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Help shape the future through our Community Needs Assessment to help better understand the challenges people are facing and the resources most needed. It's an opportunity to highlight what matters most to you. The feedback will guide how we develop programs, direct services, and support individuals and families across Suffolk. The more voices we hear, the more responsive our efforts can be.

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Retiring Sr. VP and CFO Songhi Davis Leaves a Lasting Legacy at EOC of Suffolk

National HIV Testing Day
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Free HIV, Syphilis, and hepatitis screenings, educational workshops, giveaways, and activities.

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Connecting residents in underserved communities to essential services, violence prevention programs, and family development resources to foster stability, self-sufficiency, and community engagement for a brighter, more resilient future.

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EOC Board Meeting

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EOC Board Meeting

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Help shape young minds and make a lasting difference at ๐–๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ in ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž.

Weโ€™re hiring an ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ to join our dedicated early childhood education team.

This is a ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ for someone who is passionate about working with ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, brings strong classroom leadership potential, and can help create a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment where children can thrive. A background in early childhood education or a related field is preferred.
โœจ Competitive pay
โœจ Excellent benefits
โœจ Meaningful work supporting children and families
โœจ Opportunity to guide classroom instruction and curriculum development

Click here to learn more and apply: http://tiny.cc/LeadTeacher (Link in bio.)

#NowHiring #LeadTeacher #InfantTeacher #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ChildcareJobs #EducationCareers #EastPatchogue #Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk
๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด. Every Suffolk County resident has a role in helping shape the future of our community.

EOC of Suffolk invites all residents to take part in our Community Needs Assessment Survey to help us better understand the challenges people are facing and the resources most needed across Suffolk County.

Your feedback will help guide future programs, strengthen direct services, and ensure our work remains responsive to the real needs of the communities we serve.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Please take a few moments to complete this five-minute survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJL6MPW

Thank you for helping us build stronger communities across Suffolk County. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“‹

#Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk #SuffolkCounty #CommunityNeeds #CommunitySurvey #YourVoiceMatters
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฉ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ

In recognition of ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฉ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, Simple Health Care, in partnership with Walgreens and EOC of Suffolk, will offer free rapid HIV testing at participating Walgreens locations.

Knowing your status is an important step in protecting your health and the health of others. Testing is free, confidential, and available from 10 AM to 4 PM.

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: June 27 
๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 10 AM โ€“ 4 PM 

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: 
๐Ÿ“ Amityville: 275 Broadway 
๐Ÿ“ Brentwood: 26 Wicks Road 
๐Ÿ“ Hempstead: 393 Front Street 
๐Ÿ“ Shirley: 863 Montauk Highway 

Questions? Call (888) 674-2742 or visit www.helloshc.com.

#NationalHIVTestingDay #HIVTesting #KnowYourStatus #HIVAwareness #PublicHealth #CommunityHealth #HealthEquity #Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk
๐ŸŽถ June is ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต โ€” a celebration of the extraordinary artists, voices, rhythms, and traditions that have shaped American music and culture.

From gospel, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, funk, and beyond, African-American musicians have helped tell our nationโ€™s story with power, creativity, and truth.

This month, we honor the legacy, innovation, and cultural impact of Black music.

#AfricanAmericanMusicMonth #BlackMusicMonth #MusicHistory #BlackCulture #Community #Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk
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๐Ÿฅ•๐ŸŽ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž!

EOC of Suffolk is proud to partner with Long Island Cares and Bank of America to bring the ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค program to our Amityville ACE Center, where community members can access fresh, high-quality produce.

๐Ÿ“… ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ 
โฐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š.๐ฆ. โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. 
๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ 
48-1 Cedar Road 
Amityville, NY 11701

This one-hour community event supports EOC of Suffolkโ€™s ongoing commitment to helping families access nutritious food and essential resources.

#Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk #LongIslandCares #FoodPantry #FreshProduce #Amityville
โœจ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ with a career that makes a real difference.

At EOC of Suffolk, every role helps strengthen families, support neighbors, and build a stronger Suffolk County community. From competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits to opportunities for professional growth, this is more than a jobโ€”itโ€™s meaningful work with lasting impact.

๐Ÿ’ผ Join a collaborative, mission-driven team where your work helps uplift diverse communities every day.

๐ŸŒŸ Explore current opportunities and apply here: www.eoc-suffolk.com/careers (Link in bio.)

#NowHiring #CareerOpportunity #NonprofitJobs #CommunityAction #ProfessionalGrowth #SuffolkCounty #EOCofSuffolk #MissionDriven #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives
๐Ÿ† Congratulations to ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—นโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป, the 2026 recipients of the prestigious ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, honoring Suffolk Countyโ€™s top female and male scholar-athletes.

This year marked the first time both Dellecave Award winners represented the same school.

Sophia, a standout lacrosse, soccer and track athlete, has earned a 102.71 GPA while taking AP courses and serving as a member of the National Honor Society. A two-time Newsday All-Long Island first team selection, she helped lead Sayville to a girls lacrosse state championship and scored the winning goal in Sayvilleโ€™s first Long Island girls soccer championship win. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿฅ

Patrick, Sayvilleโ€™s standout quarterback and centerfielder, helped lead the football team to two Suffolk Division III titles and a Long Island Class III championship. He earned the Boomer Esiason Award as Suffolkโ€™s top quarterback, holds a 96 GPA, and has given back by coaching young athletes and volunteering with Inclusive Sports and Fitness. ๐Ÿˆโšพ

๐—˜๐—ข๐—– ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ the Butch Dellecave Awards in collaboration with the Butch Dellecave Foundation and Newsday, honoring the legacy of Gaetano โ€œButchโ€ Dellecave, a respected educator, coach, high school basketball official and founding member of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame.

Read more from Newsday:
https://archive.is/XOzNI (Link in bio.)

Photo caption, from left: Mark Dellecave, President, Butch Dellecave Foundation; Sophia Buffardi; Adrian Fassett, CEO, Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk, Inc.; Patrick Coan; and Guy Dellecave, Executive Director, Butch Dellecave Foundation. แด˜สœแดแด›แด แด„ส€แด‡แด…ษชแด›: แด€ส€แด›ษช๊œฑแด› สŸแด€แด‹แด‡ แดแด‡แด…ษชแด€, สŸสŸแด„

#Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk #StudentAthletes #SuffolkCounty #LongIsland #Sayville
๐ŸŒด June 8 is ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฉ/๐—”๐—œ๐——๐—ฆ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†.

This day is an opportunity to raise awareness, encourage testing, reduce stigma, and support access to prevention, education, and care.

HIV can affect people in every community. Honest conversations, culturally responsive outreach, and access to testing and treatment can help save lives.

๐Ÿ’™ Awareness matters. Testing matters. Community support matters.

#NCAHAAD #CaribbeanAmericanHIVAIDSAwarenessDay #HIVAwareness #HIVTesting #HealthEquity #Nonprofit #CommunityAction #DoGood #HelpingPeopleSavingLives #EOCofSuffolk #Charity #Activism #EOCSuffolk

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