Huntington YMCA Awarded $75K Grant By PSEG Long Island

From ZE Creative Communications:

February 13 2020

Huntington, NY —The Huntington YMCA announced today it was awarded a $75,000 Main Street Revitalization grant from PSEG Long Island to fund the electrical infrastructure of its Jorge Family Healthy Living Center, which recently opened July 1, 2019. The new 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility supports the Y’s overall mission to provide programs that build a healthy body, mind and spirit for all. The facility offers community members access to group fitness classes, with more than 100 classes per week, recreational sports, chronic disease prevention and recovery programs, and enrichment programs for children and adults.

"We are extremely grateful to PSEG Long Island for its tremendous support of the Jorge Family Healthy Living Center through this generous grant," said Eileen Knauer, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the YMCA of Long Island. "This state-of-the-art facility has been a wonderful resource to the greater Y community, and the electrical infrastructure is vital to make it all possible.”

“PSEG Long Island has a long-standing relationship with the YMCA. We have partnered on many programs for seniors and children in our communities,” said John Keating, manager of economic development for PSEG Long Island. “The new Healthy Living Center is already making a significant impact on improving the lives of people in Huntington and the surrounding areas with expanded programs, a state-of-the-art gym facility and other amenities. We are proud to provide the Y with this $75,000 Main Street Revitalization grant.”

The PSEG Long Island Main Street Revitalization Program is designed to encourage economic vitality of a business district and to optimize the use of existing electric infrastructure. The program offers financial incentives for projects expected to improve the economic stability and growth of a business community.

The new Jorge Family Healthy Living Center was designed to be energy efficient by incorporating energy-efficient lighting, lights that have motion sensors and are therefore not on all of the time, significantly reducing the amount of electricity being used.

To learn more about the Huntington YMCA’s Jorge Family Healthy Living Center, please visit: http://ymcali.org/hlc.

ABOUT YMCA OF LONG ISLAND
The YMCA of Long Island is a 501c3 nonprofit community-based service organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, teens, adults, and families through programs and services that nurture youth development, foster healthy living, and inspire social responsibility. Long Islanders learn to live their healthiest and fullest lives inside the YMCA’s state-of-the-art facilities located in Bay Shore, East Hampton, Glen Cove, Holtsville, Huntington, and Patchogue. In addition, we provide prevention and treatment services through YMCA Family Services in Holtsville, as well as cultural arts programming at the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, located in Bay Shore. We nurture the potential of every child and teen through child care, summer day camp, swim lessons, sports and fitness programs, and cultural arts. We improve the health and well-being of all ages through group exercise classes, personal training, aquatics, sports, programs for active older adults, and family fitness. We provide opportunities for individuals to give back and support our neighbors through civic and community partnerships, financial assistance, community service, counseling, free health and wellness programs, and volunteerism. For information and locations, visit www.ymcali.org or call 855-2YMCALI.

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