Schools sharpen focus on students' emotional needs in pandemic's wake
Katie Horan, health teacher at Dodd Middle School in Freeport, teaches breathing exercises during a class earlier this month. Credit:...
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Andres Espinosa
- Nov 23
- 5 min
Breaking Down Barriers: OLA Launches Crisis Counseling Hotline for Youth
October 18, 2022 When Emily Lupercio was going through what she called her own “mental health journey” during her junior year of college,...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 1
- 3 min
OLA and Quail Hill Farm Feed Families in Need
July 18, 2022 OLA of Eastern Long Island and Quail Hill Farm have begun their third summer of collaboration to make sure that families...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 29
- 8 min
OLA Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy on the East End
OLA staff members are celebrating 20 years of working for a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants. Here they are pictured at the...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Major Milestone for OLA
Minerva Perez, seen here at Organizacion Latino-Americana's Pachanga in June, is the group's executive director. Durell Godfrey By...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Empanadas and Community Support are a Recipe for Success
CDC Foundation, Partnering for Vaccine Equity OLA of Eastern Long Island in New York has been working to bring COVID-19 vaccines to the...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- May 10
- 1 min
OLA invites adolescents to participate in a workshop on sexual education
TU PRENSA LOCAL One of the most important issues in raising children is that of sexuality and education around this fundamental factor in...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Mar 16
- 2 min
OLA Beefs Up Eviction, Youth Deportation Assistance
By Timothy Bolger East End renters facing eviction proceedings and immigrant children at risk of deportation have new legal resources at...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jan 1
- 2 min
OLA Of Eastern Long Island Organizes Two Vaccine Events On January 5
By JAMES LANE POST OLA of Eastern Long Island has organized two vaccine events on Wednesday, January 5, to expand access to boosters,...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
Boosting Vaccine Access as Infections Tick Up
By Christine Sampson From pediatric vaccine clinics to booster shots for everyone 18 and up to information sessions held in people’s...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
OLA Receives $30,000 To Prevent Homelessness, Educate Tenants
By Staff Writer An anonymous donor has given OLA of Eastern Long Island $30,000 to support the nonprofit organization’s efforts to...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
District Attorney Launches Office Of Immigrant Affairs
By Kitty Merrill Since its founding in 2002, Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA), has been working with local...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 19, 2021
- 12 min
Opponents blast Riverhead’s proposed housing code changes as discriminatory against immigrants
By Denise Civiletti Opponents of Riverhead’s proposed rental housing code revisions packed the Town Hall meeting room Tuesday night to...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
6 community organizations get $15M to help boost vaccine rates in lagging areas
By News 12 Staff Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he's directing $15 million to communities hardest hit by COVID-19 and have the...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 26, 2021
- 7 min
Wainscott Tenant Fights Ejectment Proceeding Amid Eviction Moratorium
By Brendan J. O’Reilly Despite New York State’s eviction moratorium remaining in place through August 31, a tenant in Wainscott faces an...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 20, 2021
- 5 min
As Infections Climb Among The Unvaccinated, OLA Scrambles For Ways To Reach Those Falling Through Cr
By Michael Wright With gaps in vaccination coverage driving a new increase in COVID-19 cases statewide — and the highest positivity rates...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Latinx Group Snags $100K CDC Grant To Promote Vaccine On Long Island
By Leah Chiappino Organización Latino Americana received nearly $100,000 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
Vaccine Disparity Is Stark on Long Island
By Jamie Bufalino As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations among New York State's Black and Latino residents continues to lag far behind that...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Mar 11, 2021
- 4 min
Police Reform Committee Suggests Body Cameras
By Christopher Walsh Upbeat report on police-community relations, but 'room for improvement' "We need a more diverse police force,"...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Police Reform Committee Recommends More Diversity, Better Public Outreach, Body Cameras
By Michael Wright A town committee that has been exploring how the East Hampton Police Department is viewed by the community, and how the...
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