Long Island Programs

Helping Those Facing Serious or Life-Limiting Illness

Partners in Dignity - Volunteers assist and support individuals and families coping with serious or terminal illness by providing emotional and caring support, respite, visits, phone calls, holiday baskets, driving patients to medical appointments, grocery shopping, doing errands, and delivering meals. & Contact Information

Helping Families in Crisis

Adopt-a-Family - An opportunity for you and your family to give something special to a family in need, be it food and clothing, on a monthly basis. Needy families also receive F·E·G·S professional case management services. & Contact Information
Community Involvement - Through schools, synagogues, and youth groups, F·E·G·S obtains and distributes school supplies, food, and clothing to needy families. & Contact Information
Literacy Volunteers - Volunteers in the Children’s Library of the F·E·G·S Hempstead Multi-Service Center provide homework assistance, reading, and tutoring to the children of parents served by the clinical and employment programs.

Helping Seniors Remain Independent

Golden Age Project - Matches volunteers with homebound and isolated seniors, providing them with socialization and companionship through weekly visits.

Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC) - Volunteers visit seniors and participate in innovative intergenerational programs, pairing seniors and youth. The programs serve seniors residing within the towns of Huntington and North Hempstead who receive a variety of professional services designed to keep participants independent and living in their own homes.

Phone Friends - Provides companionship to isolated and homebound individuals through friendly weekly phone calls.