Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery

Westchester Interfaith/Interagency Network for Disaster and Emergency Recovery (WINDER) was founded in June 2007 in response to local flooding in Mamaroneck, New York, from the April 2007 nor'easter in order to coordinate long-term community and faith-based organizational assistance in response to local disasters as well as better prepare the community for future disasters.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/01weekwe.html|title=The Week in Westchester|first=Barbara|last=Whitaker|date=July 1, 2007|via=NYTimes.com}} WINDER was a non-profit{{cite web|url=http://harringtononline.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-organization-picks-up-post-flood.html|title=New Organization Picks Up Post-Flood Aid Where Fema Left Off}} coalition of about a dozen local churches, community groups and charitable organizations. It focused on helping the elderly or the disabled victims who were awaiting FEMA assistance as well as those who needed physical assistance with basement cleanups.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/legacy/filemanager/download/homeland_security/CNCS_DisasterNews_Sept10_16_07.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.nationalserviceresources.org |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921135725/http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/files/legacy/filemanager/download/homeland_security/CNCS_DisasterNews_Sept10_16_07.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2012 |url-status=dead}} In June 2007, WINDER received a $20,000 grant from Episcopal Relief and Development, and along with private donations, enabled WINDER to aid the nearly four dozen cases it handled as well as to hire a part-time assistant that would answer its telephone hotline.

It was led by Board President{{cite web|url=http://www.larchmontgazette.com/2007/articles/20070927summitfloods.html|title=Larchmont Gazette.com: Experts & Laymen Weigh in on Floods & Disasters|website=www.larchmontgazette.com}} and founder, Deborah G. Tammearu, the reverend of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Mamaroneck, as well as a member of the Episcopal Diocese of New York Disaster Response Team.{{cite web |url=http://dioceseny.org/system/doc/file_name/production/73/Disastermanual.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=dioceseny.org |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028085559/http://dioceseny.org/system/doc/file_name/production/73/Disastermanual.pdf |archive-date=28 October 2010 |url-status=dead}} Also on the board is Dave Currie of the United Way.{{cite web|url=http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3437 |title=Area addresses needs, preparation - Disaster News Network |publisher=Disasternews.net |date=2007-09-12 |accessdate=2012-08-15}} Following the complete recovery from the flooding WINDER ceased to operate.