Below are ways parents and kids can give back to our Long Island communities. Click the Non-Profit Spotlight to read about our featured non-profit and see their wishlist.
LIParentSource.com believes strongly in families giving back to their community by volunteering their time and making donations. Families can make a difference without it necessarily being a big financial or time commitment.
Set an example for your kids by demonstrating different ways to give, through donating toys and clothes or by helping serve meals during the holidays. By doing things like these, you will be teaching your children empathy and compassion.
You may not be able to help the whole world, but you can make a difference in your own community. --Elizabeth P. Carter
Both Nassau and Suffolk county residents can help this great organization with with special fundraising events, children’s events, fundraising at malls & supermarkets, selling raffle tickets & singles dance tickets and lots more! Contact Peggy Harris for more information.
Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program
We need women who have had breast cancer to become volunteers on our hotline. Others may volunteer to help with clerical and other activities, such as fund raising. • About Us: Any New York State resident concerned about breast cancer can call the toll-free number of the Adelphi Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program at 800-877-8077 to receive emotional support and information about breast cancer.
Callers will be able to talk to trained volunteers, most of them women who have had breast cancer. All calls are confidential.
Locally the program offers support groups, individual counseling and information seminars.
The program is a nonprofit agency funded by the State Legislature, NYS Department of Health, Adelphi University School of Social Work and private contributions.
There is a group of young girls in New York State that started a project that they have been doing for 8 years. It is a great thing to start locally because it is a hands on way for kids to give back. Below is how you can do this by having your kids and some of their friends get together once or twice a year to get the animals and books ready to donate.
Kids can help by donating their animals and books or by contributing some of their allowance to help raise money. They can also assist with restoring the animals.
Give them a lift by washing them and putting fresh buttons or ribbons on them. You can wrap the books in tissue paper and a ribbon to make it more fun.
Donate to other countries, give to a local hospital or organization that helps underprivileged kids, Research organizations that could benefit from this and then commit to doing it each year at the same time. I would encourage you to do this after the holidays when people tend to forget about giving.
Opportunities: Donations - Other
Friends of the Hempstead Plains
Volunteers are needed by Friends of the Hempstead Plains at Nassau Community College on community workdays which run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. This is an opportunity for residents to take part in the restoration of the only native prairie on LI. Volunteers will be removing invasive species that crowd out native plants, plus collecting seeds of native prairie grasses. Dress for outdoor work and bring gloves and other gardening supplies if desired. For further information contact Betsy Gulotta 572-7570.
Donate your used Halloween costumes to families in need or organizations that can distribute them. Other kids will be able to use them for dress up throughout the year as well as a Halloween costume.
Opportunities: Donations - Other
Island Harvest
Island Harvest aims to eliminate hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island. You can donate through different food drives. You can donate canned and packaged food through a food drive, or you can organize a food drive at your school, club or place of work. Contact Island Harvest for more information.
The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk responds directly to the needs of Long Islanders affected by breast cancer. 100% of the donations raised by walkers are distributed to grassroots organizations, funding outreach programs in Suffolk and Nassau counties. Through our unique initiatives, we are committed to raising awareness and financial support for the local fight against breast cancer. This years walk will take place on June 9th & 10th. It begins at Smith Point Park in Suffolk County. 2 days - 35 miles. The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk group is raising money all year round, so feel free to make a donation, or contact them to see how you can help.
• Phone: 631863-2329 • Address: P. O. Box 506 • email • website • Opportunities: Donations - Other
Long Island Blood Services
Long Island Blood Services (LIBS), a division of the New York Blood Center, aims to provide safe and effective equipment and services to ensure the health of blood donors. This group is currently seeking donations. For more information, contact information is above.
Committee openings: Grant writer, Grant coordinator, other current volunteer openings: http://mostonline.org/training/viewforum.php?f=37
Monetary donations, New items for our adopt a family program & and other outreach services. • About Us: MOST was founded in 1987 and is a national network of families with multiples mainly triplets, quadruplets and more that provides information, resources, empathy and support during pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood and school age. • Phone: 631.859.1110 • Contact: Maureen A. Doolan Boyle • Address: PO Box 306, East Islip, NY 11730 • email • website • Opportunities: Committee/Board Opportunities, Donations - Monetary, Donations - Other
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community service, education and advocacy to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth.
Millennium Sistahs Inc, is a non profit, 501 (c) 3 organization that is located in Uniondale, New York. Our mission is to enhance the lives, promote and sustain visibility, professional growth, and provide mentoring services to young women and adults worldwide. We accomplish our mission by providing FREE medical care to the poor and underserved in New York, Caribbean and South Africa. We also donate toys and clothing to many organizations. We recently started a new program to donate vitamins for adults and children with HIV. We accept volunteers for clerical work, medical volunteers of all disciplines. Thanks for your support. • Phone: 516 538 5466 • Address: 543 Northern Parkway, Uniondale, New York, 11553 • email • website • Opportunities: Volunteer Opportunities, Donations - Monetary, Donations - Other
NY Hospice
Hospice of NY needs adult volunteers to provide companionship to terminally ill patients. You can make a different in these patients lives by being there to talk or listen, helping them do things such as write letters and run errands, or read to them.
Volunteers can give as much or as little time as they wish.
All volunteers must go through a 15 hour training program, have checkable references and pass the screening process.
Old Westbury Gardens' needs volunteers with diverse skills and experience to assist visitors and staff in all aspects of the organization. If you have an interest in joining this valuable team, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Jamie Watkis at 516.333.0048 x302 or jwatkis@oldwestburygardens.org.
• Phone: 516.333.0048 x302 • Address: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury • email • Opportunities: Volunteer Opportunities
Preschools/Daycare Wish List
Many preschools have a wish list of things they need. Contact one to find out what items you may be able to donate.
Opportunities: Volunteer Opportunities, Donations - Monetary, Donations - Other
Response of Suffolk County
RESPONSE HOTLINE IS "HEAR2HELP"
Response of Suffolk County is a nationally accredited agency providing crisis intervention/suicide prevention services. In addition to our free, confidential and anonymous telephone counseling, Response's services include an ONLINE crisis intervention service, called Hear2Help. Open to anyone on within our catchment area who is more comfortable "talking" online than talking over the phone - but especially targeted to teens and young adults - Hear2Help counselors are available to talk with callers about a huge range of struggles, including peer pressure, relationship difficulties, bullying, thoughts of suicide, feelings of isolation, physical or sexual abuse, loss of a loved one, and substance-related problems. For adolescents who go to the Internet community to seek support and understanding, Hear2Help is a safe place for them to talk about their struggles. As with hotline calls, all Hear2Help calls are confidential, free, and anonymous. Referral information about support groups, counselors, specialized hotlines, associations, government programs, clinics and many other local community resources are also provided upon the caller's request. We believe the more opportunities people have to talk openly about life struggles and problems, the more likely someone who is suffering in silence will be to recognize that they are not alone and that help is available. You can reach a Hear2Help counselor online at www.responsehotline.org, or call Response Hotline at 631- 751-7500.
The Honeysuckle Foundation for Children with Cancer
The Honeysuckle Foundation works with Schneider Children's Hospital providing the psychosocial support for cancer patients and their families. From initial diagnosis, throughout treatment and then after treatment the program strives to help families deal with the change in life that occurs when a child is diagnosed with cancer.
The foundation was started by a young long island girl Alicia Giacalone and her mom Rene when Alicia waged her own successful battle against pediatric cancer four years ago.
North Shore Child Family Guidance Center, Long Island's leading specialty children's mental health center, is looking for volunteer tutors that want to help young children. Give a call if you are interested.
Are you looking for a way for your child to help and learn about others while having fun? The Fay J. Linder Center for Autism is in search of female peer mentors between the ages of 6-8 yrs to interact with a lovely, energetic, and talkative group of children, who meet on Fridays from 4:30-5:30 at our Bethpage facility. Please know that our social skills groups at the center provide a safe and friendly place to learn how to apply the rules of social interactions. In addition, it serves as a meeting place for children to come together and establish relationships that go beyond the walls of our meeting room. During our groups, we play a variety of games, have arts and crafts, pizza parties, visits from a local therapy dog (on occasion) and mostly have FUN!!!!!!!!!!
If interested, please contact Gina-Marie Muscillo CCCSLP at 516-802-8600.
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Below are ways parents and kids can give back to our Long Island communities. Click the Non-Profit Spotlight to read about our featured non-profit and see their wishlist.
