Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont and Mamaroneck

Hi all! For my Mitzvah Project I am raising money for the Community Resource Center of Larchmont and Mamaroneck. In September and October I helped collect, sort and distribute school supplies, backpacks, clothing and food through this organization after many families in our very own community were hit hard by Hurricane Ida and lost their homes!

When I reached out to the Center to tell them that I wanted to dedicate my Mitzvah project to helping local families impacted by Ida they told me that they had already raised over $800,000 for Ida Assistance and were in the process of distributing emergency assistance checks to over 220 Larchmont and Mamaroneck families! I am proud to live in such a giving community.

However, I was saddened to learn that the Community Resource Center was completely destroyed in September! I would like to specifically dedicate my project to rebuilding what is often considered a "second home" to many of our community members.

Jirandy Martinez, the executive director helped me understand how important it is that the Center rebuild. In an email from her she explained that the facilities "are not just a place for our offices: it is where parents come with their children for help in school; it is where a client comes to ask for help when the family’s main bread winner dies from COVID; it is where a young man, newly arrived to the U.S., comes to gain job skills; it is where those seeking opportunity, and giving back their hard labor, take English and citizenship classes; it is where a mother lovingly brings a cake to the staff to thank them for finding her a home; it is the heart of the community it serves."

I hope that you will help me to help the Community Resource Center get back into their homes so that they can continue all of their important work for my friends and neighbors in Larchmont and Mamaroneck.

Thank you!

Love, Lyla

Floodwaters from Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in my neighborhood, Mamaroneck, New York, destroying homes and businesses. The Community Resource Center (CRC)has played a central role in the recovery effort and needs our help to keep helping families who lost everything. The CRC building, located on Center Street in Mamaroneck, was severely damaged in the storm, and yet, their amazing staff mobilized to set up tables in a nearby parking lot in order to keep doing what they do best: serve community members in need.

Recovering from a disaster of this magnitude is a marathon, not a sprint, so on October, 3, 2021, I will run a marathon in honor of the flood survivors. I want to raise as much money as I can for the Community Resource Center to help ensure the people hardest hit by the storm get the support they need.

A donation in any amount will make a huge impact. Please give generously by October 3, 2021. All funds will go directly to the CRC through this donation page.

The ​Community Resource Center (aka Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont and Mamaroneck) is a 501 C 3 nonprofit social services and advocacy organization dedicated to empowering and integrating new immigrants in Westchester County, NY. Click here to visit their website and learn more.