On East End, Latino advocacy group using grant from opioids settlement to help teens
An East Hampton-based Latino advocacy group will use a grant funded by Suffolk's opioids lawsuit settlement with major drug companies to...
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Andres Espinosa
- Nov 23, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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 11, 2022
- 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
- Jan 1, 2022
- 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
- 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 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
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
OLA lidera puesto de vacunación emergente en East Hampton; 260 personas recibieron la primera dosis
BY JULIANA HOLGUIN Con el apoyo del estado y de la fuerza de trabajo para la distribución equitativa de las vacunas, la organización Ola...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Feb 16, 2021
- 5 min
Mental Health Initiative Offers Hope For People Struggling Through COVID
By Cailin Riley It’s not a secret that people have been struggling to cope through the pandemic, and that fallout from the virus has hit...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Sep 28, 2020
- 4 min
OLA: Videos In Mental Health Series Keeping Us Calm
By Eileen Casey Founded in 2002, “OLA of Eastern Long Island works to create a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants through...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 26, 2020
- 3 min
Need for Spanish-Speaking Therapists Critical, OLA says
By Christine Sampson "It's going to be the hardest winter ever," said Minerva Perez, executive director of Organizacion Latino Americana...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 26, 2018
- 4 min
Free transportation service helps residents get to medical appointments
By Maria Piedrabuena East End residents who need help getting to their medical appointments can now have their transportation needs met...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 20, 2018
- 3 min
Transportation Service For Latinos Helping To Save Lives On East End
By Elsie Boskamp Alma Tovar spends her days driving Latino men, women and children, who can’t drive themselves, to doctor appointments....
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- May 15, 2018
- 3 min
Organización Latino-Americana Mental Health Workshops Help Calm Fears In Latino Community
By Amanda Bernocco With markers in her tiny hands and creative juices flowing through her veins, a young girl began drawing a picture of...
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