HFY Happenings

For the third year in a row Hope For Youth is pleased to present to donors a wishlist of toys and gifts.  

As part of the Annual Toy and Gift Drive, our goal is to to provide a festive time to teens and…

The holiday season have arrived… Will you give?

Hope For Youth has officially kicked off their 2014 Holiday Gift Drive.  Again, we are asking for donations with teens in mind.  We’d like to provide a festive time to teens in our care who have been separated from their birth…

Hope For Youth was proud to recently host nearly 200 supporters at its 2014 Heroes For Hope Gala.  The agency celebrated 45 years of work within the community, as well as the everyday heroes who throughout the years have contributed significantly to the agency’s mission.

During the festivities at the…

On September 17^th, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of National Recovery Month, Hope For Youth hosted a recovery night for its youth. The night included pizza, raffles, and a great speaker who spoke about his path of recovery from drugs and alcohol. This speaker was an inspiration not…

Did you know that Hope for Youth has a Respite Program? The purpose of this program is to get kids out into their communities doing things that they don’t normally have a chance experience.

Staff at Hope for Youth help kids get library cards, go shopping (promoting education on…

Hope For Youth would like to congratulate employee Lisa Zosimo on her promotion to Program Manager at Family Ties! Lisa recently received her Masters in Social Work at Stony Brook University. As one of the founders of the…

Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore recently made a generous donation of backpacks to Hope For Youth as part of our Luggage Drive to benefit children in foster care.  These backpacks will go towards restoring dignity for vulnerable youth who find…

Hope for Youth’s summer camp has ended and it’s back to school for everyone. The children enjoyed making new friends while participating in summer activities and field trips. Their days were spent as a group at the bowling alley, pool, movie theater,…