Since 1947, the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island (HWCLI) has responded to the needs of Long Islanders through direct services and local, state and federal advocacy efforts.  HWCLI has also served as the umbrella for public and voluntary agencies servicing Long Island’s poor and vulnerable individuals and families. 

MISSION
HWCLI serves the interests of poor and vulnerable people on Long Island by convening, representing, and supporting the non-profit agencies that serve them; and through

§         Illuminating the issues that critically impact them

§         Organizing community and regional responses to their needs

§         Advocacy

§         Research

§         Policy analysis

§         Providing services, information and education

§         Capacity building.