A Future With Hope: Ida Recovery

Hope emerges where residents, businesses, organizations, government, and institutions work together to heal communities.

After leaving Louisiana, Hurricane Ida raged up the East Coast, powering through parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York on the night of September 1. We continue to pray for the safety and well-being of those impacted by the powerful storm. Here in New Jersey, several tornados touched down, houses and church buildings were flooded, 27 people died and many have had to leave their homes.

Although a lot of damage is less visible than it was during Sandy, the impact has more severe, particularly on those marginalized communities that have already been impacted by the pandemic or are serving people who rent rather than own. What they are receiving from insurance or state or federal assistance falls well short of what they need to recover. Find out more about the Hurricane Ida Road to Renewal Fund.

A Future with Hope, our partner in mission, started by GNJ after Superstorm Sandy, will provide the oversight of the relief and recovery with the support and assistance of the people from GNJ and across the nation. Right now, we need your help by donating to the GNJ relief and recovery to assist our churches and the people of our communities.

One hundred percent of your contribution will go to the relief effort. Selecting the donate button below will make a difference. When making your donation, please specify “Ida Relief,” so that we ensure that all proceeds go to this effort.

United Methodists of Greater New Jersey continue to be good stewards of funds donated to A Future With Hope. A Future With Hope has been awarded the Gold Level of Transparency from Guidestar.