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
Your voice matters! Nonprofit professionals like you have a unique perspective because you live in the communities you serve. That’s why we want your organization’s ideas to help shape the future. 💡 Nonprofit Staten Island is here to support your team in proposing programs and services to be funded by NYC expense dollars. Host an idea generation session, and we’ll help facilitate! Let your organization’s voice be heard. Reach out by October 31st to get started. 📅 #NYCNonprofits #CommunityLeaders #ThePeoplesMoney #MakeAnImpact
Readiness and resilience building is a noble cause, but, like all things, takes consistent support to maintain. If you're considering a Giving Tuesday campaign to support your work, check out this expert-led opportunity hosted by Nonprofit Staten Island later this month 👇 Register at: https://bit.ly/NPSIevents
Join us at the Annual Staten Island Nonprofit Conference on 10/30/24! Learn how the resilience-building strategies of SI COAD and SI LTRO can enhance your nonprofit's daily operations and crisis readiness. We'll explore essential components of a resilient organizational framework that are vital in times of crisis but equally beneficial to general nonprofit operations. By applying these strategies, your organization can strengthen its overall capacity, ensuring you're prepared to meet community needs in any situation. Whether you're focused on emergency management or everyday service delivery, this session offers valuable insights for building a responsive, adaptable nonprofit.
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
