Press Releases

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.  (August 2023) – FCA, Long Island's leading health and human services not-for-profit organization, recently named Kellee Barrett, LCSW, Assistant Vice President for Residential Services.  A Clinical Social Worker/Therapist and longtime advocate for...

Celebration Honors Hempstead Assistant Superintendent James Clark Honoree Garden City, N.Y., (July 2023) – Family and Children’s Association (FCA), a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, recently held its 38th Annual Scholarship...

Hauppauge, NY – June 12, 2023 –King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc., has donated $10,000 to benefit summer camp programs for disadvantaged children in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, a tradition begun by King Kullen more than three decades ago. The donation will be divided...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.  (May 2023) – FCA’s Ladders to Success Program proudly congratulates Nassau County Community College (NCCC) student Nataly Yanza. A Hempstead resident, Nataly has been awarded the 2023 Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for Educational Opportunity Program...

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Honors FCA President and CEO Garden City, N.Y., May 2, 2023 - The National Council for Mental Wellbeing presented Jeffrey Reynolds, PhD, with its Lifetime Achievement Award during NatCon23, the organization’s annual conference and...

Second Annual Breakfast and Fashion show benefits FCA programs that help women and families In celebration of Women’s History Month, FCA, one of Long Island’s largest human services agencies, will hold its second annual Long Island Women in Philanthropy breakfast and...

Garden City, N.Y., November 16, 2022 -One of Nassau County's oldest and largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, FCA provides critical support and services to more than 30,000 Long Islanders annually. Recently, FCA hosted its 2022 Fall Harvest...

Grant monies to be used over four years Garden City, N.Y., September 28, 2022 - FCA, a leading health and human services not-for-profit organization on Long Island has been awarded a competitive federal grant totaling $4 million ($1 million dollars per year for the...

Garden City, N.Y., September 12, 2022 - FCA, a leading health and human services not-for-profit organization on Long Island, hosted its annual All Staff Outing on Friday, September 9th, 2022. The outing was held at Camp Edey, a Girl Scout camp in Bayport, NY. The day...

Garden City, N.Y., September 1, 2022 - FCA, a leading health and human services not-for-profit organization on Long Island today hosted an International Overdose Awareness Day event at THRIVE Recovery Center that served as a remembrance of the lives lost to this...

Garden City, N.Y., July 12, 2022 - On a bright sunny day on Long Island, a team of volunteers from Goldman Sachs’s Community TeamWorks initiative helped bring new life to Nassau Haven, FCA’s Runaway and Homeless Youth Emergency Shelter. The volunteers worked together...

Garden City, N.Y., June 13, 2022 - Long Island Pride was celebrated with a march down Main Street in the charming village of Farmingdale. Staff from several programs proudly wore rainbow colors to show our support. We had representation from all 5 of FCA’s divisions,...

Garden City, N.Y., May 25, 2022 - FCA, a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, recently elected attorney Timothy D. Sini to its Board of Trustees. Sini is the former Suffolk County District Attorney and before that served as...

Garden City, N.Y. (March 21, 2022) – Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds, President and CEO of FCA, a leading health and human services organization on Long Island, has been elected to the Board of the Long Island Association (LIA), the region’s leading non-profit and...

Recovery Center Will Serve Long Island’s North and South Forks Westhampton Beach, N.Y., (February 14, 2022) – FCA, one of Long Island’s leading human services agencies, today cut the ribbon on the THRIVE Recovery Center in Westhampton Beach.  THRIVE East End is the...

Garden City, N.Y., (February 1, 2022) – FCA’s Girls Empowerment & Leadership (GEL) Summit, a four month program designed to create a supportive environment for young women attending middle school and high school, recently kicked off its inaugural session, which...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., (October 5, 2021) – FCA hosted their 2021 Annual Golf Outing on October 4th at the Meadow Brook Club located in Jericho, New York. The event brought together longstanding supporters as well as those newly introduced to FCA.  Participants enjoyed 18...