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EAC Network Teams Up with Town of North Hempstead, Bank of America, and the Long Island Community Foundation for “Fresh from the Garden” Senior Initiative

EAC Network, in conjunction with the Town of North Hempstead and with funding from Bank of America and the Long Island Community Foundation (LICF), announced the launch of the social service agency’s brand new Fresh from the Garden program to provide at-risk seniors in New Cassel, NY with a free,…

03/10/2017

Students from Island Trees School District proudly pose with their food donations.

Island Trees School District Hosts Food Drive for EAC Network

For the fifth year in a row, EAC Network received large donations of nutritious, non-perishable food from Island Trees School District in Levittown for people living with HIV/AIDS. Students at J. Fred Sparke School, Memorial Middle School, and Michael F. Stokes School contributed to the food drive and collected donations. The…

01/25/2017

From right to left: Lance W. Elder, President & CEO, EAC Network; Carol O'Neill, Senior Director of Senior and Nutritional Services, EAC Network; and David M. Okorn, Executive Director, LICF.

EAC Network Receives Grant for New Fresh from the Garden Senior Initiative

EAC Network recently received a $20,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation (LICF) to provide at-risk seniors in New Cassel, NY with fresh produce and nutrition education as part of the nonprofit agency’s new Fresh from the Garden Senior Initiative. Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal…

01/24/2017

From left to right: Rachel Lugo, Division Director of of Family Support & Vocational Services; Kathryn Cannino, Program Director of the Long Island Parenting Institute; Paul Fleishman, Vice President of Public Affairs, Newsday; Dale Cole, Community Affairs Project Manager, Newsday; & Lance W. Elder, President & CEO, EAC Network.

EAC Network Receives $50,000 from Newsday Charities

Newsday Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund presented EAC Network’s Long Island Parenting Institute (LIPI) with a $50,000 grant. Paul Fleishman, Vice President of Public Affairs, and Dale Cole, Community Affairs Project Manager, both of Newsday, toured the LIPI facility in Central Islip on January 10th to learn more about the intricacies of parenting education. Children…

01/11/2017

From left to right: Marc C. Gann, WE CARE Co-Chair; Dorothy Worrell, Program Director of Nassau Supervised Visitation; Lance W. Elder, President & CEO, EAC Network; and Sarika Kapoor, WE CARE Co-Chair.

WE CARE Fund Grants $5K to Nassau Supervised Visitation

EAC Network received a grant of $5,000 from Nassau County Bar Association’s WE CARE Fund for its Nassau Supervised Visitation program. The lack of positive parent-child relationships can hinder children’s emotional growth and development. Nassau Supervised Visitation offers non-custodial parents access to visit with their children in order to develop…

12/22/2016

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