UNITED WAY
of LONG ISLAND'S HOLIDAY WISH LIST
Thank you for your
generosity and concern during this holiday season. United Way member
agencies are seeking donations of goods and services to help needy families
in your community. Attached is a list of the agencies and contact persons
so you can contact those you are interested in. They are listed according
to location. Volunteer opportunities and agencies that operate Adopt-a-Family
programs are also listed. At the end of the Wish List is a listing of
special holiday items you can purchase from agencies with the proceeds
going directly to support specific services.
Feel free to copy and distribute this list as you wish!
Holiday
Gifts & Food
NASSAU COUNTY
American Red Cross, Nassau Chapter (Mineola) Contact
Robert Nori 516.747-3500 x 208 or norir@usa.redcross.org.
Give the gift of swimming lessons for a child whose parents cannot
afford them.
Bethany House (Roosevelt) Contact Linda Wilkonski 516.868.6866
orbethanyhouseLW@aol.com. New
toys for children birth – 14 years; new winter clothing for children
and women all sizes; individual food baskets; holiday decorations; gift cards
to moderate-priced retail stores; Nassau County Metro Cards. Conducts an
Adopt A Family program.
Central Nassau Guidance & Counseling (Hicksville) Contact Diane
Bythrow 516.822.6111 x 227 or dbythrow@centralnassau.org
New and gently used clothing for adult men & women sizes M to 3x; individual
food baskets; proceeds of coat drives; holiday decorations; small gifts, raffle
gifts.
Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect (Garden City) Contact Alisha
Contreras 516.747.2966 x 4606 or acontreras@ccanli.org.
New toys for children infant – pre-teen; new winter clothing, jackets,
tops & pants for infants – teens; individual food baskets; holiday
decorations. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
COPAY (Great Neck) Contact Samaria Vasquez 516.466.2509
orcopayincgn@aol.com. New toys for
children 5-15 years; new clothing for children 5-15 years especially coats,
hats, boots & gloves; individual food baskets; holiday decorations; cash
donations to support holiday party for children.
EAC, Inc. (Hempstead) Contact Lance Elder 516.539.0150 or lelder@eacinc.org.
New toys for children 3-12 years; individual food baskets; proceeds of food
drives.
Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island (Garden City) Contact
Gladys Brown 516.739.7733 x 300 orgbrown@epil.org.
New socks/underwear in adult sizes and gently used pants for men/women.
Family and Children’s Association (Mineola) Contact
Angela Mangiaracina 516.746.0350 x 367 or amangiaracina@familyandchildrens.org.
New toys for children newborn-18 years; new clothing for children newborn-18
years esp. hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, scarves & gloves; individual
food baskets; proceeds of food drives; holiday decorations. Conducts an Adopt
A Family program.
Hagedorn Little Village School (Seaford) Contact Caryl Bank 516.520.6003
or caryl.bank@little-village.org.
New toys for children 2-6 years; holiday decorations.
Harbor Child Care Center (Sea Cliff) Contact Deanna Cinelli or Jill
Rooney 516.248.9855 or harbor_jill@yahoo.com.
New toys for children 12 weeks - 12 years; individual food baskets; proceeds
of food drives. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
Helen Keller Service for the Blind (Hempstead) Contact Lorraine Lo
Curto 516.485.1234 or locurto@helenkeller.org.
Individual food baskets; new clothing adults’ sweatpants and sweatshirts,
underwear and T-shirts; holiday decorations.
Hi-Hello Child Care Center (Freeport) Contact Fran Karliner
516.379.1825 or fkarliner@hihellochildcare.org.
New toys for children 6 months-12 years; proceeds of food drives.
Hicksville Boys & Girls Club Contact Thomas Bruno 516.822.7594
or HYCBGC@aol.com. New toys for children
birth-18 years; new winter outerwear clothing, shirts, socks, underwear & pajamas
for children birth-18 years; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets;
fixings for holiday dinners; holiday decorations. Conducts an Adopt A Family
program.
Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre Contact Margarita Grasing
or Jenny Cepero 516.766.6610 orinfo@hispanicbrotherhood.org.
New toys for children 5-12 years; new clothing for children 5-14 years; proceeds
of food drives; individual food baskets
Island Harvest (Mineola) Contact Doreen Principe 516.294.8528
or doreen@islandharvest.org.
New toys for children 13-18 years; proceeds of food drives; turkeys or coupons
for free turkeys.
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged-JASA (Mineola) Contact
Jolene Boden 516.742.2050 or jboden@jasa.org.
Individual food baskets; decorations.
La Fuerz Unida (Glen Cove) Contact Paula Sandillo 516.759.0788 x 18/25
or psandillo@lfuinc.org. New toys
for children 7-12 years; individual food baskets; proceeds of coat drives.
Long Beach Reach Contact Peggy O’Connell 516.889.2332
or poconnell@longbeachreach.com.
New toys for children 1-12 years; new clothing for children infant – 12
years and female teens; individual food baskets.
Long Island Council of Churches (Hempstead) Contact Alric
Kennedy 516.565.0290 or alrickennedy@optonline.net .
New toys for children 6-14 years; new clothing for children newborn-2 years
and 15-18 years; individual food baskets.
Lutheran Social Services of NY-New LIFE Center (Uniondale)
Contact Hylkije Halili 516.483.3240 or hhalili@lssny.org.
New toys for children birth – 18 years; new clothing children from
infant to size 12; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets; proceeds
of coat drives.
Mental Health Association of Nassau County (Hempstead) Contact
Pearl Orner 516.489.2322 or porner@mhanc.org.
New and gently used clothing for adults 18 yrs.+; individual food baskets.
Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Hempstead)
Contact Sharon Hoahing 516.572.0700 or shoahing@cadvnc.org.
New toys for children 5-17 years; new sweat suits for adult women; proceeds
of food drives. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (Westbury
location) Contact Susan Escobar or Sulky Mahews 516.997.2926. New toys for
children birth - 5 years; new clothing for children birth- 5 years and maternity
clothes all sizes; individual food baskets; proceeds of food drives.
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (Roslyn Heights
location) Contact Margo Posillico Messina 516.626.1971 x 370 or mpmrcsw24@aol.com.
New toy donations for children ages 5-18 years; new sweatshirts for children
5-18 year in sizes up to 3x; holiday decorations; Conducts an Adopt A Family
program.
Society of
St. Vincent de Paul (Bethpage) Contact Thomas Abbate 516.822.3132
or tabbate@svdprvc.org. New
toys; new & gently used clothing; proceeds of coat drives; holiday
decorations; gift cards to supermarket or retail stores (Target, WalMart,
etc).
Woodward Children’s Center (Freeport) Contact Paul
Lomtevas 516.379.0900 x 202 or 516.379.0916 or plomtevas@woodwardchildren.org.
New and gently used toys for children ages 5-21 years; new and gently used
clothing for children 5-21 years all items; proceeds of coat drives; individual
food baskets; proceeds of food drives; holiday decorations.
YES Community Counseling Center (Massapequa) Contact Mark
Wenzel 516.799.3203 or yesccc@vdot.net.
New toys for children of any age; new clothing for any age; proceeds of food
drives; individual food baskets; holiday decorations. Conducts an Adopt A
Family program.
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Adelante of Suffolk County (Brentwood) Contact Noemi Robinson
631.434.3481 x 14 or mrsnoemirobinson@yahoo.com.
New toys for children ages 5 – 12 years; proceeds of food drives.
Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area (Bellport) Contact
Tracie Van Dina 631.286.9090 ortracie@bgcbellport.org.
New toys for children birth – 12 years; new clothing for teens esp.
hats, scarves, gloves & socks; individual food baskets; proceeds of food
drives; holiday decorations. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
Colonial Youth and Family Services (Mastic Beach) Contact Ray Hopp
631.281.4461 or info@colonialyfs.com.
New toys for children birth-16 years; proceeds of food drives; individual food
baskets. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
Community Action Southold Town –CAST (Greenport) Contact
Liza Coppola 631.477.1717 or liza71158@yahoo.com.
New toys for children 9-18 years; new clothing for all ages; proceeds of
food drives; individual food baskets; proceeds of coat drives; holiday decorations;
cash donations. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
EAC (Central Islip) Contact Andrea Ramos-Topper 631.439.0480
or artopper@eacinc.org. New toys
for children birth-18 years; new clothing for children birth – 18 years;
individual food baskets; proceeds of food drives; holiday decorations. Conducts
an Adopt A Family program.
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk (Patchogue) Contact: Frederick
Combs 631.758.9315 or fcombs@eoc-suffolk.com.
New toys for children infants – 5 years and gift items for teens; new
clothing for children infants – 12 years; individual food baskets; proceeds
of food drives; holiday decorations.
Family Service League (Huntington) Contact Lisa Jamison 631.427.3700
x 256 orljamison@fsl-li.org. New toys
for children birth – 13 years.
Friends of Karen (Port Jefferson) Contact Patricia Conway
631.473.1768 or patriciaconway@friendsofkaren.org.
New toys for children birth-21 years; gift cards to supermarkets or retail
stores for clothing, toys, music, books, etc. Conducts an Adopt A Family
program.
Gerald Ryan Outreach Center (Wyandanch) Contact Noelle Campbell
631.643.7591 or ryanoutreach@optonline.net.
New toys for children 1–14 years; new clothing for men especially socks/underwear;
proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets.
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk (Middle Island) Contact Beth Reichert
631.924.4966 x 113 or familyservices@habitat-suffolk.org.
New toys for children of all ages; individual food baskets. Conducts an Adopt
A Family program.
Haven House/Bridges (Brentwood) Contact Janine Taylor 631.231.3619
orjtaylor@tsli-hhb.org. New toys
for children ages 1-10 years; proceeds of food drives; holiday decorations;
holiday gifts for adults in agency programs.
Long Island Association for AIDS Care (Hauppauge) Contact Ilysse Blatt
631.385.2451 or iblatt@liaac.org. New
toys for children ages 10-18 years; new winter clothing items for adults especially
scarves, hats & gloves; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets;
holiday decorations.
Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank (Hauppauge) Contact
Robin Amato 631.582.3663 or ramato@licares.org.
Proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets; personal care products; school
supplies and cash donations. Serves Nassau & Suffolk Counties.
Long Island Child and Family Development Services (Patchogue)
Contact Mattie Angus 631.758.5200 x 135 or mattie.angus@liheadstart.org.
New clothing for children birth – 5 years esp. scarves, hats & gloves;
proceeds of coat drives; individual food baskets; proceeds of food drives.
Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
The Ministries (Coram) Contact Ann Moran-Smith 631.736.4800 or shministries@optonline.net.
New toys for infants to teens; new gloves/hats/scarves/underwear for children
of all ages and adults; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets; supermarket
gift certificates. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
Options for Community Living (Smithtown) Contact Denise
Waterhouse 631.361.9020 x 119 or dwaterhouse@optionscl.org.
New toys for children birth – 12 years; new clothing; individual food
baskets; gift cards to moderate retail stores and supermarkets. Conducts
an Adopt A Family program.
Pederson-Krag Center (Huntington) Contact Jason Mullen 631.920.8093.
New toys; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets.
Pederson-Krag
Center (Smithtown) Contact Jason Mullen or Kyla Blattberg
631.920.8300. New toys; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets.
Pederson-Krag
Center (Wyandanch) Contact Toscha Hamilton 631.920.8250.New
toys; proceeds of food drives; individual food baskets.
Pederson-Krag
Center (Coram) Contact Wayne 631.920.8302. New toys; proceeds
of food drives; individual food baskets.
PRONTO of Long Island (Bay Shore) Contact Mrs. Holly 631.231.8290
or info@prontoli.org. New toys for children
2-12 years; new clothing for all children and adults; proceeds of food drives;
proceeds of coat drives.
Resurrection House (Wheatley Heights) Contact Leslie Wadler
631.491.3954 or resurrectionhouse@verizon.net.
Individual food baskets; proceeds of coat drives.
The Retreat (East Hampton) Contact Heather Fay 631.329.4398
or heather@theretreatinc.org.
New toys for children of all ages; new clothing all ages & sizes; individual
food baskets; proceeds of food drives; holiday decorations. Conducts an Adopt
A Family program.
Southampton Hospital – David E. Rogers Center for HIV/AIDS
Care (Southampton) Contact Mareen Coley or Michael Collins
631.287.5990 or michaelcollins@southamptonhospital.org .
Individual food baskets; proceeds of coat drives.
Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Bay
Shore) Contact Diane Mikelinich 631.666.7181 or sccadv@sccadv.org.
New clothing all sizes esp. pajamas, nightgowns, underwear & lingerie;
holiday decorations; dehumidifier, kitchen paper goods and cleaning supplies;
gift cards to retail stores, gas cards and supermarket cards.
Victims Information
Bureau (Hauppauge) Contact Celeste McKinstry 631.360.3730
x 130 or cmckinstry@vibs.org.
New toys for children 4-12 years; new clothing for children 4-12 years
esp. winter coats, sneakers & boots and clothing for women; individual
food baskets; proceeds of food drives; supermarket, gas and moderate
retail store gift cards.
Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk (Northport) Contact
Marguerite Metzendorf 631.261.7200 x 338 or mmetzendorf@vnshs.org.
Individual food baskets.
Wyandanch Homes and Property Development Corp. Contact Peter
Barnett 631.491.7285 or whpdc@optonline.net.
New toys for children all ages; new clothing all ages; proceeds of food drives;
individual food baskets. Conducts an Adopt A Family program.
Holiday Volunteer
Opportunities
NASSAU COUNTY
Family and Children’s Association (Mineola) Contact
Angela Mangiaracina 516.746.0350 x 367 or amangiaracina@familyandchildrens.org.
Volunteers needed to deliver food baskets and distribute toys.
Island Harvest (Mineola) Contact Doreen Principe 516.294.8528
or doreen@islandharvest.org.
Volunteers sort & pack donated food and to assist as food transporters.
Long Island Council of Churches (Hempstead) Contact Alric Kennedy
516.565.0290 or alrickennedy@otponline.net.
Volunteers needed to sort & pack donated food; seeking drivers who may
be visiting Maryland for the holidays willing to take with them “disaster
response kits” to deliver to Church World Service warehouse in New Windsor,
MD.
Lutheran Social Services of NY-New LIFE Center (Uniondale)
Contact Hylkije Halili 516.483.3240 or hhalili@lssny.org.
Volunteers needed to sort & pack donated food.
Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Hempstead) Contact
Sharon Hoahing 516.572.0700 or shoahing@cadvnc.org.
Volunteers needed to staff the agency’s “Holiday Gift Room”.
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (Westbury)
Contact Susan Escobar or Sulky Mahews 516.997.2926. Volunteers needed to
sort & pack donated food and sort & wrap donated toys.
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Community Action Southold Town –CAST (Greenport) Contact Liza
Coppola 631.477.1717 or liza71158@yahoo.com.
Volunteers needed to deliver food baskets and distribute toys.
Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk (Patchogue) Contact:
Frederick Combs 631.758.9315 orfcombs@eoc-suffolk.com.
Volunteers needed to distribute donated toys.
Family Service League (Huntington) Contact Lisa Jamison
631.427.3700 x 256 or ljamison@fsl-li.org.
Volunteers needed to sort & wrap donated toys.
Gerald Ryan Outreach Center (Wyandanch) Contact Noelle Campbell
631.643.7591 or ryanoutreach@opton-line.net mail to: ryanoutreach@opton-line.net.
Volunteers needed to sort & wrap donated toys at 2:00 pm on December
21, 2008.
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk (Middle Island) Contact
Beth Reichert 631.924.4966 x 113 or familyservices@habitatsuffolk.org.
Volunteers needed to deliver food baskets and distribute donated toys.
Long Island Cares, the Harry Chapin Food Bank (Hauppauge)
Contact Robin Amato 631.582.3663 or ramato@licares.org.
Volunteers needed to sort & pack donated food. Serves Nassau & Suffolk
Counties.
The Ministries (Coram) Contact Ann Moran-Smith 631.736.4800
or shministries@optonline.net.
Volunteers needed to sort & pack donated food.
