Once again HJC will participate in the HIHI program. HIHI stands for Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative. It is a program run by the Family Service League involving different congregations who provide food for a group of local homeless men.
Pre-pandemic the congregations, including HJC took turns housing the men overnight and providing warm meals and other sources of comfort, which was a large undertaking. Currently the men will be staying in a local motel for the winter months. We are responsible for providing meals and gift cards to local fast food restaurants.
We will be providing food and gift cards for about 8 days from December 1 to March 31 as we share Wednesdays with Temple Beth El and East Northport Jewish Center. We also often collect winter clothes.
We are looking for new volunteers as well as our long standing volunteers. Please email us at the following email addresses, if you are interested and we will provide the dates:
Contact: Karen Flanzenbaum at KFlanzenbaumlaw@gmail.com or Ellen Steinberg at EllenSteinberg728@gmail.com