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LIU Pharmacy Dean, Dr. John Pezzuto, Weighs in on Nutraceuticals in Drug Topics

Nutraceuticals, a term that combines “nutrients” with “pharmaceuticals,” is a new specialization that opens up opportunities in the pharmacy field. As the medical industry expands to include prevention and wellness, there has been a concerted effort to focus on nutrients and how they can affect the body on a medicinal level. The advent of nutraceuticals works to isolate certain nutrients and offer them as supplements to achieve optimal health or help to heal from illness or poor health.

However, Dr. John Pezzuto, Dean of the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (LIU Pharmacy) and Vice President for LIU Health and Research, warns that not all natural products are necessarily safe.

Read more at Drug Topics here.

LIU Student Madison Murchack is Providing a Blanket of Comfort to Veterans with PTSD

Madison Murchak, a student at the Homeland Security and Terrorism Institute at LIU Riverhead, launched an initiative that gets to the heart of something profoundly important: veteran’s well-being.

Murchak’s organization, Fleece Connection, provides comfort to veterans suffering from symptoms of PTSD, stress, anxiety, and depression. Real, physical comfort, in the form of weighted fleece blankets.

According to Medical News Today, weighted blankets have myriad benefits, including: the release of oxytocin in the brain, mimicking the sensation of a hug; the release of serotonin, which reduces stress while improving mood; and the release of melatonin, which promotes sleep and regulates sleep cycles. The pressure of weighted blankets creates a sense of being swaddled and relieves the symptoms of PTSD, autism, sleep disorders and nervous system disorders.

Founded in Pittsburgh in 2015, Fleece Connection is a non-profit charitable organization that makes and distributes weighted fleece blankets to recovering troops and Veterans in Veteran Association hospitals throughout the United States. Fleece Connection blankets are handmade by volunteers at blanket workshops held at businesses, corporations, clubs, universities, and organizations. The blankets made by the volunteers are later hand-delivered to recovering service members in our nation’s Veteran hospitals.

In 2017, Fleece Connection enlisted a total of 400 volunteers from the East Coast help to make blankets and hold workshops. Volunteer bases included numerous Western Pennsylvania Brownie and Girl Scout Troops, law students from Harvard University’s Federalist Society, John Carroll University’s Raleigh Alumni Chapter, Palm Beach Atlantic University students and alumni, Fortune 500 corporations including SAP Ariba, WESCO Distribution, and Integrity Wealth Consulting, as well as many other schools, universities, businesses, and organizations. Fleece Connection blankets were distributed to over 200 veterans and active military in 2017. Fleece Connection blankets reached hospitalized troops and veterans at the VA Pittsburgh Oakland Hospital (Pittsburgh, PA); Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Washington, DC); Fort Bragg Military Base, (Fayetteville, NC); and the New England Center & Home for Veterans, (Boston, MA).  Blankets were also shipped to active duty troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Upon graduation from Long Island University’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Institute, Murchak’s desire is to enter the into the Homeland Security field as a counterterrorism analyst working for a three-letter government agency. She attributes her dedication to pursuing a Master’s degree in Homeland Security and Counterterrorism at LIU to all of the men and women she has met throughout her journey with Fleece Connection.

“I have gained a new sense of pride for my country, and am extremely passionate about helping to protect our homeland,” she says.  “I have had the privilege of meeting some of the bravest men and women who have sacrificed everything to keep our country safe and free. Fleece Connection is a small way to thank them for their service, and provide a bit of comfort and support while recovering. My goal is to one day grow Fleece Connection into a nationally recognized charitable organization that serves every single Veteran recovering in VA hospitals throughout the United States.”

As a recognized non-profit organization, Fleece Connection relies 100% on financial donations from generous donors and volunteers like you. We have no paid positions on staff, and all who serve are volunteers. If you feel called to make a donation to help further Fleece Connection’s mission, you can make a donation here https://donorbox.org/support-our-troops-and-veterans. All donations are tax-deductible.

Contact Fleece Connection to learn how you can support our troops and Veterans by hosting a Fleece Connection workshop!

Scholarship Spotlight: Broadening the Scope of Medicine

In the waning days of October, Olga Gornostay was on the verge of a career-shaping journey.

A fourth-year student in LIU Pharmacy’s PharmD program, she was counting down the days before heading to Israel to begin an international rotation at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

“I don’t know what to expect,” Gornostay said before she left. “I just want to see how everything works, how pharmacy operates in Israel.”

Gornostay is no stranger to international travel–she came to the U.S. from Ukraine 10 years ago–but traveling to Israel as a student pharmacist is a particularly exciting opportunity.

And, while Gornostay plans to practice in community pharmacy upon the completion of her degree at LIU, she’s looking forward to seeing how pharmacy is practiced in an Israeli hospital environment compared to the American setting she’s grown accustomed to.

“I’m interested in seeing what interactions the pharmacists have with patients,” Gornostay said, “the differences in the health care systems, and even the legal side of pharmacy.

Gornostay’s trip is one of three scheduled to take place in the 2017-18 academic year as part of LIU Pharmacy’s international experiential elective rotation program. Another fourth-year student, Vera Berman, traveled to Austria this fall on a community pharmacy rotation, with an oncology rotation in Thailand scheduled for the spring semester.

“The health care field in Israel is one of the best in the world, I want to learn as much as I can.”

“It’s important to expose students to other cultures, and allow them to have different experiences with other health systems,” said Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Suzanna Gim, who also serves as LIU Pharmacy’s Director of International Affairs. “It helps them understand our health system better.”

For her part, Gornostay hopes that seeing her profession in the context of a different country’s health care system will broaden her understanding of pharmacy itself, putting her in a better position to thrive as she begins her career.

“The more I know about the medicine,” Gornostay said, “the more I can help myself and my family.”

Introducing the Sanford Scholars

In September 2017, LIU Post enrolled its inaugural class of 18 Sanford Scholars. These energetic, entrepreneurial students hail from various parts of the country representing geographic and ethnic diversity. Together, the Sanford Scholars comprise one of the most talented groups of individuals in the history of the College of Management.

As they begin their LIU Post careers, the Sanford Scholars are participating in leadership workshops and taking on entrepreneurship challenges while working through a dedicated program of personal development and coaching to prepare them for successful entrepreneurial careers.

LIU’s effort to recruit the most passionate student entrepreneurs from across the country for the Sanford Scholars Program builds on the University’s longstanding tradition of excellence in business education. The T. Denny Sanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at LIU is the latest in a series of forward-thinking initiatives designed to build on that tradition and cultivate student entrepreneurship.

LIU is the first private university in the region to participate in Start-Up NY, connecting the University’s innovative community of scholars to the young companies of New York’s vibrant entrepreneurial culture. LIU’s on-campus incubators are modeled on the shared workspaces at the heart of that culture, allowing students to collaborate on their own emerging ventures.

As a national leader in student-run business, LIU’s students manage ventures that range from a computer/technology retailer and a college spirit store to a fashion boutique and an actual investment trading floor. Students also can work for a wide range of clients at LIU Post’s fee-based student consultancy, LIU-iQ Consulting, and develop executive-level experience, enabling them to graduate with résumés that command respect in any job market.

The arrival of the inaugural class of Sanford Scholars brings new energy to these initiatives, and demonstrates how LIU’s partnership with celebrated entrepreneur and philanthropistT. Denny Sanford expands our ability to reach the most inventive and creative students.

The Sanford Scholars’ formal program of immersive experiences at the School of Business and the new Sanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute are just a few examples of how LIU Post is continuing its proud legacy of innovation and leadership into its seventh decade.

Global Institute at LIU Announces “A Conversation with Joe Biden” March 27

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

Congressman Steve Israel, Chairman of the Global Institute at LIU is pleased to announce a conversation with Vice President Joe Biden at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post on March 27, 2018.

Click here for ticket information.

As part of the Global Institute’s ongoing global lecture series, Vice President Biden brings foreign policy expertise on a wide-range of international issues, as chaos reigns from the Middle East to North Korea to the Sudan. With his storied experience as a Senator for more than thirty years to his two-term vice presidency, Biden offers a deep perspective on the world we live in from the deep recesses of one of the United States government’s highest offices.

The event will include a speech by the Vice President, followed by an exclusive Q&A with the Chairman of the Global Institute, former Congressman Steve Israel. The Global Institute brings important conversations of global consequence, from the Situation Room to the Tilles Center to you.

As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, Vice President Biden established himself as a leader in facing some of our nation’s most important domestic and international challenges. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee for 17 years, then-Senator Biden was widely recognized for his work on criminal justice issues, including the landmark 1994 Crime Act and the Violence Against Women Act. As Chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, then-Senator Biden played a pivotal role in shaping U.S. foreign policy. He has been at the forefront of issues and legislation related to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, post-Cold War Europe, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia.

As the 47th vice president of the United States, Biden oversaw the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was integral to rescuing the economy from the brink of another Great Depression.  The Recovery Act added 2 million jobs to the economy and made an unprecedented investment in America’s infrastructure. According to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, under former Vice President Biden’s oversight, more than $800 billion dollars were injected into the economy with less than two tenths of one percent waste, fraud or abuse – making it one of the most efficient government programs in history.

In January, President Obama awarded Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with Distinction — the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

Since leaving the White House, Vice President Biden continues his legacy of expanding opportunity for all with the creation of the Biden Foundation, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Biden Institute of Domestic Policy at the University of Delaware. Vice President Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden have also founded the Biden Cancer Initiative to end cancer as we know it.

In November 2017, Vice President Biden released his second book, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. The book, a New York Times #1 Bestseller, is a personal story from a father, grandfather, husband, and friend as he confronts the inevitability of devastating personal loss, while trying to balance his duty to his family and his country.

Biden is an alumnus of the University of Delaware, Class of 1965.

 

About the Global Institute at LIU
Chaired by former Congressman Steve Israel, The Global Institute at LIU is a premier regional platform for understanding a world that’s increasingly volatile, uncertain and complex. The Institute’s non-partisan mission includes bringing world leaders, thinkers and analysts to campus; serving as a resource for the University as well as regional business leaders and social activists for information and analysis of world events; and helping to prepare students to change our world with new models of innovation and social entrepreneurship. Past speakers have included President Bill Clinton, General (Ret.) Colin Powell and General (Ret.) David Petraeus.

About Long Island University (LIU)
LIU is one of the nation’s largest private universities. Since 1926, LIU has provided high quality academic programs taught by world-class faculty.  LIU offers hundreds of accredited programs to approximately 20,000 students, with a network of over 200,000 alumni, including leaders in industries across the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.

 

 

 

 

New York Post Cites LIU Brooklyn Study That Finds Cursing Helps Workouts

The New York Post picked up a story about LIU Brooklyn professor Dr. David Spierer’s study with UK professor Dr. Richard Stephens of Keele University that discovered that cursing while working out boosts physical performance.

Their groundbreaking new study published in the Journal of Psychology of Sports and Exercise has found that swearing aloud not only relieves the temporary pain associated with exercise, but can increase physical performance, strength, and power.

According to the study, swearing was shown to produce a 4.6 percent increase in initial power during a 30-second stationary bicycle test called the Wingate test, as well as an 8.2 percent increase in a separate test of maximum hand grip strength.

“Swearing appears to be able to bring about improvements in physical performance that may not be solely dependent on a stress response arising out of the shock value of the swearing,” Dr. Stephens said. “We know that swearing appears to be handled in brain regions not usually associated with language processing. It is possible that activation of these areas by swearing could produce performance improvements across many different domains.”

Dr. Spierer added, “Cursing may allow people to shut down their inhibitions and somewhat veil the effort and the pain of this really difficult task.” In this way, Spierer says, “using swear words might be helpful in any circumstance where muscle strength and a sudden burst of force or speed, is required.”

In the study, Dr. Stephens and Dr. Spierer asked participants to suggest a swear word they might use in response to banging their head accidentally, and for the non-swearing trials, a word to describe a table. Based on Dr. Stephens’ previous research showing beneficial effects of swearing in the context of physical pain, they expected to see nervous system arousal in the form of elevated heart rate and blood pressure correlate with the improvement in physical performance. However, this was not the case.

Dr. Stephens and Dr. Spierer have already begun their second study examining the effect of swearing on more common activities that are found in most exercise programs.

 

 

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Dalia Fahmy

Dr. Dalia Fahmy, Associate Professor of Political Science at LIU Brooklyn and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Policy, has been making the rounds sharing her expertise in U.S. foreign policy, world politics, international relations, causes of war, and politics of the Middle East.

As global politics steadily grow more volatile, Dr. Fahmy’s expertise has become increasingly valuable. The keynote at the Women’s March-NJ this past January, Fahmy offers a perspective of grounded reality tinged with hope.

Her upcoming book, The Rise and Fall of The Muslim Brotherhood and the Future of Political Islam, looks at the role of Muslimhood and democratization. Her research in Egypt centered on the rise of what she calls the “illiberal intelligencia” in the wake of a coup that removed its democratically-elected president.

“We hold up academics and intellectuals as vanguards of truth with a lower-case t,” she said. “But what happens when we are not? How does society fall apart and bleed into illiberalism and all facets of the society and institutions?”

“When the liberal Intelligencia becomes illiberal–what is the future of democracy?” Fahmy asks.

Fahmy has presented at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, UCLA- Law and Georgetown, among other institutions.

She also spoke at the Asia Society in the spring on “Terrorism, Tolerance and Democracy,” and has given presentations at the U.S. Institute of Peace and The Wilson Center. This summer, she was named NPR Source of the Week.

At LIU, she aims to educate her students to not only understand the world, but to understand their capacity to change it.

“We are an aspirational country – so if we believe the deck is stacked against us, we are working against the mission of our country to become a more perfect union,” she says. “We aim to allow students to see themselves as part of the intelligencia that will create our future society.”

“Some come from difficult backgrounds. Some are the first to go to college or speak the language, our job is to teach them to have their own agency, to be able to affect the system, rather than have it affect them. They have gone on to Georgetown and Stanford or have gone on to work for congressmen. To awaken students to their endless possibility is the most rewarding part of my job here.”

LIU Hornstein Center Poll Shows President Trump’s Approval Rating Down to 29 Percent

Party Loyalty Strong within Trump’s Shrunken Republican Base

Brookville, NY (January 10, 2018) – A new Long Island University Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis poll showed widespread disapproval of the Executive and Legislative branches. The poll showed that the majority of Americans disapprove of the President (60 percent), the Senate (64 percent), and the House of Representatives (62 percent) current job performance. Views on the Supreme Court’s job performance was more evenly split, with 35 percent approval, 34 percent disapproval, and 30 percent unsure.

The national poll showed a correlation suggesting continued loyalty to the President amongst approximately a quarter of the American public. In three different questions, 25 percent answered that they would vote for him if the election was today, 23 percent said that they approve of the newly passed and signed tax legislation, and 22 percent responded that they primarily identify with the Republican political party. These numbers show that while Trump’s Republican base of support has dwindled since his election night, there is a fiercely loyal group that are unlikely to be swayed by current news cycles or popular opinion.

“There is no question that President Trump has a strong hold on his base – but there is an even stronger group of Americans who find themselves turned off by his non-traditional leadership style,” said Dr. Edward Summers, Fellow at the Hornstein Center.  “The President’s party is hoping that policy wins will re-engage that group and expand his base, but if the 53 percent disapproval of the new tax legislation is any indication, they are going to be fighting an uphill battle during the 2018 midterms.”

The findings are based on a published public opinion poll conducted from January 5-8, 2018 of 1031 Americans.

When asked what political party they primarily identify with, 35 percent of participants identified as Democrats, 36 percent do not identify with any one political party, and 6 percent identified with an alternative party. When asked about their likeliness to vote for President Trump if the election were held today, 63 percent said they would not, 6 percent were unsure, and 5 percent had no opinion. These numbers suggest that while a small Republican base remains enamored with President Trump, those who disapprove of his job performance identify with more than one political party.

Dr. Summers, who obtained his Ph.D. in Public Policy, is a Fellow at the Hornstein Center. His career includes experience in public policy, higher education, and opinion research.

Long Island University

Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis

National Survey

January 5-8, 2018

 

Do you approve of President Trump’s job performance one year into his administration?

Yes:                29%

No:                  60%

Unsure:          11%

 

If the election were held today, would you vote for President Trump?

Yes:                25%

No:                  63%

Unsure:          7%

No Opinion:   5%

 

With which political party do you primarily identify?

Democrat:      35%

Republican:   22%

Other:             6%

I do not primarily identify with any one political party:  36%

 

Do you approve of the job performance of the United States House of Representatives?

Yes:                14%

No:                  63%

Unsure:          23%

 

Do you approve of the job performance of the United States Senate?

Yes:                13%

No:                  64%

Unsure:          23%

 

Do you approve of the job performance of the United States Supreme Court?

Yes:                36%

No:                  34%

Unsure:          30%

 

Do you support the newly passed and signed tax reform legislation?

Yes:                24%

No:                  54%

Unsure:          22%

 

Polling Methodology

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This Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling & Analysis poll was conducted through Suveymomkey January 5-8, 2018 in English to 1031 Americans over the age of 18. Polling data was sorted by age, gender & geographic location in efforts to ensure a nationwide representative sample. This poll has an overall margin of error of +/- 3 points.

The Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling, and Analysis at LIU Post conducts independent, fair, and balanced polling, empirical research, and analysis on a wide range of public issues including lifestyle preferences. The Center’s goals include informing the community, public and policy makers about critical issues.

 

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Dynamic Companies Foster Culture of Entrepreneurship Within LIU Business Incubator

Photo credit: Steve Pfost

The businesses located within the T. Denny Sanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute are contributing to the vibrant culture of entrepreneurship at LIU Post.

The T. Denny Sanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, located in historic Bush-Brown Hall, is the first high-tech business incubator in our community connected with a nationally-ranked business school, and is stimulating economic growth and development through new company formation and incubation, creating local jobs, and linking companies with entrepreneurial and experiential learning programs at LIU Post.  It is the result of a powerful public-private partnership made possible through New York State and celebrated philanthropist and entrepreneur, T. Denny Sanford.

It affords businesses access to both a student and faculty population. Both provide valuable resources: the students are a workforce invested in learning business skills from the ground up; LIU Post College of Management faculty members came from widely successful careers in business and finance and provide mentoring expertise as well as valuable contacts within related industries.

We spoke with the founders of three of the companies in the incubator– Sage Marketing, The Kobi, and eParel– to see learn more about their plans:

Kevin Schiesz, eParel

Can you give me a brief summary of your business?
eParel, L.L.C. administers an innovative web-based uniform platform that serves as a management tool for hotels, restaurants, and catering companies. Our Bib & Tucker apparel line empowers employees to take charge of their appearance with comfortable and stylish uniforms. Our proprietary technology makes managing uniforms simple, saving employers time and money.

Where are you now?
We’re in our soft launch phase, and have been working deliberately with a small number of clients to refine our product.

What do you hope to achieve?
Over the next year, we envision working with a small group of LIU student interns to canvas hotels and restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn—door-to-door with tablets in hand. We also have plans for a small, pop-up showroom akin to a Bonobos “Guideshop.” Once there, prospective clients could view samples and employee-customers could try on garments from our capsule collection, shop accessories, and leave garments for alteration.

Why were you interested in working in the incubator space?
The extraordinary commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation at the highest level of the University, through the vision of Dr. Cline and leadership of Dr. Valli.

What are you looking to get out of it? How can LIU help you get to the next level?
Just-in-time intellectual capital from the many disciplines on the Post campus, including management, accountancy, computer science, and fashion merchandising. Also, support and direction from advisors in LIU’s vast alumni community who have experience building successful companies.

 Andrew Ewen, The Kobi

Description of our business:
Robotics is a trend that has now undeniably entered almost every industry imaginable. Currently, many robotic developments are still in their beginning stages; however, the robotics industry is set for rapid growth with more complex robots. At The Kobi Company, we are at the forefront of this robotics transition with our multi-functional, scalable, robotics platform that will disrupt the lawn and garden, agriculture, construction, golf, cleaning and mining industries, just to name a few.

Why the LIU Incubator:
One of the reasons why we chose the LIU Incubator is because they were the most responsive of all the five incubators we reached out to. Additionally, as their Incubator program is relatively new, we felt we could help to shape it. Most importantly, the opportunities offered by the LIU Incubator were more in synch with the strategic endeavors of our company.

Where are we now and what we hope to achieve:
We are currently beta testing our lawn module and will be rolling out a minimal number of products for next summer for some advanced beta testing. Our goal is to disrupt the manual labor space by creating efficient automated solutions to meet the needs of commercial and residential consumers. How will we do this? We aim not to outperform competitors but to understand how to deliver a leap in value, via value innovation, to buyers.

Dan Klein, Sage Marketing

Description of the business:
 Sage Marketing provides turn-key branding and digital marketing support for small businesses and entrepreneurs. We are currently working in the financial services, real estate and healthcare industries.

Mini Biography:
Two founders – Dan Klein, President and CEO has over 25 years of experience working in financial services and has worked with thousands of financial advisors all around the country helping them to grow their businesses within the warehouse and RIA channels. Stephen Finkel (CFO), was just in profile magazine as one of the top CFOs in NY has been a CFO for many years and was previously the CFO of a national company with over $ 300 million in sales.

Why you choose LIU Incubator:
We believe that aligning with the thought leadership at LIU will help us grow faster. We are also excited to work with the students at LIU by providing internships which will equip them with practical experience while they are studying at LIU. The digital marketplace is changing so rapidly and we can introduce these new tools to the students to help compliment what they are learning in the classroom. Dan and Stephen are also alumni of LIU and are excited to be back on campus. We hope that by partnering with LIU we will have credibility as we speak to potential new clients as well as having great thought leadership around us at the college to help guide us as we look to expand our business.

Care for the Homeless and LIU Brooklyn Hosts Powerful Homeless Person Memorial Event

For most people, the Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year. However, for those who do not have adequate shelter from the elements or stable housing options, the longest, darkest night of the year can be especially brutal.

On December 21, local communities observed Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (HPMD). In New York City, Care for the Homeless, in partnership with LIU Brooklyn’s MPA program and Urban Pathways, sponsored an HPMD observance for the sixth consecutive year at LIU Brooklyn.

The Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day remembered those who passed away in New York City this year without stable housing. Since they began in 1990, HPMD commemorations have now grown across North America, with annual observances held in approximately 180 cities. These commemorations are sometimes the only acknowledgments for those who have passed.

“In this time of changing public policy it’s important that policy leaders like the LIU MPA Program, Care for the Homeless, and Urban Pathways bring attention to an oft-forgotten issue,” said Edgar Troudt, Ph.D., assistant dean for research and strategic partnerships at LIU Brooklyn’s School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences. “But this is only the first step.  We each need to examine the 175 policy suggestions that LIU and CFH put forward this past summer and then start conversations within our communities on the next steps.”

The free event was open to the public and included a meal and memorial program. The program included the reading of the names of people who died in New York City without housing this year. The names were then projected on a screen as they were read, a bell tolled, and candles were lit to honor each individual. The program also included a “Wall of Remembrance,” where participants could honor those they have lost in 2017.

“Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance and mourning for people our community has lost,” Care for the Homeless Executive Director George Nashak said. “It’s also a time to reflect on the fact that it doesn’t have to be this way. That we have it within our power to fight, prevent and over time to end homelessness as we know it, and along with it the terrible consequences of chronic homelessness including avoidable premature deaths and suffering.”

The event was featured on WPIX 11. Click here to watch.

Care for the Homeless and LIU Brooklyn support advocacy for funding for the Community Health Center Fund, which expired with the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. The CHCF represents 70 percent of all federal funding for community health centers who serve nearly 27 million vulnerable and poor patients, and never turn anyone away, including the 8,000 homeless patients Care for the Homeless serve annually.

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