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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on March 1, 2009 to celebrate the open of the Peninsula Counseling Center’s new state-of-the-art headquarters in Valley Stream.

PCC serves ever-changing needs for a century

A century ago, community leaders in the Five Towns recognized a need to help the poor. To combat the problem, the Relief Association of Lawrence was launched. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/22/13

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. more

1/10/13

Joe Smith, executive director of Long Beach Reach Inc., addressed the hundreds of people in front of Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola.

Youth-service agencies face county cuts

Hundreds of people gathered at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola on July 6, rallying for the reinstatement of contracts and funds that the county cut for youth programs and substance-abuse treatment agencies. more

By Brian Croce | 7/11/12

Linda Leonard, executive director of the Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore, said she worries that her agency could lose its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week suicide-prevention hotline if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano eliminates funding for the private, nonprofit agency.

Nassau’s social-service network in crisis

The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center would lose more than $300,000 in funding if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano were to make good on a threat to cut all contracts with nonprofit social-service agencies that work with troubled youth, the mentally ill and drug addicts, said Linda Leonard, the Crisis Center’s executive director, this past week. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/9/12

Pictured were Amaka Oweazim, Green Acres Mall marketing assistant; John Kastan, PCC executive director and Trish Ketelson, Green Acres mall marketing director.

Green Acres is the place to be!

On Sunday, March 11 at 11 a.m., the Peninsula Counseling Center will host its second annual indoor community walk at Green Acres Mall to benefit children’s outpatient services. Every walker will … more

3/1/12

Fabulous food, fun, fundraising

“A Tasteful Evening” — an annual October fundraiser hosted by the Peninsula Counseling Center on October 24 — will welcome celebrity Chef Michael Psilakis to this year’s event. more

9/22/11

Rolling River Director Rhonda Goodman, left, and Skipper Division Supervisor Gina said that money raised will be divided between The Campmates Program™, Rolling River’s camp scholarship fund, and The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island.

Rolling River raises funds

Campers and staff at Rolling River Day Camp in East Rockaway emptied their pockets recently to raise money for the camp’s second annual Coin Harvest Fundraiser. From July 19 to July 22, giant blue piggy banks were placed around the Rolling River campus and served as drop-off stations for campers to donate their spare change. The campers and staff raised hundreds of dollars — which will be matched by Rolling River to support two charitable causes. more

8/3/11

Meryl Camer, center, program director for the Valley Stream-based Peninsula Counseling Center, said teens will listen to adults about drugs if they are shown respect and given objective information. Camer is joined here by John Kastan, PCC's executive director, and Lois Goldsmith, its associate director.

Stopping kids from doing heroin

Final part in a series. Why does anyone -- let alone a young person full of life -- start snorting or shooting heroin, an opiate known to cause near-instant addiction and possibly a lifetime of suffering? more

Scott Brinton | 8/17/10

Peninsula Counseling Center's 'A Tasteful Evening' will take place on Oct. 18 at The Woodmere Club.

Fundraiser for food fanatics

Your chance to get a taste of southwest Nassau County is coming up as the Peninsula Counseling Center plans its annual fundraiser. There will be 45 restaurants, bakeries, caterers and wineries participating in A Tasteful Evening at the Woodmere Country Club on Oct. 19. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/8/09

The award recipients were honored at a luncheon hosted by the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Rotary Club.

Six who give 'Service Above Self’ are awarded

The Lynbrook/East Rockaway Rotary Club presented its 12th annual John Rossetti Service Above Self awards in Elmont last Sunday. more

Mary Malloy | 9/24/09

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