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W. T. Clarke Middle School students organized the charitable campaign.

Clarke Middle School students share warmth, kindness

To kick off the holiday season of giving, W. T. Clarke Middle School students collected and donated hats, gloves and socks to the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless. From Nov. 13 through 25, … more

12/10/15

Bellmorite Carine Firestone took to the stage at K.J. Farrell’s on Dec. 20 for a charity event that she organized to help keep Long Islanders in need warm this winter.

Spreading the gift of warmth

One Bellmore resident recently brought the community together with an important goal in mind: spreading the “gift of warmth” this winter. Carine Firestone, a local singer-song writer and … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/8/15

Pat Gerakaris, manager of more than 40 Long Island Rail Road stations, has sought to address the issue of homelessness, to both improve the customer experience and help those in need.

Taking on homelessness

Homelessness is a problem at train stations across Nassau County’s South Shore. Patrick Gerakaris, the manager of the county’s section of the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, wanted to do something about it. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/19/14

An abandoned house on Scaneateles Avenue in Lakeview — which was deemed “unfit for human occupancy” because of its overgrown shrubbery, mildew, animal feces and broken pipes — was where homeless teen Michael Ivey hid out before he was arrested on burglary charges.

The young and the homeless

Curled up in a blanket against the arm of a wood-frame couch on which she wriggles to get comfortable, Nia, an 18-year-old resident of Family and Children’s Walkabout for Young Men and Women, a long-term transitional house in Freeport that shelters homeless teenagers and helps them to become self-sufficient, described her daily routine. more

By Emily Webb | 2/11/14

Children got their faces painted by volunteers at the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless’s “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight vigil on Feb. 13.

Candlelight vigil helps L.I.'s homeless

A congregation of hundreds gathered at Farmingdale State College last month to join the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in hosting a “Have a Heart for the Homeless” candlelight … more

2/29/12

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