Community Involvement

The Mariano Rivera Foundation is a community-oriented organization with emphasis in Youth Oriented Programs. We recognize the importance of working today to build a better tomorrow. The Foundation realizes that to make one successful, that the whole man’s needs must be provided. These needs would include areas in education, health, social and economic development in the local community. Listed throughout this website you will find a review of our past accomplishments, a look at our present objectives, and a glimpse of our aspirations for the future. To learn more on how you can help click below.
 
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The Friends of Karen charity has a chief aim of providing emotional, financial and advocacy support to families of a child with cancer or another life-threatening illness, from diagnosis through treatment, for as long as they need. Friends of Karen were founded in 1978 by Sheila Petersen. A friend’s daughter, Karen, was terminally ill, and she wanted to come home from the hospital to live her final days surrounded by her family. Karen’s family’s insurance did not cover home care and her family could not afford the cost themselves. Sheila galvanized the community to help raise funds to enable Karen to remain at home.

When Karen died, Sheila established Friends of Karen as a resource for other families who had a child with a life-threatening illness. Since then, Friends of Karen has supported 5,000 children and their families. When siblings are counted, Friends of Karen has touched the lives of more than 11,800 children in the New York Tri-State area. To learn more on how you can help click below
 
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JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our strength lies in our exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D. Their Vision is a world without type 1 diabetes. Their mission is to accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications
 
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With the assistance and support of a host of volunteers, HOPE opened the doors of its first soup kitchen in 1984. Since its early days, HOPE has grown to become the largest emergency food pantry and soup kitchen in the region. Although HOPE Community Services was founded to respond to hunger in the community, it quickly became apparent that food was not the only thing our clients were lacking. Clothing, language skills, emotional support, immigration services, and other daily necessities were also needed. HOPE Community Services expanded its services to meet the needs of its diverse client population.
 
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