With more than 100 of their colleagues struggling to pick up the pieces of their lives—and, in several instances, their homes—in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the “family” of New York’s court employees has once again banded together to create a special fund to assist victims.

“In the wake of a disaster, the court family comes together,” said Ronald Younkins, chief of operations for the state court system. “It is what we do after a disaster. We do what we can to assist members of our family.”