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【Sandy Victims in Staten Island Get Help from Near and Far】
Along Staten Island's oceanfront, for several blocks in from the shoreline there are piles of trash mounting in front of homes and businesses devastated by flood waters.
Workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, are providing displaced people with temporary shelter and explaining procedures for filing claims.
State and local officials are also providing assistance.
Government help is arriving, but many victims are being aided by neighbors, friends, and family.
People who lost homes can find a free meal at this food truck normally operated in Manhattan by hometown entrepreneur Dominic Tesoriero. "I am a native Staten Islander and I definitely felt a need to reach out to the community here," he said.
Most people on Staten Island did not suffer devastation and they are donating tons of food, clothing and other items to the people who did.
Sixteen-year-old Corey Rettle and his soccer club friends collected donations. "It hurts. My stomach is in a knot thinking about it. All my friends' houses got ruined and stuff," he said.
Help is also pouring in from other parts of New York and nearby states.
