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Recently, Diahann Parks-Derrell and Nathene Cruz were featured guests on Pat Robinson’s radio talk show, Conversations on the Block on 94.7 FM.
If you missed it, here’s the link for you to check out:
Long Island Business News created Health Care Heroes to recognize excellence, promote innovation and honor the efforts of individuals and organizations making a significant impact on the quality of health care on Long Island. The winners were selected by the editors of Long Island Business News. Congratulations to WLN staff: Elizabeth Benjamin, Aubrey Romano, Tanya Bridges, Toscha Hamilton, Kelly Savage and Patricia Spring!
The Albany Times-Union article from our CEO, Sherry Tucker, states that the state’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment for human services funding — about 1.7 percent — is too low to keep pace with actual inflation and the rising costs facing providers and workers.
The City & State 2026 Black Trailblazers is a recognition list published as part of the City & State Magazine celebration during the Albany Legislative Caucus Weekend in Albany, New York, honoring Black leaders across New York who are shaping the state’s future through leadership in government, business, advocacy, and community work. The award highlights dynamic Black trailblazers for their impactful contributions and was presented at a special caucus event in the state capital to spotlight their achievements and foster networking among policymakers and community leaders.
The impending introduction of three new casinos in New York has come with promises of increased tourism, tax revenue, permanent job creation, affordable housing, and public green space. And while all of this seems beneficial and may very well come to fruition, one threat that cannot go unaddressed is the further enablement of gambling addiction.
WellLife Network’s own Tricia Singh was selected for Schneps Media’s Power Women of Long Island! This prestigious honor recognizes the fearless women who make Long Island a thriving and vibrant place to live, work, and do business. As part of the Power Women Long Island 2025 community, Tricia joins an inspiring network of ICONs and RISING leaders who uplift, mentor, and champion one another.
WellLife Network staff and volunteers gathered at the organization’s Huntington location this week for a major food pantry restock and community discussion centered on the growing issue of food insecurity across Long Island.
Long-Island based nonprofit, WellLife Network hosted special pantry stockings and community discussions on food insecurity on Long Island at their Huntington and Coram locations last week.
WellLife Network (WLN), a nonprofit with locations across Long Island that provides behavioral health and related services, has launched the PlayWell Fund. The initiative, which was made possible by a $100,000 grant from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s Community Grants Reinvestment Fund, aims to expand access to extracurricular activities for those in Suffolk County between the ages of five and 24 who are receiving behavioral health support.
Eisenhower Park was filled with runners last Friday and for a good cause: Helping fulfill a dream of Raymond Morell, who died last year, likely from a 9/11-related cancer, at 54. Morell, a longtime Floral Park resident, dedicated over 15 years of his life to others through WellLife, a nonprofit supporting people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. As the facilities director and lover of historic buildings, he advocated for the preservation of those he came across in his life and work, including a rundown, historic two-story building owned by WellLife in Hollis, Queens.