Teens Take Charge
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Long Beach Public Library, Youth Services Department
111 West Park Avenue
Long Beach, NY 11561
www.longbeachlibrary.org
Contact Teresa McCarthy, Youth Librarian: tmccarthylb@nassaulibrary.org, 516 - 432 -
7201
To help provide the teens of Long Beach with a venue for community service via
our "TEEN Volunteers" Program.
The Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
5 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
www.liaf.org
Contact Delores E. Brajevich, Dir. Human Resources: deloresb@liaf.org, 516 - 767 - 6856
"To help lighten the burden and improve the quality of life for those suffering with
Alzheimer's disease-and their caregivers."
Long Island Center For Independent Living, Inc
3601 Hempstead Tpke
Levittown, NY 11756
www.licil.net
Contact Patricia Moore, Executive Director: licil@aol.com, 516-796-0144
The Center's mission is to promote empowerment through education, information
and rallying behind issues that directly impact the daily lives of persons with
disabilities.
Long Island Local Area Affiliate of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Northeast Region
P.O. Box 189
Eatontown, NY 07724
www.northeast.resolve.org
Contact Kiersten Bartolotta, Secretary/Volunteer Coordinator: longisland@northeast.
resolve.org
Toll-Free Help Line: 888 - 765 - 2810
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association is a patient-focused, non-profit
organization dedicated to providing compassionate support and practical
information to the millions of women and men afflicted with the disease of
infertility. RESOLVE promotes greater public and scientific understanding of the
disease and improved access to family building options to help people overcome
the barriers to infertility resolution. RESOLVE and its volunteers carry out this
mission through nationwide support programs, education, identification of
professional services, public awareness building, research and advocacy.
Long Island Volunteer Center
58 Hilton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550
www.longislandvolunteercenter.org
Contact Diana O'Neill, Executive Director: longislandvc@aol.com, 516 - 564 - 5482
The Long Island Volunteer Center (LIVC) , part of the Points of Light Foundation
National Network of Volunteer Centers, is the resource center for volunteerism
and community service initiatives throughout Nassau and Suffolk. Established in
1992, the LIVC mission is to improve the quality of life of Long Island communities
by promoting community volunteer participation through the linkage of human
resources with community needs. The Long Island Volunteer Center operates
year round and its services are provided free of charge with support from
donations and fund raising efforts.
Lupus Alliance of America, LI/Q Affiliate
2255 Centre Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710
www.lupusliqueens.org
Contact Nancy Beder: info@lupusliqueens.org, 516 - 783 - 3370
To serve, educate and find the cause and cure for lupus, while ensuring a better
quality of life for those with lupus and their families.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York
1111 Marcus Avenue, Suite II22
Lake Success, NY 11042
www.metrony.wish.org
Contact Norma Blank: njblank@metrony.wish.org, 516 - 944 - 6212
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich
the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
Manhasset Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse
200 Memorial Place
Manhasset, NY 11030
www.manhassetcasa.org
Contact Karin Schlereth, Community Coordinator: casa_org@manhasset.k12.ny.us, 516
-267-7548
CASA’s mission is to mobilize families, schools, and the community to meet the
challenges of tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse through a comprehensive
plan overseen by a Community coordinator, to promote and maintain the
environment and skills necessary for children to make healthy and responsible
choices.
mercyFirst
525 Convent Road
Syosset, NY 11791
www.mercyfirst.org
Contact Kerri Sneden, Director of Community Relations: ksneden@mercyfirst.org, 516 -
921 - 0808, ext. 114
mercyFirst provides hope by reaching out to children and families in need,
recognizing the unconditional, God-given right of every person to heal and grow
physically, spiritually, morally, intellectually and emotionally.
Mid-Island Y JCC
45 Manetto Hill Road
Plainview, NY 11803
http://www.angelfire.com/pro2/miyjccteens/
Contact Josh Henkel, Teen Director: jhenkel@miyjcc.org, 516 - 822 - 3535, ext. 324
The Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center shall be an instrument for Jewish
identity, personal growth, family strength and community cohesion as well as
promote harmony with the community at large.
The Miracle Foundation
821 Franklin Avenue, Suite 311
Garden City, NY 11530
www.miraclefoundation.com
Contact Kate Debold, Director: kdebold@miraclefoundation.com, 516 - 873 - 0105
The Miracle Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the
lives of those diagnosed with cancer and ultimately to defeating this disease. Our
fundraising efforts focus on supporting creative research, increasing cancer
awareness and improving patient care.
MOMMAS House
1857 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.mommashouse.org
Contact Deirdre Shea, Assistant Director: mommas86@optonline.net, 516 - 781 - 8637
The mission of MOMMAS House is to provide any pregnant or parenting young
woman, (age 17-24) with a stable environment; one where she can learn the
necessary and practical skills necessary to become an independent working
parent.
Our Goals are to:
Provide young mothers with a home where responsibility is stressed;
Prevent child abuse by alleviating the isolation experienced by many young
mothers;
Avoid child neglect by teaching parenting skills and the recognition of normal
child development;
Offer a stable environment - nurture and encourage mother to obtain training and
schooling;
Assist the woman with employment and independent living.
MPowering Kids
161 Drexel Avenue
West bury, NY 11590
www.mpoweringkids.org
Contact Karen Blank, Community Affairs and Program Associate: karen@mpoweringkids.
org, 516 - 874 - 1466
The mission of MPowering Kids is to enhance student learning and academic
achievement of promising students, and to provide college preparation for under-
served / under-privileged children.
Muttontown Horsemen's Association Inc.
P.O. Box 765
Syosset, NY 11791
www.muttontownhorsemen.com
Contact Barbara Palm, Treasurer: muttonhorse@yahoo.com, 516-922-TAIL
Taking care of Muttontown Preserve under Nassau County Steward's program and
land conservation in Nassau County
Nassau County Youth Board
60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Uniondale, NY 11553
Contact Kenneth Emeghebo: kenneth.emeghebo@hhsnassaucountyny.us,(516) 227-7109
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/YouthBoard/index.htm
The mission of the Nassau County Youth Board is to promote self-esteem,
positive values and morals, citizenship, dignity, as well as physical, social, and
mental well-being among the youth of Nassau County through youth and
community development. Our guiding principles are empowering youth,
strengthening families, creating healthy alternatives, developing communities
and establishing partnerships and service integration. It is important that young
people have an opportunity to learn and grow within communities that represent
the kind of world in which they live. We need to support and replicate programs
that work, experiment with initiatives, cross systems programming and build
capacity for programs for youth most in need. We move forward to create
opportunities for young people creating a culture of responsibility, service and
citizenship through the development of partnerships among government, the non-
profit sector, schools, businesses, and other community organizations.
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center
480 Old Westbury Road
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
Contact Ginny Geiss, Volunteer Coordinator: c/o Amy Gordon,
AGordon@northshorechildguidance.org, 516 - 626 - 1971, ext. 344
To take care of the emotional needs of children and their families.
111 West Park Avenue
Long Beach, NY 11561
www.longbeachlibrary.org
Contact Teresa McCarthy, Youth Librarian: tmccarthylb@nassaulibrary.org, 516 - 432 -
7201
To help provide the teens of Long Beach with a venue for community service via
our "TEEN Volunteers" Program.
The Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
5 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
www.liaf.org
Contact Delores E. Brajevich, Dir. Human Resources: deloresb@liaf.org, 516 - 767 - 6856
"To help lighten the burden and improve the quality of life for those suffering with
Alzheimer's disease-and their caregivers."
Long Island Center For Independent Living, Inc
3601 Hempstead Tpke
Levittown, NY 11756
www.licil.net
Contact Patricia Moore, Executive Director: licil@aol.com, 516-796-0144
The Center's mission is to promote empowerment through education, information
and rallying behind issues that directly impact the daily lives of persons with
disabilities.
Long Island Local Area Affiliate of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Northeast Region
P.O. Box 189
Eatontown, NY 07724
www.northeast.resolve.org
Contact Kiersten Bartolotta, Secretary/Volunteer Coordinator: longisland@northeast.
resolve.org
Toll-Free Help Line: 888 - 765 - 2810
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association is a patient-focused, non-profit
organization dedicated to providing compassionate support and practical
information to the millions of women and men afflicted with the disease of
infertility. RESOLVE promotes greater public and scientific understanding of the
disease and improved access to family building options to help people overcome
the barriers to infertility resolution. RESOLVE and its volunteers carry out this
mission through nationwide support programs, education, identification of
professional services, public awareness building, research and advocacy.
Long Island Volunteer Center
58 Hilton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550
www.longislandvolunteercenter.org
Contact Diana O'Neill, Executive Director: longislandvc@aol.com, 516 - 564 - 5482
The Long Island Volunteer Center (LIVC) , part of the Points of Light Foundation
National Network of Volunteer Centers, is the resource center for volunteerism
and community service initiatives throughout Nassau and Suffolk. Established in
1992, the LIVC mission is to improve the quality of life of Long Island communities
by promoting community volunteer participation through the linkage of human
resources with community needs. The Long Island Volunteer Center operates
year round and its services are provided free of charge with support from
donations and fund raising efforts.
Lupus Alliance of America, LI/Q Affiliate
2255 Centre Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710
www.lupusliqueens.org
Contact Nancy Beder: info@lupusliqueens.org, 516 - 783 - 3370
To serve, educate and find the cause and cure for lupus, while ensuring a better
quality of life for those with lupus and their families.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York
1111 Marcus Avenue, Suite II22
Lake Success, NY 11042
www.metrony.wish.org
Contact Norma Blank: njblank@metrony.wish.org, 516 - 944 - 6212
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich
the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
Manhasset Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse
200 Memorial Place
Manhasset, NY 11030
www.manhassetcasa.org
Contact Karin Schlereth, Community Coordinator: casa_org@manhasset.k12.ny.us, 516
-267-7548
CASA’s mission is to mobilize families, schools, and the community to meet the
challenges of tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse through a comprehensive
plan overseen by a Community coordinator, to promote and maintain the
environment and skills necessary for children to make healthy and responsible
choices.
mercyFirst
525 Convent Road
Syosset, NY 11791
www.mercyfirst.org
Contact Kerri Sneden, Director of Community Relations: ksneden@mercyfirst.org, 516 -
921 - 0808, ext. 114
mercyFirst provides hope by reaching out to children and families in need,
recognizing the unconditional, God-given right of every person to heal and grow
physically, spiritually, morally, intellectually and emotionally.
Mid-Island Y JCC
45 Manetto Hill Road
Plainview, NY 11803
http://www.angelfire.com/pro2/miyjccteens/
Contact Josh Henkel, Teen Director: jhenkel@miyjcc.org, 516 - 822 - 3535, ext. 324
The Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center shall be an instrument for Jewish
identity, personal growth, family strength and community cohesion as well as
promote harmony with the community at large.
The Miracle Foundation
821 Franklin Avenue, Suite 311
Garden City, NY 11530
www.miraclefoundation.com
Contact Kate Debold, Director: kdebold@miraclefoundation.com, 516 - 873 - 0105
The Miracle Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the
lives of those diagnosed with cancer and ultimately to defeating this disease. Our
fundraising efforts focus on supporting creative research, increasing cancer
awareness and improving patient care.
MOMMAS House
1857 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.mommashouse.org
Contact Deirdre Shea, Assistant Director: mommas86@optonline.net, 516 - 781 - 8637
The mission of MOMMAS House is to provide any pregnant or parenting young
woman, (age 17-24) with a stable environment; one where she can learn the
necessary and practical skills necessary to become an independent working
parent.
Our Goals are to:
Provide young mothers with a home where responsibility is stressed;
Prevent child abuse by alleviating the isolation experienced by many young
mothers;
Avoid child neglect by teaching parenting skills and the recognition of normal
child development;
Offer a stable environment - nurture and encourage mother to obtain training and
schooling;
Assist the woman with employment and independent living.
MPowering Kids
161 Drexel Avenue
West bury, NY 11590
www.mpoweringkids.org
Contact Karen Blank, Community Affairs and Program Associate: karen@mpoweringkids.
org, 516 - 874 - 1466
The mission of MPowering Kids is to enhance student learning and academic
achievement of promising students, and to provide college preparation for under-
served / under-privileged children.
Muttontown Horsemen's Association Inc.
P.O. Box 765
Syosset, NY 11791
www.muttontownhorsemen.com
Contact Barbara Palm, Treasurer: muttonhorse@yahoo.com, 516-922-TAIL
Taking care of Muttontown Preserve under Nassau County Steward's program and
land conservation in Nassau County
Nassau County Youth Board
60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.
Uniondale, NY 11553
Contact Kenneth Emeghebo: kenneth.emeghebo@hhsnassaucountyny.us,(516) 227-7109
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/YouthBoard/index.htm
The mission of the Nassau County Youth Board is to promote self-esteem,
positive values and morals, citizenship, dignity, as well as physical, social, and
mental well-being among the youth of Nassau County through youth and
community development. Our guiding principles are empowering youth,
strengthening families, creating healthy alternatives, developing communities
and establishing partnerships and service integration. It is important that young
people have an opportunity to learn and grow within communities that represent
the kind of world in which they live. We need to support and replicate programs
that work, experiment with initiatives, cross systems programming and build
capacity for programs for youth most in need. We move forward to create
opportunities for young people creating a culture of responsibility, service and
citizenship through the development of partnerships among government, the non-
profit sector, schools, businesses, and other community organizations.
North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center
480 Old Westbury Road
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
Contact Ginny Geiss, Volunteer Coordinator: c/o Amy Gordon,
AGordon@northshorechildguidance.org, 516 - 626 - 1971, ext. 344
To take care of the emotional needs of children and their families.