepared Staten Island!
🚨 THIS WEEK! Join us for an essential conversation on fostering inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces—especially in complex times. This session, led by Mind Open Learning, will provide practical strategies to support diverse teams and balance empathy with mission-driven work. Don’t miss it! 📅 Register now: https://nonprofitstatenisland.org/upcoming-events/
🌍 In today’s complex world, creating an inclusive workplace isn’t just important—it’s essential. This interactive session will help nonprofit leaders navigate psychological safety, trauma-informed communication, and strategies to support diverse teams during challenging times. 💡 Join the conversation and build a more resilient, inclusive workplace! 📅 Register now: https://nonprofitstatenisland.org/upcoming-events/
Past Projects
For more information:
Michelle Bascome
Nonprofit Staten Island
sicoad@nonprofitstatenisland.org
michelle@nonprofitstatenisland.org
COAD Co-chairs:
Shirley Dunn, MPA
Director of Quality Assurance & Corporate Compliance Officer, Eden II
Joseph Tornello, LCSW
President/CEO, Meals on Wheels of Staten Island
MES Co-chairs:
Trientina Campbell
Director of Environmental Safety/EPC, Richmond University Medical Center
Ginny Mantello, MD
Director, Health and Wellness, Office of the Staten Island Borough President
