Community Involvement
Community Giving
Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. is one of the most prominent and well respected plaintiff personal injury firms in New York. The firm’s partners believe it’s important to give back to the communities in which we live. That’s why we have contributed to more than 40 charities, foundations and community groups.
- Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. actively promotes and invests in the next generation of New Yorkers through groups such as the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, the March of Dimes, Children’s Medical Fund of New York, Schneider Children’s Hospital, Ascent School-Hope on the Horizon, Harlem Dowling West Side Center and the McCormick Foundation.
- Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. believes it’s critical that we support our health care providers so they can offer the finest care to our communities. That’s why we support various medical institutions and associations that share that goal. Those groups include Schneider Children’s Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center and NY Presbyterian Hospital.
- We also believe an important step in improving our community health care is to support and invest in research and development. This is why we are strong supporters of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association, American Cancer Society, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and Linda Horowitz Cancer Research Foundation.
- Some groups provide invaluable service to less fortunate members of our communities. We support several of those organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Holiday House-Junior League of Little Rock, and Island Harvest.
- Our elderly citizens are among the most vulnerable residents in our communities. That’s why we contribute to groups devoted to their well-being, including Long Term Care Community Coalition, NY Foundation for Senior Citizens and FRIA-The Voice and Resource for Eldercare with Dignity.
- We support several groups that help members of our community overcome substance abuse. Those groups include Outreach Project, Caron Foundation, MADD and The Tempo Group.
- No one should have to tolerate violence in the home. That’s why Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. is a contributor to local groups seeking to end domestic abuse, including Suffolk County Coalition and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
- Arts are an important component of the New York metropolitan area. Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. is a proud supporter of several arts organizations and institutions, including Metropolitan Museum-NY and New York Foundation for the Arts.
- We not only feel a commitment to support the children, elderly and injured in our communities but the animal friends and natural environment that add joy to our everyday lives.That’s why we are avid supporters of The Nature Conservancy to help protect the world in which we live and The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to protect our communities’ pets and other animals.
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Following is a full list of the community groups and efforts we support.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.
Ascent School-Hope on the Horizon
Ascent is a private, nonprofit school for children diagnosed with autism and atypical pervasive developmental disorders. It provides a full day, 12 month academic and behavioral treatment program to preschool and school age children ranging in age from 3 to 21 years.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island
This is the Long Island chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States.
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.
Caron Foundation
An enlightened, caring treatment community in which all those affected by alcoholism or other drug addiction may begin a new life.
Children’s Medical Fund of New York
Children’s Medical Fund of New York (CMF) ensures children on Long Island and in the New York metropolitan area have access to the best available pediatric care by raising funds to help build and equip medical facilities and sponsor vital programs at Schneider Children’s Hospital.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association
Founded in 1890, CSHL is a private, nonprofit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and bioinformatics and a broad educational mission.
Columbia University Medical Center
Columbia University’s Medical Center provides world-class leadership in scientific research, health and medical education and patient care.
Coney Island Gospel Assembly
Brooklyn, New York church
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Deafness Research Foundation
DRF is the leading national source of private funding for basic and clinical research in hearing and balance science. Since its founding in 1958, DRF has awarded over 2,200 grants, totaling over $24 million.
FRIA-The Voice and Resource for Eldercare with Dignity
FRIA (Friends and Relatives of Institutionalized Aged) was founded in 1976 in response to major scandals that documented the severe neglect and physical and psychological abuse of elderly residents in a number of local nursing homes.
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to girls to help them build character and skills for success in the real world.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
Harlem Dowling West Side Center
Founded in 1836, Harlem Dowling is a nonprofit multi-service agency providing out-of-home foster care, adoption, therapeutic placement, supportive housing for youth aging out of foster care, and other support services.
Holiday House-Junior League of Little Rock
The Junior League of Little Rock is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteer efforts, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
Island Harvest
Island Harvest — Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization — serves as the bridge between those who have surplus food and those who need it, collecting surplus food from more than 600 local restaurants and other food-related businesses and distributing it to a network of soup kitchens and other places where those in need can access it.
Jericho Volunteer Fire Dept.
The Jericho Fire Department is composed of over 130 members protecting Jericho, parts of Westbury, Muttontown and Brookville.
John Holt Scholarship
Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert
This is a group of judges and lawyers in New York who joined together in 1992 to create the legal community’s response to the breast cancer epidemic among women.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
Linda Horowitz Cancer Research Foundation
The Linda Horowitz Cancer Research Foundation was established in January 2004, shortly after Linda Horowitz passed away from a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. The foundation was formed to honor Linda’s memory, provide important funds for cancer research and help others in their fight against cancer.
Local One Scholarship Fund
Long Term Care Community Coalition
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) is devoted to improving care for the elderly and disabled by ensuring that long term care consumers, who are often very vulnerable, are cared for safely and treated with dignity.
MADD
MADD’s mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.
March of Dimes
A national group dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
McCormick Foundation
The McCormick Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening our free, democratic society by investing in children, communities and country.
Metropolitan Museum-NY
One of NY’s leading museums, the Met was founded by a group of American businessmen, artists and thinkers in 1870.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The mission of NCADV is to work for major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and children.
New York Foundation for the Arts
The New York Foundation for the Arts’ mission is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives.
NFL Alumni Helping Hands Award
NY Foundation for Senior Citizens
New York Foundation for Senior Citizens is dedicated to helping New York’s seniors enjoy healthier, safer, more productive and dignified lives in their own homes and communities and to help them avoid the need for premature institutionalization.
NY Presbyterian Hospital
On January 1, 1998, The New York Hospital merged with The Presbyterian Hospital to create New York-Presbyterian Hospital with over 13,000 employees and 2,200 patient beds.
NYC Central Labor Council
The New York City Central Labor Council (NYCCLC) is a nonprofit labor membership organization devoted to supporting, advancing and advocating for the working people of New York City. The NYCCLC brings together 400 local unions from every trade, occupation, public and private sector of the New York economy.
Outreach Project
Outreach Project has been providing drug and alcohol services in the New York Metropolitan Area since 1980.
Rotary Club of Huntington
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
Schneider Children’s Hospital
Schneider Children’s Hospital is the only hospital on Long Island that is solely dedicated to the care of children and has been named one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Suffolk County Coalition
The Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence dedicates all of its efforts to providing safety and support to family violence victims by offering preventative and supportive services.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The ASPCA was the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere and was founded to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.
The Caumsett Foundation
The Caumsett Foundation works closely with New York State Parks and the community toward a common mission of supporting and enhancing Caumsett State Historic Park as a unique and historic environment.
The Children’s Center at SUNY Farmingdale
The Children’s Center at Farmingdale State University of New York is a nonprofit center located on the campus of Farmingdale State University, providing a secure and stimulating environment for children from 8 weeks of age through pre-kindergarten.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. Its mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
The Nature Conservancy
A leading conservation organization that works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
The Tempo Group
An organization that provides substance abuse treatment services.
Legal Charities
Pace University Law School Contribution
We Care Fund-Italian Feast
The WE CARE Fund is the nationally-recognized charitable arm of the Nassau County Bar Association that raises and distributes money through charitable grants to improve the quality of life for children, the elderly and others in need throughout Nassau County.
