Carthage, New York
"The Community of Choice"

Carthage Fire March 2, 2002
Residential Victim's Assistance:
VEM 3-2-02
CARTHAGE FIRE RELIEF   
If you need help
How you can help
Who We are

The Village Ecumenical Ministries organization has set up a relief fund to purchase normal household furnishings for people who lost their belongings in the Carthage fire.

If you are a Displaced individual or family or their support family:

Looking for a central place to find out what help is available to you?

Please call 315-493-3821 between the hours of 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday.  An operator will provide you with information on how you can receive help to reestablish your household.  Also, pastoral care is available if you desire.

Looking for a way to help? 
For monetary donations to this effort, send checks or money orders to:
VEM 3-2-02 Carthage Fire Relief
P.O. Box 566
Carthage, NY 13619-0566 

Make checks payable to: VEM 3-2-02 Carthage Fire Relief

 For donations of goods and/or services, please contact the call center.

 For other available resources:  If you know of or are an individual, group or agency that has resources to help the fire victims please contact the Call Center.

 The Call Center can be reached by calling 315-493-3821 between the hours of 9am – 3pm, Monday through Friday.

Who we are
The Village Ecumenical Ministries (VEM) 3-2-02 Carthage Fire Relief  is a task force that resulted from a community meeting held March 6, 2002 between area churches, community organizations, Carthage Village officials, and relief agencies to share concerns and ideas on how to respond to those affected by the Carthage Fire on March 3, 2002.  This task force desires to express the concern and compassion of Christ to the displaced families and individuals who were affected by the Fire. Our primary goal is to centralize help to these people affected by the fire in reestablishing their households by the replacement of commonly accepted household items.  This will be done through a call center where they can call and set-up an appointment to have their needs assessed.  We will then do our best to match those needs with both donations we receive and by using other available resources.  We will also do our best to help them find appropriate resources for needs that may be beyond our ability to meet.