Bethpage Federal gives three $10K grants to LI organizations

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Bethpage Federal Credit score Union is offering three $10,000 grants to Lengthy Island organizations, below the 2023 Small Enterprise Restoration Grant (SBRG) program.

Bethpage has delivered the grants to Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, the Hearth Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and Ladles of Hope.

The credit score union is a member of Federal Dwelling Mortgage Financial institution of New York (FHLBNY), which created the SBRG program to help the nonprofits that its members work with. The grants are designed to help the monetary safety and well being of organizations which have confronted financial challenges as a result of price atmosphere, inflation, supply-chain constraints or rising power prices, or any mixture of these elements.

Bethpage chosen the not-for-profit organizations and utilized for the grant on their behalf.

“Pal-O-Mine, the Hearth Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, and Ladles of Hope are all shining stars inside Bethpage Federal Credit score Union’s current nonprofit associate community, and all worthy of being acknowledged as organizations whose nice work has an unlimited impression on the communities we serve,” Brian Bugge, senior vp of accounting and finance on the credit score union, mentioned in a written assertion.

“When this program was offered to us, we jumped on the alternative to supply further help to those organizations, and we’ll proceed to associate with them by way of volunteerism and board stewardship all year long,” he added.

“The FHLBNY is honored to work with members to assist the communities all of us serve. We’re appreciative of our members for his or her continued use of those packages, which improve our skill to assist make a constructive impression,” Adam Goldstein, chief enterprise officer of FHLBNY, mentioned in a written assertion.

“Small companies and non-profits are the cornerstones of communities throughout our area, and we’re grateful for the chance to help the very important work they proceed to do on daily basis,” he added. “Recognizing this very important position native organizations play locally is step one to supporting continued alternatives and financial progress inside our district.”

The three organizations mentioned they have been grateful to obtain the grants.

Pal-O-Mine Equestrian started in 1995 as a therapeutic horseback driving program for people with disabilities and different weak populations, utilizing horses to facilitate progress, studying and therapeutic. The Islandia-based not-for-profit helps kids and adults with disabilities, those that have been abused or uncared for, those that serve within the army and the impoverished. Pal-O-Mine Equestrian plans to its grant to extend and help workers hiring and retention.

“Working a 13-acre, 20-stall horse farm isn’t any simple job,” Lisa Gatti, founder and CEO of Pal-O-Mine, mentioned in a written assertion.

“Past the workers wanted to take care of the ability and the well being and security of our animals, we even have groups of psychological well being professionals, driving instructors, lecturers, vocational job coaches, speech pathologists, occupational and bodily therapists, and nurses to assist help the individuals we serve,” she added.

Since its inception in 1982, the Hearth Island Lighthouse Preservation Society has aimed to protect, by way of schooling and capital enhancements, the nautical heritage of Hearth Island and Lengthy Island and to make sure that the Hearth Island Lighthouse and keeper’s quarters and customer heart stay an integral a part of Lengthy Island maritime historical past. The SBRG grant will likely be used to create in addition to help neighborhood packages equivalent to instructional packages, workshops and excursions associated to the historic nature of the Hearth Island Lighthouse.

Tony Femminella, govt director of the Hearth Island Lighthouse Preservation Society, mentioned the group’s mission is to “enhance customer companies and packages for colleges and different teams. At present, hundreds of company go to all year long to expertise the 182-step tour to our beautiful panoramic view and be taught extra in regards to the lifetime of a lighthouse keeper and the rigorous calls for of preserving the lighthouse.”

Seaford-based Ladles of Hope is a Seaford-based operates soup kitchens and pantries providing to-go lunches and clothes for these in want in Nassau County. The group is 100% volunteer-based and plans to make use of the grant to begin providing a much-needed meals pantry in Freeport and Roosevelt to offer clothes, toiletries and meals to these in want.

“We’re so grateful and happy with the work our volunteers do each week to arrange the to-go meals and groceries for our soup kitchens. It means quite a bit to us to be a completely volunteer primarily based group, together with our board of administrators, with many working with us for greater than 20 years,” Fran Hanly, secretary of Ladles of Hope, mentioned in a written assertion. “This grant will permit us to open two new meals pantries to assist feed our neighbors in want and supply provides to assist them get again on their toes.”