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Long Island Council of Churches
The Long Island Council of Churches (LICC), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, coordinates the ecumenical work of churches in Nassau and Suffolk Counties in Long Island, New York.
As of 2004, the LICC represented 800 Protestant churches, and had non-voting representatives from the Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Jewish communities.〔(Marcelle S. Fischler, "Long Island: Reaching Out, and Into a Turf Battle" ), The New York Times, September 12, 2004〕 It is located in Hempstead, New York.
==Mission statement==
The Council's mission statement is that it: "unites diverse Christians to work together to improve the well being of Long Islanders and to promote interfaith understanding and cooperation."〔 Its goal is also to: "promote understanding and cooperation between Christians and non-Christians". Specifically, the LICC works with health agencies and with social service agencies:
to provide emergency food, housing, medical assistance, transportation assistance, chaplaincy services, disaster relief, and advocacy for a wide range of social issues, including affordable housing, adequate health care, the environment, social, racial and gender equality, anti-poverty and anti-bias programs, prison reform, substance abuse and domestic violence programs.〔
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