The COVID-19 pandemic presented many daunting challenges, including unemployment and financial insecurity, to at-risk families across Long Island and New York City. During these difficult times, EAC Network’s family support services and programs provided vital frontline assistance that made a major difference in the quality of life of many underserved members of our community.
EAC Network continues to reach out to leaders within the diverse communities we proudly serve to better understand their evolving needs. During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we connected with Dr. Sana Malik, PhD., Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare. Our discussion included social…
Many of us are grappling with new changes and challenges while addressing the Coronavirus outbreak. Have your kids at home and need some support? Schedule a video chat with EAC Network’s Long Island Parenting Institute’s Program Director today!
Student Peer Mediators from Dodd Middle School in Freeport were recently invited guests on a court visit in the Village of Hempstead by Hon. Joy Watson, who had previously swore them in after their completion of a 16-hour Peer Mediation Training by EAC Network’s Long Island Dispute Resolution Centers.
Huge thanks to the AARP volunteers who came out to our food pantry to help sort, prepare, and pack food for clients in our food-based programs like Nutrition Education & Food Services, which supports people living with AIDS in Nassau County.
At EAC Network, we recognize the importance of our Family and Community Services to help our neighbors pay bills, resolve family and business conflicts, and navigate through obstacles that can hinder self-sufficiency. It is a challenging mission, but we continue to seek ways to improve our effectiveness by building collaborative…
Huge thanks to Microsoft in Huntington for hosting a gaming event for youth in our Alternatives for Youth and Chance to Advance programs (and their C2A mentors)! Everyone had a great time!
EAC Network’s Nutrition Education & Food Services teammates, Estefani DeVargas and Rosella Fuscaldo, glammed it up with MAC Volunteers on World AIDS Day. For the 9th year, our friends at MAC cosmetics turned our food pantry from drab to glam – we can’t thank them enough for sharing their love on this special day!
Domestic violence is a sensitive issue that touches the lives of countless New York families. In fact, nearly three out of four people in the United States personally know someone who is currently or has previously been victimized. This October, EAC Network, which provides vital Family & Community Services programs,…
Several EAC Network staff recently represented multiple programs at the Suffolk County Reentry Task Force Resource Fair, which promoted vocational skills/job training and leads, substance abuse/mental health treatment, family/peer support, and legal/social services.
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