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Press

Here, you’ll find links to articles and interviews from trusted media outlets that spotlight our programs, initiatives, and the incredible individuals who drive our mission forward. These press mentions are a testament to our community’s strength and the meaningful change we strive to create every day.

Recent Press

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2024 Black Film Festival

The fifth annual Black Film Festival, a partnership between the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center and Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater

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League of Women Voters

the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and the North Fork invited a panel of experts to a discussion on “How to Confront Misinformation and Build Trust in the 2024 Election”

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Bryan Stevenson, Thinking Forward Lecture Series

Changing the Narrative on Race: Author and Activist Bryan Stevenson Speaks at Guild Hall

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BHHS Graduates/BHCCRC Scholarships, EH Star

“It is time for us to make a change”. Bridgehampton High School’s class of 2024 worked hard and played hard, helped one another overcome obstacles, and made lots of memories together along the way 

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Maureen’s Haven

Maureen’s Haven, a Riverhead-based homeless services group, recently ended its seasonal winter emergency overnight shelter services, which operate free, seven nights a week. 

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Nonprofit Leaders Discuss Challenges and New Ways Forward

Leaders from seven of the East End’s nonprofit organizations — all of them women — gathered at the Southampton Arts Center on Jobs Lane in Southampton Village

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East End Fund for Children

The organization is the brainchild of Dan Shedrick and was created in 2020 to meet the needs of the community’s most vulnerable members during the ongoing COVID crisis.

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Adolescent Nonprofits Bring a Sense of Community to Kids of All Ages

In a tough economy for today’s working class, local nonprofits have made it their mission to assist in special programming for kids of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds.

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Governor Hochul Celebrates Opening of The Center’s New Building

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center’s new $3.3 million facility in the Town of Southampton, Long Island. 

The Center, affords the working community with resources that
support families as a whole; offering a wide variety of programs and
services, providing much-needed support and relief, ensuring that our youth, young adults and families are “Always Better at The Center”