07.06.2017 Libraries Long Island’s first library card program for homeless launches in Riverhead Riverhead Free Library has become the first on Long Island to offer a card program for the homeless. Called RiverHope, the program allows people who are part of Maureen’s...
03.23.2017 Government Local charities could lose federal funds under Trump’s budget Organizations across the North Fork and Riverhead dedicated to helping the poorest and neediest may lose federal funding due to cuts proposed in the 2018 federal budget “blueprint” submitted...
11.02.2016 Government Local charities make annual pitch to Town Board for block grants Several service agencies that work with people who are homeless, poor, mentally ill or suffer from addiction issues have asked the Riverhead Town Board for federal Community Development Block...
10.31.2016 Community With influx of homeless young adults, local shelters brace for winter Last winter, Maureen’s Haven, a Riverhead-based nonprofit that serves the homeless, experienced an unexpected flood of a new type of guest: young adults.
02.27.2014 Government Amid frigid winter, homeless seek more help from shelters On a recent weeknight, one Aquebogue church is barely visible from Main Road in the pitch dark. But around back, the lights are on and 13 cars are parked...
02.11.2014 Community Peconic Polar Plunge set for March 1 in Southold Don’t mind getting cold for a good cause? Then register for the Maureen’s Haven Peconic Polar Plunge, set to take place March 1 in Southold.
11.08.2013 Government Local charities make their pitches for block grants Local charities that help the poor in Riverhead Town say they need help, too, as the number of homeless, hungry and elderly people in need of care continues to...
03.18.2013 News Photos: Peconic Polar Plunge to benefit Maureen’s Haven On Saturday morning, Maureen’s Haven hosted its Annual Peconic Polar Plunge at The Wharf House at Founders Landing beach in Southold. About three dozen people braved the chilly waters,...