Breaking Bread at Long Island Cares Paule Pachter

Paule Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares, Robb Friedlander, Director of Advocacy for Swipe Out Hunger, and Michael Haynes, VP for Government Affairs at Long Island Cares, discuss the widespread issue of food insecurity on college campuses and explore solutions to address students' basic needs.

Paule Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares, Michael Haynes, VP for Government Affairs, and Kaitlin Christof, Manager of Government Relations and Advocacy, discuss the challenges of securing funding for universal school meals and the importance of adjusting federal programs like SNAP and TEFAP to better reflect the true cost of living for families on Long Island.

Paule Pachter, President & CEO of Long Island Cares, and Isabelle Panza, Communications Specialist, discuss the growing impact of their social media efforts, the strategies used to cultivate an engaged online audience, and how these efforts support their mission.

Paule Pachter welcomes Michael Haynes, VP for Government Affairs, Advocacy, and Social Policy - Long Island Cares.

"In many ways, even though things appear to have stabilized since Covid, what we are seeing from our agencies, is that it's actually worse now. We're seeing an increase in the demand of anywhere between 40 and 60 percent and without adequate state support, none of us are going to be able to keep pace".

To learn more, please visit their website ⁠https://www.licares.org

Paule Pachter, President & CEO, and Billy Gonyou, Community Events and Food Drive Manager, discuss how high grocery costs have affected donations, donor fatigue, and upcoming events.

Paule Pachter welcomes Joseph A. Salamone, Founder & Executive Director - The Long Island Coalition Against Bullying.

"We are definitely seeing a dramatic rise in violent escalations to situations... our work with the schools has really become essential because that is how we are trying to shift the culture, and change minds. Last year we visited 209 classrooms, met with about 7,000 kids in 17 schools across 12 districts on the Island. This year all these numbers are poised to double."

To learn more, please visit their website ⁠https://www.licab.org