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Buy Barclays Tickets & Support EAC!

EAC Network is once again offering TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ – a unique way to benefit people in need while purchasing tickets to the highly anticipated PGA TOUR Playoff Championship, The Barclays, coming August 20-25, 2013 to Liberty National Golf Course …
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Alternatives For Youth a Finalist at the Imagine Awards

EAC is proud to announce we were selected as a Finalist in the Social Impact category of The Long Island Imagine Awards, in the “Social Impact” Category. The nomination was submitted for the highly effective program Alternatives for Youth (AFY). …
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“Light of Hope” Luncheon With Katie Beers Was Inspiring!

EAC Network’s  “Light of Hope” Luncheon, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, was held on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 and hundreds of EAC supporters experienced an inspirational live interview with Katie Beers, in her first Long Island speaking appearance. Katie Beers, …
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“SCROOGE” GIVES DONATION TO EAC THROUGH BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION & THE JOHN W. ENGEMAN THEATER

In the classic Dickens tale of “A Christmas Carol”, Scrooge learned that the true joy of life comes from helping others. This lesson about giving really came true this year when we received $2,020 from a promotion between Bethpage Federal …
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FARMINGDALE WALMART SUPPORTS MEALS-ON-WHEELS

EAC’s Meals-on-Wheels Program received a much needed grant of $1,000 from the Walmart Foundation, with the help of the management team from Walmart’s Farmingdale location. EAC’s Meals On Wheels program delivers nutritious meals to homebound elderly residents of Westbury, New …
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JPMORGAN CHASE GIVES $40,000 TO BRING HOPE TO THE HOMELESS

EAC is pleased to announce we have received a very generous $40,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to support our work with the homeless, through our Employment Readiness Initiative (ERI). ERI provides free vocational and supportive services to homeless …
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Alternatives for Youth Program Hosts “Career Day”

EAC’s Alternatives for Youth Program, as part of their work with youth and families in crisis, presents ongoing monthly education and recreation programs. As part of this initiative, in February the AFY staff presented the first “AFY Career Day”.  Twelve …
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BANK OF AMERICA & EAC HELPING THE HOMELESS THROUGH EDUCATION

Last year the Enhanced Readiness Initiative (ERI), a program of EAC, helped hundreds of homeless Long Islanders find employment through a wide range of vocational and supportive services. Now, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable …
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“WE CARE” HELPS EAC FAMILIES HEAL WITH $10,000 DONATION

EAC recently received a generous $10,000 donation from the WE CARE Fund, the charitable arm of the Nassau County Bar Association. WE CARE is a longtime supporter of EAC, and these funds will support EAC’s Nassau Supervised Visitation Program (NSV), …
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CLEARVISION BRINGS HOLIDAY JOY TO THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

Our Child Advocacy Center received more than 300 wrapped gifts from ClearVision Optical employees for at-risk children. This drive, called ClearVision Cares, delivered the gifts to the EAC Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center at the Pat & Mary Bagnato Place …
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“KIDS HELPING KIDS” DONATES THE GIFT OF WARMTH

EAC received a very generous donation of brand new coats, jackets and fleeces from “Kids Helping Kids” by Kids Way, Inc. This year EAC and some of their client families were also invited to a special press conference/luncheon at Oheka …
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13th ANNUAL EAC HOLIDAY SHOPPING SPREE FOR KIDS

Over two hundred Long Island children who are clients of EAC programs got to have a $100 shopping spree at Wal-Mart in Farmingdale on December 5th, thanks to the incredible generosity EAC Board Member, Thomas Gubitosi. This is the 13th …
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HALLOWEEN PARTY WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS

EAC’s 7th Annual Party to Protect Children, presented by MSC Industrial Supply Co., was held on October 25, 2012 at the Crest Hollow Country Club. Children came dressed in their Halloween best and enjoyed an elaborate indoor carnival of games …
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NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION – 30 HOUR BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING – JANUARY 23-27, 2013

EAC’s Long Island Dispute Resolution Centers’ (LIDRC) 2013 Basic Mediation Training is now open for registration. This 30-hour training will take place from January 23-27, 2013 at 175 Fulton Ave., Suite 400 in Hempstead, New York. People who take this unique …
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GEICO GIVES SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO EAC’S AT-RISK KIDS

EAC received a huge donation of back packs and assorted school supplies from the “Back to School Drive” conducted by GEICO employees. The Woodbury team’s donations were given to children in a variety of our programs. Some of the boys …
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EAC’s 2012 Employee Conference – “Vision to See – Faith to Believe – Courage to Do”

EAC’s 2012 Employee Conference was held on Thursday, September 13th on the glorious grounds of the NYIT de Seversky Center, formerly the mansion of the DuPont family. After breakfast almost 200 EAC employees from Long Island and New York City …
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ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS GIVES “KIDS TOOLS FOR SCHOOL”

EAC was one of the many recipients of the Astoria Federal Savings Kids Tools for School collection drive. Throughout Astoria Federal’s branch network in Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester, generous customers and employees dropped off supplies or made cash …
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LOCAL BIKERS SUPPORT EAC’S CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS

On Sunday, July 22, 2012 the Long Island Chapter of The Guardians of the Children, a national biker organization dedicated to protecting victims of child abuse, hosted their Annual Poker Run that benefited EAC. This year’s Poker Run kicked off …
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THE FAY J. LINDNER FOUNDATION GIVES $15,000 FOR SUPERVISED VISITATION

EAC recently received a generous $15,000 grant from The Fay J. Lindner Foundation to support our Long Island Supervised Visitation Programs. We are grateful to the foundation for being an outstanding community partner and for helping to ensure the safety …
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