When disaster strikes, home-grown, grassroots organizations usually man the front lines until government gets its act together.  When five Bay Ridge residents were made homeless by a fire, Karen Tadross gathered neighbors to help prepare meals and offer whatever help they could.  When Superstorm Sandy hit shortly after that, Bay Ridge Cares was ready.  Even though their neighborhood was not hit hard, they prepared and served tens of thousands of meals for neighboring communities that were destroyed by the storm.  Tadross joins "In Focus" to talk about the importance of community-based organizations as the first port of call in an emergency.  She describes the growth of her organization from a food-based group to one that has partnered with other organizations to offer information and advice on finding housing, clothing and funds for victims of disasters.  And, she says, Bay Ridge Cares is not just about help in the throes of a disaster.  They are there to help feed food-insecure Brooklynites, wherever there is a need.