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Ways to Support Local Families This Holiday Season
With the holidays approaching, it's the perfect time to reach out and help families in need across Long Island. Many nonprofits have projects that provide toys, books, food, and more to the community, and there are many ways you can help.
Our real estate agents suggest reaching out to the following organizations to help support local Long Island families during the holidays.
Ways to Support Local Families This Holiday Season
Project TOY
Address: Designated collection points throughout the area
Family Service League and its lead partner, FourLeaf Federal Credit Union, are teaming up to make the holidays brighter with their annual Project TOY drive. To help, donate a new, unwrapped toy at one of their donation sites near Huntington homes for sale, or shop directly from their Amazon wishlist.
Guide Dog Foundation
Address: 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787
The Guide Dog Foundation, located just around the corner from Smithtown homes for sale, helps people who are blind, have low vision, or have other disabilities by providing them with trained guide dogs, free of charge. You can help in ways such as the following:
- Giving a puppy a home until it's old enough to be trained for the program
- Join their Sewing Circle to make crate mats or other items for the dogs
Turkey Drive
Address: 899 S. Oyster Bay Road, Bethpage, NY 11714
Help local families in need by donating to the 17th Annual Turkey Drive. Shop for frozen turkey and non-perishable food items to help fill the holiday table for your neighbors who are in need of a helping hand. Monetary donations are also accepted, and everything will be given to the Island Harvest Food Bank to distribute.
Gather & Give: A Holiday Food Giving Drive
Address: Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank, 10 Davids Drive (Harry Chapin Way), Hauppauge, NY 11788
Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank has launched its largest food drive of the year, aiming to help households celebrate the holidays with a full table. Download the organization's list of needed items, shop for them, and then drop off your donation at one of the convenient local donation sites located near Hauppauge homes for sale. And you don't even have to leave home to help if you buy foods such as a pound of fresh fruit, a case of pasta, and other items to donate from the food bank's website.
Kids Need More Holiday Cheer Elf Ride
Address 600 Albany Ave., Amityville, NY 11701
If you'd love to bring joy, support, and some magical memories to children and families who are coping with significant challenges, consider taking part in the Kids Need More Holiday Cheer Elf Program. Headquartered near Amityville homes for sale, the organization collects gifts that are delivered via Holiday Cheer Buses. The buses roll out with teams of costumed elves—that's where you can also come in!—to bring laughter, gifts, games, decorations, and holiday meals to families.
Book Fairies
Address: 70 N. Main St., Freeport, NY 11520
Book Fairies collects new and gently used books to give to under-resourced areas across Long Island, the state, and the world. This can inspire a love of reading, leading to greater academic success. You can help their mission in a wide variety of ways, including:
- hosting a book drive
- sorting books
- picking up or delivering books
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