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.
Upcoming Activities
📢 Don’t miss our Tabletop Exercise coming up on June 9! Please plan to join us as we put our collective preparedness to the test!
This is a hands-on opportunity for Staten Island’s cross-sector network to come together and test our collective emergency response.
Whether you’re deeply involved in the coalition or simply stay in the loop, this is your chance to connect with peers, strengthen communication, and explore how your organization fits into the bigger picture when crisis strikes.
This year’s exercise will be facilitated by NYC DOHMH’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response, with thanks to the American Red Cross of Greater NY for once again hosting us at their Staten Island location.
📆 Monday, June 9, 2025
🕘 9:00–11:00 AM (Coffee and networking from 8:30)
📍 IBR, 1050 Forest Hill Rd, Staten Island, NY 10314
➡️ Please let us know you’ll be coming!
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 City Emergency Management, 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 State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, New York State Office of Mental Health, 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
🌬️ Let’s help Staten Islanders stay cool before the summer heat sets in. HEAP Cooling Assistance is now open, and eligible households can receive support to purchase and install an air conditioner or fan. If your organization works with older adults, individuals with medical conditions, or low-income families, this is the time to connect them with help. 📞 Call 718-557-1399 📱 Or visit access.nyc.gov Every referral makes a difference.
🔥 Let’s help Staten Islanders plan ahead to beat the heat. 🔥 Extreme heat is NYC’s deadliest weather emergency, and the risks are especially high for older adults, people with health conditions, and families without reliable indoor cooling. If your organization serves the public, now’s the time to: ✅ Help your clients check or repair their A/C 🧾 Support HEAP cooling assistance applications 📍 Make sure people know where they can go to stay cool 📲 Promote Notify NYC for real-time alerts Let’s prepare before the heat hits. Every small action helps keep our communities safer. 💧☀️ nyc.gov/beattheheat
Staten Island’s first-ever Climate Week is coming! 🌿 April 19–26 will be filled with events and cleanups you can participate in. The greenest borough is stepping up, and you’re invited to the party. Want to volunteer at an event? Host one? Just show up? Check out the SI Climate Week website and sign up today! https://www.siclimateweek.com/ #ClimateWeekSI #GreenestBorough #StatenIslandEvents #NYCClimate #SustainSI #CommunityAction #BuiltGreener #GlowUpStartsHere
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/
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
