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After several weeks focused on meeting emergency needs, trained Red Cross case managers began meeting with families to help them plan for their recovery and navigate available resources to assist them each step of the way, and developed a recovery plan alongside FEMA and others. By the end of 2012, most emergency needs, though ongoing, were stabilized and shelters were closed.

Throughout winter, the Red Cross continued to deliver thousands of meals a day and case managers worked to connect people with financial and other necessary resources, and to determine if families could benefit from the Red Cross Move-In Assistance Program. As of September 30, the Red Cross has awarded 43 grants totaling $55 million, for food, mold remediation, home repairs, direct financial assistance for recovery needs, financial counseling, volunteer programs, interagency coordination and other support for long-term recovery. A year later, the Red Cross had spent or made commitments for $280 million for Sandy emergency relief and recovery programs, which is more than 90 percent of the $308 million donated to the Red Cross for Sandy relief.

 Superstorm Sandy One-Year Update