Press Releases

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...

FCA Appoints New Vice President for Strategic Advancement & Chief Development Officer
Garden City, N.Y., (February 07, 2021) - FCA, a leading health and human services nonprofit organization on Long Island, has appointed a new Vice President for Strategic Advancement & Chief Development Officer. A graduate of New York University, Craig Pinto...

Newsday Names FCA a Winner of the Long Island Top Workplaces 2020 Award
MINEOLA, N.Y., (January 26, 2021) – Family and Children’s Association has once again been named one of Long Island’s Top Workplaces by Newsday. This marks the second such annual honor for FCA and the list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a...

FCA Senior Program Receives Largest Grant from Huguette Clark Foundation to Date
MINEOLA, NEW YORK, December 14, 2020 - The Huguette Clark Foundation announced that it has awarded a $50,000 grant to FCA to support its Safe Observant Seniors (SOS) Program, an innovative and proven project that is addressing the problem of elder exploitation in...

FCA Elects Calvin Lawrence to Board of Trustees
MINEOLA, N.Y., (November 16, 2020) – FCA, one of Long Island’s oldest and largest not-for-profit organizations, has named Calvin Lawrence as the newest member of its Board of Trustees. Calvin Lawrence Jr. is Director of Community Affairs & Newsroom Development at...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19: Updated August 11, 2020
FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of crisis, community needs increase and we are...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19: Updated July 16, 2020
FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of crisis, community needs increase and we are ...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19: Updated June 15, 2020
MINEOLA, N.Y., (June 5, 2020)- FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of crisis,...

FCA Receives $20,000 Grant from the Long Island Community Foundation to Support COVID-19 Response Efforts
MINEOLA, N.Y., (June 5, 2020) – FCA, one of Long Island’s largest not-for-profit organizations, has been awarded a $20,000 grant by the COVID-19 Long Island Philanthropic Response Fund at the Long Island Community Foundation to support the purchase of telehealth...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19: Updated May 15, 2020
MINEOLA, N.Y., (May 15, 2020) FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of...
FCA Launches Essential Worker Support Line
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Apr. 28, 2020) – FCA, one of Long Island’s largest not-for-profit organizations, has launched an Essential Worker Support Line for those serving our communities throughout Nassau and Suffolk County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus global...
FCA Launches Spanish-Speaking Bi-County Immigrant Helpline
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Apr. 15, 2020) – FCA, a Long Island not-for-profit organization, has launched a COVID-19 Crisis Helpline and other aid for the local Nassau and Suffolk County immigrant population under the organization’s Immigrant & Refugee Support...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19- April 10, 2020
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Apr. 10, 2020)FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of crisis,...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19: Updated March 17, 2020
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Mar. 17, 2020)- FCA has served Long Islanders since 1884 through some difficult and challenging times and we continue to do so today in ways that limit health risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors. We recognize that in times of crisis,...

FCA’s Statement on COVID-19
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Mar. 12, 2020)- As the Coronavirus outbreak continues, FCA has been working hard to limit risks to clients, staff, volunteers and vendors, while at the same time avoiding steps that could fuel panic or paralyze the organization. It's a tricky balance...

FCA Receives Grant from Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has awarded a $139,209 grant to FCA to support the organization’s new Newcomers Resource Center. This collection of programs within the center will guide newcomers and those immigrants already residing in Nassau County on their...

FCA Celebrates Long Island Nets Partnership During 135 Days of Giving Campaign
MINEOLA, N.Y., (Feb. 28, 2020) - FCA, Mineola nonprofit, launched their 135 Days of Giving Campaign earlier this month. This initiative is based on the organization’s 135th anniversary and focuses on strengthening FCA’s programs that provide services and resources to...