Long Island Coalition for the Homeless

06/25/2026

Thank you so much From Our Closet To Yours !

Another very successful delivery of clothing & backpacks to Long Island Coalition for the Homeless
From Our Closet To Yours wants to thank the Bethpage & Massapequa community for their wonderful generosity & support. We are always collecting so keep in touch with us!! Thank you 😊

06/22/2026

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the dads, grandfathers, uncles, and father figures holding it down for their families. 💙 Every kid deserves a stable place to run home to, and every parent deserves the chance to build that for them.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is a celebration. It is also a reminder that the fight is not over. True freedom requires stable housing. And stable housing has never been equally accessible to all.

06/16/2026

If you've ever seen someone struggling and didn't know what to do, this is your next step. The LICH helpline is here for the community, and yes, that includes you too.

📞631-464-4314 ext. 118

06/13/2026

44 households, individuals, families, children. People who might live on your street, or went to school with you, or grew up in your town. There are still thousands more. We celebrate these 44 and we won't stop until no Long Islander faces the injustice of homelessness.

06/11/2026

We hear it all the time. "Why don't homeless people just get jobs and leave the shelter?" They do. Many are working full time. But on Long Island, shelters aren't free. When 90% of your income goes to shelter costs, it becomes a constant cycle of never being able to save enough to get out. Learn more about the work we do to support Long Islanders experiencing homelessness here: www.addressthehomeless.org.

06/08/2026

Long before organizations like ours existed, there were people who looked around and decided no one should have to sleep outside because of who they are. Honestly, that's not too different from how LICH got started. Today we're honoring some of the people who helped pave the way. They knew firsthand what it meant to need a place, and they didn't stop fighting until others had one.

06/05/2026

Last month, The Boutique had 286appointments and referrals, reaching 713 neighbors right here on Long Island, from infants to seniors.

And while we are proud of every single one of those neighbors, that number is a reminder of how deep the need runs on Long Island, and it is only growing. The Boutique provides resources, referrals, and a place to land. It is not housing. And the need for housing is real, it is local, and it is urgent.

This June, we are striking out homelessness because the dugout should be empty. ⚾