First Responder
Community Warehouses

FREE Health and Safety Products, PPE (personal protective equipment)
FREE CPR, Choking Rescue and Fire Safety Classes

Convenient, Accessible Locations for Community Based-Organizations

Supports Community Preparedness and Resilience

Learn CPR, Heimlich, Ion Battery and Fire Safety in Free Classes, Save Lives

The Problem

The Need for NYC Community Preparedness

There are no permanent locations in NYC to get FREE PPE, smoke detectors, cleaning products, and other free supplies that major corporations routinely want to donate.

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Communities did not know where to go to find or systematically receive PPE deliveries from NYC during Covid-19 or more recently, the 2023 Canadian Wildfires.

NYC agencies currently typically say no to corporate donations due to the lack of warehouse storage space and operational distribution systems.

Our Story: Let’s Make CutRedTape4Heroes a Permanent Resource for Communities!

Not-for-profit 501c3, Art Science Research Laboratory’s CutRedTape4Heroes project delivered

Over 25 million PPE, cleaning, and home health products from March 2020 to August 2023

Proof of Concept

CutRedTape4Heroes’ 60-Day Warehouse Trial was a Big Success!

100+Community Groups
5.8MItems

Over 100 community groups received 5.8 million items in 60 days, June-July 2021. Kimco Realty Corp. donated 50,0000 sq ft space, a former ShopRite in Staten Island.

First Responder Community Warehouses: The Permanent Locations Solution

Preparedness Creates Community Resilience

Under-resourced communities will be prepared

Free Safety & Health Supplies

Under-resourced communities will be prepared and feel ready in advance of emergencies with permanent and ongoing community hubs that support daily community safety and resilience.

Classes & Events

Volunteers from the NYPD Hispanic Society and the FDNY Vulcan Society first responders will run the warehouses in addition to handing out free materials and teaching the safety classes.

MISSION

Safer, Resilient Communities

– Provide FREE PPE, Smoke Detectors, Home Safety and Health Products

-Teach CPR, Heimlich, Ion Battery and Fire Safety Classes and Children’s Programs like “Join the Medical Team”

Who We Are

Advisory Committee and Supporters

Endorsement from Charles King, CEO of Housing Works and Chair of First Responder Community Warehouse Advisory CommitteeLink to full letter

The FRC Warehouses is an amazingly innovative solution that will be a connector in our communities. It serves as a platform that links valuable household and safety products, NYC Firefighters and First Responders directly to individuals in our neighborhoods, without the interference of bureaucratic interventions that far too often interrupt progress. It is for these reasons that I am writing this letter of support for The Community Warehouses.

Read More Support Letters Here:

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CutRedTape4Heroes.org

MEDIA REPORTS

Washington Post, CNN, CBS News, People Magazine

THANK YOU! VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS!
You continue to make it happen!

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