Catholic Charities
USA:www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Catholic
Charities
USA
is
the
national
office
for
more
than
1,700
local
Catholic
Charities
agencies
and
institutions
nationwide.
As
a
professional
association
and
social
justice
movement,
Catholic
Charities
USA
supports
local
Catholic
Charities
as
they
provide
help
and
create
hope
for
over
9
million
people
each
year
regardless
of
religious,
social,
or
economic
backgrounds.
Catholic
Charities
Diocese
of
Rockville
Center:www.catholiccharities.cc/
As
a
ministry
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Church,
Catholic
Charities
of
the
Diocese
of
Rockville
Center
assists
in
serving
the
basic
needs
of
the
poor,
troubled,
weak,
and
oppressed
and
is
committed
to
addressing
the
causes
of
injustice.
We
aim
to
organize
and
empower
people
to
secure
the
participation
of
all
in
the
life
of
the
community.
Catholic
Relief
Services:www.catholicreliefservices.org
Catholic
Relief
Services
is
the
official
international
humanitarian
agency
of
the
Catholic
community
in
the
United
States.
We
alleviate
suffering
and
provide
assistance
to
people
in
need
in
more
than
100
countries
without
regard
to
race,
religion
or
nationality.
Diocese
of
Rockville
Center: http://www.drvc.org/We
in
the
Diocese
of
Rockville
Center
make
up
the
Roman
Catholic
Church
here
on
Long
Island.
As
a
sacramental
community,
we
are
one
with
the
Catholic
Church
throughout
the
world,
while
here
at
home
we
are
united
under
the
leadership
of
Bishop
William
Murphy
to
live
the
Gospel
of
Jesus
Christ
as
one
family
of
faith
and
to
celebrate
this
life
in
our
liturgy,
sacraments,
prayer
and
service.
Island
Harvest
is
the
largest
hunger
relief
organization
on
Long
Island.
Lighthouse
Mission:
http://www.lighthousemission.net/Lighthouse_Mission_Inc./home.html
Every
week
the
Mission’s
mobile
team
gives
out
food
to
people
in
need
in
these
Suffolk
locations:
Amityville,
Bellport,
Central
Islip,
Coram,
Mastic,
Patchogue,
Port
Jefferson
Station,
Wyandanch,
and
Yaphank.
The
out-
reaches
take
place
outside
in
all
kinds
of
weather
where
people
wait
on
line
to
receive
a
bag
of
food
Go
to
this
site
to
see
the
schedules
and
other
services
offered.
Long
Island
Cares:
www.info@licares.org
Long
Island’s
First
Food
Bank
and
one
of
the
region's
most
comprehensive
hunger
action
organizations.
Long Island Wins: www.longislandwins.com
Long Island Wins provides resources and insight to
promote immigration solutions that include and work for everyone.
Long
Island
Council
of
Churches;http://www.ncccusa.org/ecmin/licc/
For
over
three
and
one-half
decades
the
LICC
has
been
an
effective
center
for
the
coordination,
referral
and
assistance
for
low-to-moderate
income
Long
Islanders.
Through
our
extensive
network
of
social
support
resources
and
our
ability
to
mobilize
the
volunteer
and
advocacy
efforts
of
nearly
800
faith
communities,
the
LICC
is
uniquely
qualified
to
respond
to
the
emergency
needs
of
the
least
fortunate
throughout
our
region.
MICHA:
Mobilized
Interfaith
Coalition
Against
Hunger: www.MICAHlongIsland.org
MICAH's
mission
focuses
on
education
and
advocacy
for
the
services,
programs
and
public
policies
that
remove
the
barriers
to
food
security
on
Long
Island.
Pax
Christi:
The
National
Catholic
Peace
Movement:www.paxchristiusa.org
Pax
Christi
USA
commits
itself
to
peace
education
and,
with
the
help
of
its
bishop
members,
promotes
the
gospel
imperative
of
peacemaking
as
a
priority
in
the
Catholic
Church
in
the
United
States.
Through
the
efforts
of
all
its
members
and
in
cooperation
with
other
groups,
Pax
Christi
USA
works
toward
a
more
peaceful,
just,
and
sustainable
world.
The
INN:www.the-INN.org
An
interfaith
network
of
soup
kitchens
to
feed
hungry
Long
Islanders.
Soon
after
the
Hempstead
soup
kitchen
began
operations,
others
opened
in
Long
Beach,
Freeport
and
Central
Islip.
Each
of
these
soup
kitchens
quickly
filled
a
desperate
need
that
existed
in
these
communities.
Today,
there
are
a
total
of
19
soup
kitchens,
operating
as
part
of
The
INN’s
network
across
Long
Island.
More
than
5,500
people
are
fed
each
week.
Go
to
this
site
to
see
the
schedule
for
St.
Francis
and
several
other
parishes
in
Patchogue.
Patchogue-Medofrd
Youth
and
Community
Services:
www.pmycs.org
Provides
individual,
group
and
family
counseling.
Site
provides
a
number
of
emergency
and
hiotline
numbers.
390
Bay
Avenue,
Patchogue,
631-758-4100.
Suffolk
County
Coalition
Against
Domestic
Violence:
www.sccadv.orgTHE
SUFFOLK
COUNTY
COALITION
AGAINST
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
dedicates
all
of
its
efforts
to
providing
safety
and
support
to
family
violence
victims
by
offering
preventative
and
supportive
services.
24-Hour
Hotline-631-666-8833,
Main
Offic
631-666-7181.
Food
Stamps
for
Working
Families:
www.otda.state.ny.usand
click
on
"Resources
for
Working
Families".
or
call
the
Hotline
at:
1-800-342-3009.
HomeShare
Long
Island:
The
purpose
of
HomeShare
is
to
link
older
homeowners
who
require
financial
or
physical
assistance
to
remain
independent
in
their
own
homes
with
younger
employed
adults
or
adult
students
who
cannot
afford
current
market
rental
fees. 631-427-3700.