On September 27, 2013 Gillibrand wrote to federal employees urging them to continue funding for recovery efforts and programs for the victims of Superstorm Sandy even with the chance of the government shutdown. In her letter she included various facts about situations people in New York have been faced with, ranging from people using federal assistance to help rebuild their homes, to repairing and rebuilding transportation in this area.
Personally I agree with Gillibrand when she says that the government needs to continue funding  the rebuilding if areas affected by hurricane sandy even after the government has shutdown.

Earlier today Kirsten Gillibrand and Say Yes to Education were able to announce that 11 privet universities were committed to helping provide tuition aid for urban students. Say Yes to Education is an organization that helps almost 65,000 students k-12 in the Syracuse City School District and the Buffalo Public Schools to have the ability and resources to go to college and make sure no kid misses the opportunity due to financial problems. Gillibrand stated that one of the clearest ways to become apart of the U.S middle class is through a higher education so the opportunity for one to work hard for their degree must be attainable
Personally I love that Gillibrand has made education for young adults such an important matter to her because I believe that for a person to be an active participant in society and citizen they must be educated.

On September 13th Gillibrand and Carolyn McCarthy were able to announce that Hofstra university museum will recieve $142,231 in federal funds to help go towards primary education. Gillibrand mentioned that with the grant money the museum can provide innovative programs for surrounding schools to help better the education of young children. The museum is planning on using the grant to hirer part time educators to help strengthen their "Art Travelers Through Time" program.
Gillibrand has spent a lot of time recently helping to improve different parts of New York by announcing grants and helping make sure the money is going somewhere useful.

         Kirsten Gillibrand was able to announce the grant of over $4 millions to help support law enforcement and support criminal justice initiatives. Gillibrand stated " we must provide local law enforcement with all the tools necessary to keep us safe. The mayors assistant commented that with the extra money they will be able to help keep all parts of NYC safe and honor the legacy of Eddie Byrne who was an officer who was shot and killed after protecting a witness of a drug transaction.
         being able to help the city in any way is very important to Gillibrand. The fact that she was able to help with the process of making NYC more safe by helping to give grant money is an important event in her career.

       This weeks Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Charles E. Schumer, awarded the city of Troy's Department of Justice with $31,630 under the JAG program. With this money the department will be able to deploy officers to areas that have been experiencing greater crime activity. Gillibrand reported that this investment is meant to help keep the people of Troy safe. Troy's mayor, Lou Rosamilia was very great full toward both senators and stated that with the grant money they send officers to higher criminal activity areas to keep their communities safe.
          I  think that Gillibrand and Schumer being able to donate money towards the Department of Justice shows both of the senators are willing to work with what is good for their community. This is the third act of Gillibrand donating money towards a good cause in the last month. Recently she has been focused on what she can help improve within her state.

This week Kirsten Gillibrand helped to  raise and donate $40,644 to give to  the North Tonawanda Fire Department. Kirsten Gillibrand was also able to announce that the port of Oswego will receive a TIGER. A TIGER is  a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery. This will allow the port of Oswego to upgrade their infrastructure and equipment so they can meet their future demands. 
Personally I like that Gillibrand is able to donate money to different places so that they can run more smoothly and help our community but I hope she is able to touch on some bigger issues as the year goes on.