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The grants are for Long Island nonprofits to improve physical spaces that provide programs and services for local youth.

Rendering of the upcoming Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook (Photo: Ronald McDonald House Charities)

Besides volunteering at build sites, State Farm has been supporting Habitat for Humanity Long Island since 2020, providing a total $73,000 in grant funding for their affordable housing efforts.

The money comes from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Small Business Recovery Grant Program.

The donation from local philanthropists Robert and Patricia Friemann to help support the hospital establish the region’s first Center for Women and Infants.

The temporary spot at 807 Raynor Ave. will be open through March 30.

The money will support capital improvements for building façade restoration and design and construction of a recording studio, exhibit space, multifunction space, Love Supreme Room, and Meditation Room at the Coltranes’ former home in Dix Hills.

The event recognized the local leaders, organizations and business owners who continue to shape and further Long Island’s $6.6 billion tourism industry.

The foundation presented The Morgan Center with a $50,000 donation.

The event was part of the annual Season of Giving initiative by the Long Island Nets in partnership with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Long Island.

NY Fresh Rx is a collaborative project between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, Harmony Healthcare Long Island and Hofstra University.

The turbine is part of the 130-megawatt offshore wind project known as South Fork Wind, which is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power some 70,000 Long Island homes.

New Ground and Girls Inc. of Long Island will each receive $200,000 over two years through Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders program.

Canstruction has contributed millions of pounds of food to community food banks to assist in the fight against hunger.

The festival begins Thursday, Nov. 9 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 7.

The discount program is aimed at providing money-saving opportunities for the 300,000 Nassau residents who are 60 years old and older.

The award was given for its short documentary on Layla’s African Dance and Drum of Valley Stream, part of the LIAA’s Back in the Spotlight: Cultural Dance series with Waldo Cabrera.

As a flagship sponsor of Long Island’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks, PSEG Long Island, its employees and their families have raised more than $639,000 over the last decade.

The initiative funded dozens of educational projects at schools across the country.

The event is scheduled for Wednesday evening, Nov. 8 at the Inn at New Hyde Park.