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The East End of Long Island is a special place to United Way. The five townships that comprise the East End have different health and human care service needs than the rest of the island. A higher number of East End families live below the poverty level compared to the rest of Suffolk County. A higher percentage of seniors live on the East End compared to the rest of the county. Homelessness on the East End is attributed in part to the dramatic rise in housing costs and insufficient low-cost housing. There is also a shortage of public transportation, which affects the quality of life for many of our friends and neighbors living on the East End. We have targeted this area and its special needs so that all families on Long Island might live productive, self-sufficient lives.
East End Community Partners
East End Volunteers
United Way of Long Island's East End Initiative is comprised of volunteers from the North and South Forks who understand the different needs of the various communities that make up the East End of Long Island. The East End Campaign Cabinet is the fundraising arm of this initiative, and the East End Allocations Panel reviews our East End member agencies annually to ensure that United Way dollars have the greatest impact possible in East End communities.
East End Cabinet
Carol Ann Hochbrueckner
Interim Campaign Chair
Vice President
GJ Hochbrueckner & Associates, Inc.
Laurel
Janice Artandi
Marketing & Communications Consultant
Flanders
Bobby Goodale
Principal
Riverhead Building Supply
Riverhead
Joanne Loewenthal
Superintendent
Hampton Bays UFSD
Hampton Bays
Lawrence Milius
Senior Vice President
Suffolk County National Bank
Riverhead
Michael Milligi
President
Raymond Buick Pontiac GMC
Riverhead
Reverend Richard Norris
Cutchogue
Dennis A. Suskind
Retired Partner
Goldman Sachs
Bridgehampton
Jennifer Truscott
Executive Director
Peconic Community Council
Riverhead
Nancy Uzo
Vice President, Foundation & External Affairs
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Riverhead
Karl Washwick
President
The Washwick Agency
Riverhead
Michael Willmott
Director of Marketing & Advertising
Suffolk Life Newspapers
Riverhead
Irwin Garsten
Campaign Cabinet Chair Emeritus
President
Apple Honda
Riverhead
Nine United Way community partners are headquartered on the East End that are reviewed by the East End Allocations Panel. Last year alone, these agencies served more than 37,000 people who live on the North and South Forks. These agencies provide a variety of services that address the health and human care needs specific to the East End. They provide affordable quality daycare for working parents, shelter for abused women and children, medical transportation and friendly visits for the elderly and indigent, adult literacy programs and food and clothing to those in need.
Additional United Way community partners, which are headquartered throughout Long Island, serve individuals and families who reside on the East End. These agencies provide a variety of services and programs that include cancer support groups, teen pregnancy prevention programs, information and referral for East End residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or multiple sclerosis, and recreational programs for children at risk.
Central Suffolk Hospital, Eastern Long Island Hospital and Southampton Hospital are headquartered on the East End and are also United Way community partners. Therefore they are a part of the East End Initiative.
United Way Member Agencies Serving the East End Community
American Cancer Society, Suffolk
Association for the Help of Retarded Children, Suffolk
Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk Council
Cancer Care
Catholic Charities
Child Care Council of Suffolk
Concern for Independent Living
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Dominican Sisters Family Health Service*
East Hampton Day Care Center*
Eastern Long Island Hospital*
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk
Education & Assistance Corporation (EAC)
Family Counseling Service*
Family Service League of Suffolk County
Federation of Organizations/Foster Grandparent Program
Girl Scouts, Suffolk Council
Habitat for Humanity
Hands Across Long Island
Helen Keller Services for the Blind
Long Island Association for AIDS Care (LIAAC)
Long Island Cares
Long Island Council of Churches
Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation
Long Island Child & Family Services - Long Island Head Start
Mental Health Association of Suffolk County
Nassau-Suffolk Law Services Committee
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Long Island Chapter
North Fork Women's Resource Center*
Options for Community Living
Peconic Bay Medical Center*
Peconic Community Council*
Pederson-Krag Center
Response of Suffolk County
The Retreat*
The Salvation Army
The South Fork Community Health Initiative*
Southampton Hospital*
Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
SNAP Long Island (Building Skills, Networks, Assets and Programs for Youth and Families)
Timothy Hill Children's Ranch*
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk
Urban League of Long Island
Y.M.C.A. of Long Island
*United Way agencies and hospitals headquartered on the East End
Staff Contact
For more information about the East End Initiative, contact Thea Stoelinga, vice president of resource development, at tstoelinga@unitedwayli.org or 631.940.3758.
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