News and Events

We happily provided Grant funds once again to Freedom Service Dogs, located in Englewood, CO. Our funds will be used to support their work of transforming lives by partnering people with custom-trained service dogs. Clients include veterans and active military members with service-related disabilities.

We were happy to provide Grant funding to Make-A-Wish of Metro New York. Our funds will support their mission to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. They serve children in NYC, Long Island and Western New York. Their vision is to grant the wishes of every eligible child.

We are happy to return to The Center for Youth in Rochester, NY. Our Grant funds will be used support their New Beginning House, a transitional living program for young men who have faced abandonment and for whom homelessness must be addressed to keep them from becoming chronically homeless adult men. The New Beginning House is a 4-unit apartment building on Field Street in the City of Rochester. Each of 3 units houses two young men, with a full-time office and mentors available in the 4th unit. This unique transitional living program allows these young men to live in a respectful and safe environment while they finish school, seek workplace opportunities, and address social and emotional challenges

We are happy to provide grant funding to NEXT for AUTISM. NEXT has two decades of experience launching and supporting ground-breaking initiatives that support their vision that everyone deserves to live a productive and fulfilling life. Current initiatives include NEXT CONNECTS, to improve neurodiverse hiring and employment, NEXT for AUTISM FELLOWS, to help bridge the gap for individuals requiring greater support needs, and the NEXT grants program, to identify and support autistic-led and community-based projects that empower the well-being of individuals in the areas of home, social, and work.

We happily presented Grant funds to East End Disability Associates. Our funds will be used to support the addition of a wheelchair ramp and deck replacement of their residence in Manorville, New York. This house is home to eight adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and cerebral palsy.

We presented Grant funds to Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center to help them with their Hardship Fund. Seventeen of their seventy-five current program participants receive partial support from their Hardship Fund, with one person receiving full support. Several participants would not be able to attend LIAD without this assistance. An estimated 1 in 8 Long Islanders over the age of sixty-five have Alzheimer’s disease.

We are happy to provide Grant funding to The Neighborhood House, in West Sayville, New York. Our funds will be used toward their Connections and Dinner Brigade Program. The Neighborhood House is committed to help people grieving the loss of a family member or loved one to suicide or overdose. Participants in their Connections program share a home-cooked dinner together, engage in professionally led support groups with peers, and work cooperatively in expressive art activities together before returning home.

We are happy to provide Grant funding to the Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation in Water Mill, NY. Our funds will be used to support their The Watermill Center Education Programs; specifically to expand access for Multilingual Learners. Watermill’s Education and Inclusion programming gives students of all ages and economic backgrounds the time, space and freedom to create and inspire.

We are happy to present Grant funds to The Little Shelter in Huntington, NY.
Our funds will be used to expand their out-of-state rescue program, Passage to Freedom, to cover transportation costs, sterilization, and initial vaccines.