Long Island Cares Inc

Long Island Cares, The Harry Chapin Food Bank is Long Island's regional food bank since 1980.  Long Island Cares brings together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry and food insecure on Long Island and to the best of our ability, provide for the humanitarian needs of our community.  Our goals are to improve food security for families, sponsor programs that help families achieve self-sufficiency and educate the general public about the causes and consequences of hunger on Long Island. Our vision is "A Hunger Free Long Island."  The organization was founded by the late singer, Grammy Award winning songwriter and social activist Harry Chapin in response to the growing issue of domestic hunger on Long Island.  It is continued today by his wife and partner Sandy Chapin, a dedicated Board of Directors and talented staff working out of our 35,000 square foot main facility in Hauppauge and satellite hunger assistance centers in Freeport, Lindenhurst and Huntington Station.  Long Island Cares is a member of Feeding America, the Long Island Association, and the Hauppauge Industrial Association.  Long Island Cares, Inc. is recognized by the NYS Department of Health and the USDA as the regional food bank for Long Island.