The Strata Foundation’s mission is to bring the Long Island business community together to support local veterans during life’s most challenging moments.

Recently, a member of our community referred a Navy veteran to us for help. Her utilities were about to be shut off during the cold winter months, and she feared her children would be left without heat. She had already reached out to other organizations and had been denied assistance at least twice. With nowhere else to turn, she reached out to our partners at Family Service League and we connected.

Within days, we mobilized our network. In less than a week, her application for Suffolk County Veterans Emergency Home Heating Program assistance was approved, and the county paid her heating bill in full.

After speaking with her and learning more about her family’s needs, we connected two additional organizations—one to provide support for her children, and another to help her access veteran benefits she did not know were available to her.

Our partners across the community answered the call. We worked the network, and together we delivered results.

Veterans served this country. They deserve a system that works for them when they return home. On Long Island, we are building that system—one family at a time. This week, we proved it works.

Every dollar we raise helps ensure we can answer the next call.