Staten Island Community Organizations Active in Disaster (SI COAD) is a longstanding boroughwide coalition that brings together cross-sector partners to strengthen emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Convened by Nonprofit Staten Island, the coalition helps partners build relationships, share information and resources, and coordinate before, during, and after disasters, emergencies, and community crises.
Since 2012, SI COAD has served as a boroughwide hub for collaborative planning and learning. Through coalition meetings, trainings, exercises, shared tools, and timely situational awareness, partners strengthen their own readiness while building Staten Island’s collective capacity to respond. The relationships developed before an emergency help organizations move more quickly, coordinate more effectively, and better support the communities they serve when a crisis occurs.
SI COAD works to ensure that local knowledge, community needs, and essential voices inform emergency planning and response. Grounded in communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration, the coalition is building a safer, better-prepared, and more connected Staten Island.
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.
Featured Work & Resources
COMMUNITY CLIMATE CORPS Connecting climate education, community knowledge, and practical preparedness resources to strengthen resilience across Staten Island.
MEDICAL ECOSYSTEM SUBCOMMITTEE Reconnecting health and human-service partners to strengthen information-sharing, resource coordination, and preparedness for public health emergencies.
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES Access crisis-support contacts and local mental and behavioral health resources for Staten Islanders.
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.
Learn more about NYCEM’s Strengthening Communities initiative at: https://www.nyc.gov/site/em/ready/strengthening-communities.page
Subscribe to the NYC Community Preparedness Newsletter for news, trainings and related events.
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.
JOIN SI COAD
Connect with organizations across Staten Island, exchange resources and practical information, and strengthen your organization’s readiness through SI COAD meetings, trainings, and events. Participation is free and open to organizations and partners across sectors; Nonprofit Staten Island membership is not required.
Complete the form at the top of this page to join the SI COAD listserv and receive coalition updates, event announcements, and preparedness resources.
SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP
SI COAD gratefully acknowledges the organizations and public partners whose funding and support have helped sustain its work, including NYC Health, NYC Emergency Management, and New York Community Engagement Alliance (NYCEAL).
SI COAD also thanks its agency partners for their continued support and collaboration: the Office of the Staten Island Borough President, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, New York State Office of Mental Health, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 2, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
What’s Going On With the SI COAD
EARLY BIRD TICKETS EXTENDED! 🚨 Our Early Bird Ticket Sale for the 14th Annual Nonprofit Staten Island Conference: BUILT TO LAST has been EXTENDED through August 14th! Don’t miss your chance to join 300+ nonprofit professionals, leaders, changemakers, and community partners for a full day of: Powerful Sessions Valuable Connections Practical Solutions Learning • Connection • Impact 📅 October 22, 2026 📍 Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island ⏰ 8:30 AM–5:00 PM Early bird pricing ends August 14th — get your tickets ASAP! Register now: nonprofitstatenisland.org/annual-conference Your seat. Your connections. Your impact. 💙🧡 #NonprofitStatenIsland #BuiltToLast #AnnualConference #StatenIsland #NonprofitLeadership #EarlyBirdTickets #Networking #CommunityImpact
Workshop Wednesday Spotlight! We're excited to feature Randie Vitucci, SHRM-SCP, Chief of Human Resources & Corporate Compliance at the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island, as a presenter at Nonprofit Staten Island's 14th Annual Conference: Built to Last! In her workshop, "Building and Supporting Nonprofit Leaders," Randie will share practical strategies for developing strong leadership, cultivating workplace culture, and investing in the people who power nonprofit organizations. With more than 25 years of HR leadership experience across the nonprofit and corporate sectors—and as the leader of Nonprofit Staten Island's HR Affinity Group—she brings valuable insights that every nonprofit leader can put into practice. Whether you're an executive, manager, HR professional, or aspiring leader, this session will provide tools to help your organization attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent. 🎟️ Early Bird Tickets are on sale now—but only for a limited time! Register today to save your spot and join us for Staten Island's premier nonprofit conference. 📅 October 22, 2026 📍 Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island #WorkshopWednesday #BuiltToLast #NPSIConference #NonprofitStatenIsland #LeadershipDevelopment #HumanResources #NonprofitLeadership #TalentManagement #HRProfessionals #ProfessionalDevelopment #EarlyBirdRegistration
🎉 You Make Staten Island Stronger! 💪❤️ Join Nonprofit Staten Island for our Network Mixer as we celebrate the incredible people, partnerships, and organizations that make our nonprofit community stronger! 🤝 Connect with fellow nonprofit leaders 💡 Meet new collaborators 🌟 Celebrate the work we accomplish together 🥂 Toast to our amazing nonprofit sector! 📅 Thursday, August 13 ⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 BESO | 70 Bay Street, Staten Island A special thank-you to our Affinity Groups for fostering collaboration and strengthening our sector—and to our sponsors Tekie Geek and Verkada for supporting Staten Island’s nonprofit community! 👉 RSVP: nonprofitstatenisland.org/upcoming-events/you-make-staten-island-stronger #NonprofitStatenIsland #YouMakeStatenIslandStronger #StatenIsland #NonprofitCommunity #NetworkMixer #CommunityStrong #NonprofitLeaders #Collaboration #NationalNonprofitDay
NPSI is proud to be invited to the National Night Out Against Crime on August 4th, 2026. Join in the festivities with free food, music, and children's activities, including Staten Island's got Talent! NPSI will be bringing our Climate Health Survey to the people of Staten Island at this event. Existing data on climate risk in neighborhoods like Midland Beach has real gaps, and that makes it harder to direct resources where they're needed most. Every response becomes a point on the study's neighborhood map, building a clearer, more accurate picture that can inform planning and resilience investment for years to come. This is NPSI’s Community Voice work in practice: putting residents lived experience on the record alongside the official data. So be sure to be there at the Midland Beach Boardwalk around Turtle Circle (Lot 8) from 4 PM to 8 PM! See you then!
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
