Press Releases

FCA’s Fall Harvest Celebration Raises Funds for Critical Services
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...

FCA Awarded $4 Million Federal Grant to Provide Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
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...

All Staff Outing 2022
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...

THRIVE Recovery Center Hosts International Overdose Awareness Day Commemorative Event
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...

Volunteers from Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks Help Re-Paint Nassau Haven
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...

FCA Proudly Marches in Long Island Pride 2022
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,...

FCA Names Former Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini to Board of Trustees
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...

FCA President and CEO Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds Elected to Long Island Association Board
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...

FCA Cuts the Ribbon on THRIVE East End
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...

FCA’s Girls Empowerment & Leadership (GEL) Summit Kicks Off with Public Speaking & Leadership Training
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...

FCA Annual Golf Outing a Success Raising Nearly $170,000 in Support of Long Island’s Most Vulnerable
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...

FCA Hosts Annual Fall Harvest Celebration
FCA honors Michael Dowling, Northwell Health CEO, & comes together for a night in support of Long Island’s most vulnerable. GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, November 18, 2021- FCA, Garden City-based nonprofit, hosted their 2021 Fall Harvest Celebration at the Cradle of...

FCA Hosts Ribbon Cutting Event at New Garden City Headquarters
Garden City, N.Y., (September 24, 2021) - FCA, a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, today celebrated the official opening of its new Garden City headquarters and Treiber Family Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house...

FCA Elects Jared Kasschau to Board of Trustees
GARDEN CITY, N.Y., (September 3, 2021) – FCA, one of Long Island’s oldest and largest not-for-profit organizations, has named Jared Kasschau as the newest member of its Board of Trustees. Jared is currently a Partner at Harris...

FCA Hosts 36th Annual Scholarship Fund Breakfast for Long Island Youth Scholars
MINEOLA, NEW YORK, June 25, 2021 – On June 24, 2021, Garden City-based nonprofit FCA held the organization’s 36th annual Mission Moment Scholarship Fund Breakfast at Westbury Manor in Westbury, NY. For over three decades, FCA's Mission Moment Scholarship Fund has...

Stony Brook Medicine Administering First LGBTQ+ Community Health Needs Assessment Survey on Long Island In Conjunction with More Than 20 Partners
Stony Brook, New York, June 10, 2021 — Stony Brook Medicine is administering the first LGBTQ+ community health needs assessment survey on Long Island. The LGBTQ+ Community Health Needs Assessment Survey is a landmark study seeking vital data that will shape the future...

Sold Out Golf Outing Raises Close to $160,000 for Human Services Nonprofit
Garden City, N.Y. (May 6, 2022) – FCA, a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, is no stranger to making lemonade out of lemons. And that’s just what happened earlier this week when rain showers and wind were unwelcome guests at...

Recovery Advocates Call for Lockbox to Ensure Proper Use of Opioid Settlement Funds for Advancement of Treatment & Recovery Supports in New York State
GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, May 4, 2021 – FCA, a Garden City based not-for-profit addiction treatment provider, hosted a press conference to address New York State’s recent diversion of opioid settlement funds. Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, FCA President & CEO, addressed the...

FCA Appoints New AVP of Children’s Mental Health & Wellness
GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, March 22, 2021 – FCA, a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, has appointed a new Assistant Vice President of Children’s Mental Health & Wellness. Shari Lubeck, LCSW-R will oversee FCA’s Care...

FCA Receives Grant from Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to Provide Continued Services for Growing Immigrant Population
Garden City, N.Y., (February 23, 2021) - The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has awarded a $294,126 grant to FCA to support the organization’s Newcomers Resource Center. This collection of services will guide newcomers and those immigrants already residing in Nassau...