OFFICIAL DROP OFF SITES and CONTACT INFORMATION:
[To be updated regularly]
New York
BAYANIHAN Filipino Community Center
40-21 69th St.
Woodside, NY 11377
Open Hours: Monday – Friday, 11 AM – 8 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 12-6 PM.
Contact:
Yancy Mark: (347) 867-0330
Jonna: (646) 578-7390
filipinocenter@gmail.com
Stony Brook University
Contact:
Jun Rose: (646) 750-3489.
FIND District III college organizations
Contact:
Patricia Dayleg: patricia.dayleg@gmail.com
Isabel Marie Gomez: isabelmariegomez@gmail.com
BKPNewYork
(specifically collecting children’s books to the Philippines)
Contact:
Frederick (646) 641-7183
frederick@bkpny.org
New Jersey
New Jersey
Contact:
Yves Nibungco: (201) 621-3156
Nick Cordero: (917) 476-7855
Sinugba Cafe
561 Westside Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
Casa Victoria
691 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306-2803
Kalusugan Coalition
591 Summit Avenue Suite 412 (Corner Summit and Newark Ave)
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Contact/Office Hours:
(201) 653-4600
Midwest
Fellowship for Filipino Migrants-FFM
PO Box 901
Glenview, IL 60025-9998
Contact:
Nerissa: (224) 381-6888
ffm4outreach@gmail.com
Los Angeles
Money, clothes, blankets, non-perishable food, medicines, toiletries and other basic necessities can be dropped off at designated BALSA locations in Southern California.
Downtown L.A
519 S. Spring (between 5th and 6th)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Contact:
Fernando Fernando: (323) 854-4478
More drop-off locations will be volunteered in the coming days.
Los Angeles BALSA Relief Coordinators:
Fernando Fernando: (323) 854-4478 (Central LA)
Kuusela Hilo: (818) 395-9207 (LA)
Daya Mortel: (206) 355-0256 (West LA)
Victor Romero: (424) 225-0322 (South Bay)
E-mail: sc@bayanusa.org
Checks can be made out to Tulong Sa Bayan. (Tax-deductible) Online donations via paypal can be made at http://www.bayanusa.org.
San Diego
Cristy’s Bakery
9178 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92126-4804
Contact:
(858) 271-6135
Mira Mesa Senior Center
8460 Mira Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92126-2311
Contact:
(858) 578-7325
Fava Hall
2926 Market St.
San Diego, CA 92102
Contact:
(619) 234-1360
Kalasugan Community Services
1419 E 8th St
National City, CA 91950-2602
Contact:
(619) 477-3392
BALSA efforts in SD
Contact:
Anakbayan San Diego: anakbayansd@gmail.com
Eugene Gambol: (916) 296-4848 egambol@gmail.com
Ivan (619) 370-1296
Additional relief information
Patricia Guevarra: (858) 692-0785 patricia.guevarra@gmail.com
San Francisco/Bay Area
Donations in San Francisco/Bay Area
Contact:
Ryan Leano (626) 534-4971
Monetary donations can also be dropped off at these sites. Checks can be made out to “Lakasdiwa,” a non-profit organization that will send the funds directly to MIGRANTE International in the Philippines, a workers’ organization directly helping the victims in the disaster relief efforts. Please put “Typhoon Ondoy Relief” on the check’s note.
Filipino Community Center
4681 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94112
Liwanag Kultural Center
Hillside Park Clubhouse
222 Lausanne Ave.
Daly City, CA 94014
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 – 6 PM; Wednesdays, 3:30 – 8 PM
Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy & Leadership
310 8th Street, Suite 215
Oakland, CA 94710
Monday-Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM
Contact:
Armael Malinis, AnakBayan-East Bay
San Jose/South Bay
Donations in San Jose/South Bay
Contact:
Melissa Nievera, Filipino Community Support (FOCUS): focus.balita@gmail.com.
Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC) & Filipino Community Support (FOCUS) drop-off sites:
Welch Park Community Building
Located at corner of Kenesta Way and Clarice Dr
San Jose, CA 95122
(open everyday from 2 – 5 PM to receive donations)
Valley Faith United Methodist Church
1251 Sandia Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Stanford’s Pilipino American Student Union (PASU)
Contact:
AV David (650) 491-4561
avhdavid@stanford.edu
Portland, Oregon
Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines
Contact:
Claire Oliveros
portlandchrp@gmail.com
You can send CASH through Metro Bank acct. 3 189 14540 1 For BAYAN’s “BALSA” (Bayanihan Alay sa Sambayanan)
Contact:
Consuelo Rivera (503) 729-9449
welorivera@yahoo.com