In the SpotlightGiving Children a Summer to Remember!
 It's summertime and we'd like you to meet some of the kids who you'll be helping by giving to our summer camp appeal. Pictured here are Michael and his new camp friend Christopher, children who live right here on Long Island. For 6 year old Michael, and his working mother, the long summer weeks were very difficult. Michael spent most days in front of the TV either at home or at a neighbor's house. His mother spent the summer at work, worrying about Michael and what he was doing all day long.
There wasn't much to enjoy or look forward to. Every day was pretty much the same.
Last year, all that changed when Michael received a Family & Children's camp scholarship to attend our Summer to Remember program.
His life and the lives of many other children changed thanks to the generosity of people like you and our Leadership Level Sponsors:
Newsday Charities, Henry Schein, King Kullen, an anonymous donor, and The Riley Family Foundation.
This year, the Promise Project Team Director Nancy Cohan and Program Director Donna Whitfield-Raphael have created a thematic learning program entitled, "Summer Games." The Summer of Promise program (Out of School Learning) will weave together physical education, geography, and mathematics while celebrating the 2008 Summer Olympics. Youth will learn what it means to be part of a team, about China the host country of this summer's Olympics, and about themselves.
Please help a child go to camp
Click here or email us at giving@familyandchildrens.org
Grants, Honors & Awards
Our Volunteer Services program is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Roslyn Savings Foundation  who also gave a $5,000 grant to our Youth Board in support of an intergenerational cookbook project to connect our Hagedorn Center youth with Hempstead seniors to share cherished memories and recipes.
 Flushing Savings Bank has generously given a $10,000 grant to further the work being done at our Family Resource Center at the Hagedorn Complex in Hempstead. Special thanks to John Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Savings Bank for his continued support.
 Arrow Electronics continues to be a Corporate Champion with their generous $10,000 grant for our early childhood education programs, including our Summer to Remember camp.
The Knapp Swezey Foundation has awarded our Children's Center at Cohalan Court Complex with a $10,000 grant. This Center provides a safe, secure, and nurturing haven for children whose parents are dealing with court appearances and serious legal challenges.
Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) commemorated Memorial Day with a breakfast for the veterans living at our Veterans' Residence in West Hempstead. This residence provides permanent housing for up to eight honorably discharged veterans seeking quality, affordable, and substance-free accommodations in the community. The NEFCU gift also provided the veterans with a new BBQ grill so that they could enjoy many sun-filled meals in the months and years to come. Special guest Kristin DeJesus of NEFCU is pictured here with Family and Children's James Harnett and Paul from the Residence.
Family & Children's Chief Operating Officer Philip M. Mickulas was awarded the Hempstead NAACP's 2008 Humanitarian Award for his efforts on behalf of the residents of the Village of Hempstead. Phil is a 37-year resident of the Village of Hempstead and was the former president of the United Neighbors Civic Association; a scout leader with Pack 48; co-founder of the Uniondale-Hempstead PBC Youth Soccer League; and is currently on the Board of the Hempstead Library.
AROUND THE AGENCY
Spring arrived and brought with it our Corporate Angels who dropped in to help us plant, paint and beautify our outreach centers. They brightened up our shelter for teen run-aways and enhanced the property we use as temporary housing for young people in transition. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Angels from Dreyfus
Angels from National Grid 
Our Cultural Competence Committee sponsored a voter registration drive in Hempstead from May 27th to May 30th. Pictured here at a 3-hour kickoff celebration on Tuesday May 27th is Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall, Family & Children's VP of Operations Bill Stewart; COO & Senior VP Phil Mickulas; Cidney Brunson; VP Business & Public Affairs Richard Bell; CEO James Harnett; and Hempstead Deputy Mayor Henry Conyers.
Valley Stream Girl Scout Troop 2497 collected and donated a small library of books including business, reference, cooking, fiction, non-fiction to our Vocational Education Program located at 126 N. Franklin Street in Hempstead. The Scouts also assembled a bookcase to house their donations that will benefit our clients who are pursuing their high school equivalency diplomas.
Volunteer Services was the focus of an article in Non-Profit Press. Read the article and see pictures from our Appreciation breakfast here.
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Board of Trustees
Officers
Chair: Bernie Kennedy
Vice Chair: H. Richard Grafer
Vice Chair: John D. Miller
Treasurer: Drew Crowley
Secretary: Delores V. Smalls
Past Chair: Daniel Brown
CEO: Jim Harnett
Members of the Board
Upcoming Events
6/13 - Senior/Senior Prom
6/21 - Financial Health Fair
6/23 - Scholarship Fund Dinner
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