United Way of Long Island: Proud Partner of Together Long Island
Newsday’s Together Long Island is a grassroots movement to bring companies, causes and communities together to build a better Long Island. It serves as a forum for celebrating community activism, corporate social responsibility, and charitable contribution. Long Island companies, such as the United Way, have seen the need and are stepping up their efforts as founding partners with Newsday in the Together Long Island initiative. Find out more about these socially responsible organizations below.
United Way Long Island
United Way of Long Island’s mission is to ensure that every child, family, and individual is healthy, has a safe place to live, and has every opportunity to succeed in school, life, and work. We are creating opportunities for our youth, improving health and well-being, securing stronger financial futures, and building community resiliency. True to our founding spirit, whenever there is a need across the island, United Way is there. We take a proactive approach to every challenge, responding directly to local needs.
United Way of Long Island offers a full suite of wrap-around direct services meeting the needs of our youth, seniors, working families, veterans, and all Long Islanders.
We understand when you are in need of support navigating all the available options can be overwhelming, our 211 Long Island call center connects people and organizations to essential human services.
Make a difference in the lives of your fellow Long Island neighbors today.
We facilitate a collaborative response to human service needs on Long Island by coordinating a network of partners, establishing a community safety net of services. Check out our community partners in the categories below.
Every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive. At United Way of Long Island, we help children get off to a good start and empower youth to reach their full potential by breaking down barriers to success. We advance what works, including early childhood education, literacy development, access to a high-quality K-12 education, enrichment opportunities like afterschool and summer programs, college and career readiness, and family engagement, fostering a future where every young person can realize their dreams.
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. At United Way of Long Island, we help people overcome barriers to good health by improving access to nutritious food and quality health education and services, including preventative care, maternal and child health, mental health support, and more.
Every community deserves the opportunity to prosper. At United Way of Long Island, we work with our neighbors to build resilient communities that are ready for any challenge. Through initiatives in crisis response, environmental stewardship, and disaster preparedness, we are strengthening the foundations of communities for a more sustainable and secure future.
Every community deserves the opportunity to prosper. At United Way of Long Island, we work with our neighbors to build resilient communities that are ready for any challenge. Through initiatives in crisis response, environmental stewardship, and disaster preparedness, we are strengthening the foundations of communities for a more sustainable and secure future.
