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After beating a mild case of COVID-19, Paul Castain knew he wanted to help other people who have been affected by recent the global pandemic. Partnering with the American Lung Association, the 26-year-old Huntington resident decided to re-create the Tour de France from his home Read More …
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer virtually joined the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island to break down the CARES Act, how it impacts the region and the hundreds of nonprofits affected by the global pandemic. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Read More …
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk has been working towards helping the local medical community by donating fabric to help create masks. Suffolk ReStore, Habitat’s sales center which carries a selection of gently used building supplies and home furnishings, donated approximately 40 yards of fabric to Read More …
Drawing from her own experience as a woman with Down syndrome, Brittany Schiavone of Huntington has been officially honored as the 2019 L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth National Honoree. As previously reported, the 30-year-old founded her own nonprofit in 2016 and has been making a Read More …
Brittany Schiavone, founder of Brittany’s Baskets of Hope, has been named, alongside nine other women, as a 2019 L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honoree for the work and impact she has made within her community. Brittany’s Baskets of Hope is a nonprofit that delivers handmade Read More …
Formerly located in Melville, the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island recently relocated to a new office three miles away on the Route 110 corridor. Originally at 150 Broadhollow Rd., the new home will be based at 110 Walt Whitman Rd., Suite 101 in Read More …
Louis P. Iglesias, of Huntington, was recently honored at North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center’s annual gala, the Celestial Soirée, for his support of the center’s work. “The Guidance Center provides an essential service to our community,” Iglesias, president and chief executive officer at Read More …
Gail Kastenholz of Huntington Station is a recipient of the Bruce Morrell Education Award and will be honored at the 27th annual Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County dinner on Nov. 13. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Kastenholz was a founding member and Read More …
Suffolk Legislators Susan A. Berland and Tom Donnelly came together recently to recognize three local students for their efforts in volunteerism and fundraising efforts with not-for-profit KiDS NEED MoRE. Emily Sullivan of Half Hollow Hills High School West, Gianna Tantillo of Half Hollow Hills High Read More …
The Huntington YMCA has opened its doors of the Jorge Family Healthy Living Center to YMCA members. While a basketball court and an indoor track largely inhabit the new building, it’s the little things that make this new building worth the investment of $9.2 million. Read More …
Over $16,500 has been raised in donations for the Art League of Long Island, but the organization is still about two-thirds of the way towards meeting its goal of $25,000. With its current Signature Matching Gift Campaign, the Dix Hills-based not-for-profit is seeking funds to Read More …
Long Island nonprofit organizations welcomed Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Trump Administration’s attempt to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census questionnaire. Those opposed to the question said it would intimidate the undocumented as well as legal non-citizens and skew Read More …