United Way of Long Island Awards $18,900 Grant to The Safe Center LI to Help Support Long Island Community Programs
Bethpage, NY (PRWEB) April 14, 2014 -- The United Way of Long Island recently presented The Safe Center LI with an $18,900 grant to help forward the agencies community initiatives and improve the services they offer to the community.
“We couldn’t do the work that we do without our community partner agencies and the contributions they make to the residents of Long Island," said Theresa Regnante, President & CEO of United Way of Long Island.
“On behalf of The Safe Center LI, we would like to thank the United Way of Long Island for their continued support in our efforts,” said Sandy Oliva, co-Executive Director of The Safe Center LI .
About United Way of Long Island:
United Way is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization run by an independent volunteer board of directors. We are one of Long Island’s most cost-efficient nonprofit organizations, with 85 cents of every dollar raised given directly to our community partners or community recipients. This exceeds the standard of 65 percent established by the Better Business Bureau. United Way of Long Island also has a four-star rating by Charity Navigator for its operational efficiency and received this honor for a second year in a row. For more information or to make a donation, visit: http://www.unitedwayli.org/.
About The Safe Center LI:
The Safe Center LI was established in 2014 to protect, assist, and empower victims of family violence and sexual assault while challenging and changing social systems that tolerate and perpetuate abuse. Located in an historic Grumman-era building at 15 Grumman Road W., Bethpage, The Safe Center LI is a specially designed space which houses a Nassau County multidisciplinary team dedicated to restoring hope for victims of abuse. The 24-hour, multilingual domestic abuse hotline can be accessed at 516-542-0404. For more information, visit http://www.thesafecenterli.org or http://www.facebook.com/thesafecenterli.
Gina Pirozzi, G. Pirozzi Consulting, +1 212-228-1249, [email protected]
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