Category Archives: News

Friends, The yellow forsythia bushes are blooming everywhere, daffodils are starting to bloom, and it looks like the tulips will be blooming soon! Spring is here, and life is good!

Friends, Just a few items: If anyone would like a 50/50 raffle book and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to participate in our Summer Camp fundraiser, please reply to this email with your address.  Thank you in advance for your support.   The drawing will be held at the Golf Outing on May 22nd, and you need […]

Friends, Here we go. We are back! The Gerald J. Ryan Outreach Center’s Annual Golf Outing will be held on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, at the Indian Hills Country Club. On the 50th anniversary of the Outreach and the 40th anniversary of the Summer Camp, we are having our golf outing as a much-needed fundraiser […]

With the holiday months behind us, I would like to extend a very special thank you to all those individuals that enabled the Outreach to fulfill its mission of serving families in need with food, winter coats, clothes, and not forgetting toys for the kids. We are now gearing up for our spring and summer […]

Friends, The November 19th Thanksgiving distribution went very well; a big thank you to all the volunteers and donors as we could not have done this without your help! Over 300 turkeys and food baskets were distributed to those with families and 30 baskets with chickens to singles; we also home delivered 45 baskets to […]

Friends,   Some updates:   The Job Fair held last week at the Outreach was very well attended, with over 120 plus candidates and 40 companies; kudos to both the Wyandanch Resource Center, which organized the event, and the GROC staff for their assistance in making sure all went smoothly. The Catholic Health Mobile Van […]

The Wyandanch Resource Center will be hosting a Job Fair here at the Parish Hall tomorrow, September 30th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Many top-quality companies will be here to recruit. If you know anyone looking for a job or pursuing a better job or career, please have them come down. Tell them to […]

Friends, A more detailed Outreach Center Update will be coming in a few days, but I have an immediate, simple ask! A young woman who is 7 months pregnant came to the Outreach for help yesterday. She lives with her sister-in-law and her two teenage children all in one rented room that has one bed […]

Friends, Another successful summer camp ended last Friday and I offer a big thank you to all our sponsors as this year was special. We had more Shelter, Homeless, and Foster children than in years past; the mission of this camp is to care for those in need and that made this year’s camp special. […]