New York Community Trust Long Island awards $523,000 in grants to local nonprofits

Multiple nonprofit organizations from Elmont to Montauk were awarded $523,000 in grants from New York Community Trust Long Island, aimed at addressing housing insecurity, protecting the environment, and an array of other issues. 

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