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Stuff the Pantry
Newsday article: Street medicine team provides care to Long Island's homeless
From L to R: Dylan Schwarz of Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, left, with Kristine Black, Edgar Cerna, Jen Stevens, Anne Flynn,...
Cuts could worsen LI homelessness
In a guest essay published today in Newsday , Long Island Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director, Greta Guarton, LMSW, writes...
Newsday Article on Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program Sunsetting
The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, launched in 2021 under the American Rescue Plan, helped Long Islanders exit homelessness....
Women’s Groups Support Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in 2025
LICH is fortunate to collaborate with wonderful women’s groups throughout Long Island. So far in 2025, we have received fantastic support...
LICH 1st Annual 5K: Milo's Run for the Homeless Raises Awareness and Support!
Milo design by TJ Fazio On April 26th at Belmont Lake State Park, LICH supporters braved the rain and wind for our first annual...
Lighthouse Theater Raises over $12,000 for the Coalition!
This March, the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless was honored to partner with The Lighthouse Theater Company during their...
Into the Woods: How Lighthouse Theatre is supporting the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless in March 2025
Lighthouse Theatre is a Long Island-based theatre company that harnesses the transformative power of theatre to raise money and...
Estée Lauder Companies and Long Island Coalition for the Homeless Collaboration: Shop with Purpose in March 2025
Beautiful Impact! Join us at Estee Lauder Companies' The Cosmetics Warehouse to shop with purpose and support the homeless. Spend $100...
LICH Counts the Unhoused and Unsheltered of Long Island
Kathleen Gavigan-Post and Eira Severino, to her left, street outreach specialists for the Amityville-based Long Island Coalition for the...
“We’ve lost a couple of people – dying right out here in these streets, freezing to death” - Ella Scipp, LICH
News 12 Long Island’s Cecilia Dowd caught up with Ella Scipp, Senior Street Outreach Specialist at the Long Island Coalition for the...
36th Annual Keys for the Homeless Conference
The 36th Annual Keys for the Homeless Conference , held on December 19th at the Marriott Melville, brought more than 200 professionals,...
People + Pets Holiday Photos
Did you know that many people experiencing homelessness don’t enter shelters because their pets can’t join them? LICH outreach staff...
LICH Outreach Featured on News 12 Long Island
As temperatures plunged on Long Island , Long Island Coalition for the Homeless Street Outreach Specialist Erin Tittmann was in...
LICH 2023-24 Annual Report Released on Giving Tuesday!
Each year, #GivingTuesday helps kick-off seasonal philanthropy, and the Coalition was proud to release our Annual Report for the...
Time Traveling for Good!
The Time Traveling Trio is a band whose mission is to serve Long Island communities through music and partnerships with organizations...
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