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This resolution commemorates the 60th anniversary of United Way of Long Island by requesting Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 18, 2025, as Compassion Champion Day in New York State. The resolution highlights the organization's six-decade-long commitment to community support, focusing on its new Compassion Fund, which aims to provide emergency cash assistance to ALICE households (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) - a demographic representing over one-third of Long Island families, including essential workers, veterans, and seniors struggling financially. The resolution emphasizes United Way of Long Island's mission to mobilize communities, address systemic challenges, expand opportunities for youth, improve public health, promote financial stability, and build resilient neighborhoods. By recognizing this day, the resolution seeks to affirm the importance of collective care, empathy-driven leadership, and community partnerships in creating a more equitable future. The document also directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to Governor Hochul and United Way of Long Island.

Budget and Finance

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J1197