475 Riverside Drive
Suite 727
New York, NY 10115
Phone: (212)-870-1021
FAX: (212)-870-1025
Email:
[email protected]
Officers & Steering Committee
Rev. James Stallings, American Baptist Metro New York, Co-Convener
Dr. John E. Hiemstra, Council of Churches of the City of New York, Co-Convener
Dr. Charles Straut, United Methodist Church Disaster Response Task Force, Secretary
Dr. John Scibilia, Lutheran Disaster Response, Treasurer
Rabbi Craig Miller, N.Y. Board of Rabbis, Jewish Community Relations Council, UJA Federation
Peter Gudatis, Episcopal Charities
Shaykh Abd’Allah Ali, Imams’ Council of New York
Cornell A. Edmonds, Presbytery of New York City
Consultant to Steering Committee
Linda Reed Brown, Church World Service
Staff
Dr. Jill Schaeffer, Coordinator
Who We Are
| What We Do | NYDI News |
Links To Partner Organizations |
Help Page For WTC Disaster Responders |
Let's Talk About It |
The New York Disaster Recovery Interfaith Task Force (NYDRI) is an inter-religious circle of judicatories, congregations, agencies, and other faith-based organizations that are responding to humanitarian needs resulting from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. It encompasses participants from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Jewish communities.
The Word Trade Center disaster affected the largest number of faith communities in the history of the world. NYDRI was created because the spiritually-based work of faith communities is integral to the recovery process. The following mission statement guides its work:
NYDRI’s mission is to serve all those affected by disasters. NYDRI will work together with interfaith communities and in partnership with other service organizations to empower faith communities to respond effectively to disasters by facilitating the delivery of
· Assistance programs
· Spiritual care and counseling
· Advocacy in responding to all those affected by disaster
New York
Disaster Recovery
Task Force
