Long Island Together
Summer Together
Summer Together is a wholly volunteer-run program that funds summer camp and activity scholarships for Port Washington families in need. Summer Together is a program of Long Island Together (LIT), a group of local activists working to improve access to educational and enrichment opportunities for children, among other social justice causes.
In Summer 2020, the program's third year, Summer Together enabled Port families to experience safe and enriching summer activities amid the challenges of the pandemic. We provided more than 100 children with a total of more than 300 weeks of activities.
Information on Summer 2021 will be posted in April.
Summer Together is possible only because of the generosity of the Port community.
Please support us today! $250 funds one child to attend one week of day camp!
Summer Together's fiscal sponsor is the 501(c)(3) non-profit Long Island Jobs With Justice. Tax-deductible donations can be made by credit card by clicking the Donate button below, or you can write a check made out to "Long Island Jobs With Justice" with memo line "Summer Together" and mail to:
Summer Together c/o Long Island Jobs with Justice
Attention: Ani Halasz
390 Rabro Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
*When donating online please be sure to select “Summer Together” from the dropdown box*
In 2021 we are grateful for generous grants from the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation, and from the Ellen & Richard Fox Charitable Fund in honor of Selma Bernstein.
The program was supported in 2019 and 2020 by more than 100 individual donors and grants from the Greentree Foundation and Awesome Dads Foundation.
Camps that have participated to date include Bach to Rock, Berest Dance Center, Blue Moon Project, Camp Invention, Parent Resource Center, PAL, Port Youth Activities and Unlimited Sports Action. Campers and families are referred to the program through community service organizations including Littig House, the Parent Resource Center, Port Washington Public Library ESOL and Homegrown Readers Programs, Our Lady of Fatima Social Outreach and St. Peter of Alcantara Social Ministry.
Summer Together supports children of all faiths, races, ethnicities and backgrounds.
For further information email: summertogether@longislandtogether.org, or call Raju Rajan at 917-940-9556.