Jan. 16, 2025 QNS News Team Nearly 90 families received holiday gifts and essentials in 2024 through the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s annual Adopt-A-Family program, an initiative aimed at easing the financial burden for those in need during the holiday season. The St. John’s ICARE Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of St. John’s…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Hundreds of families on the Rockaway Peninsula enjoyed a brighter holiday season this year, thanks to the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s annual Community Toy Giveaway. The event, held on Dec. 20 at the Bayswater Jewish Community Center, turned the venue into a winter wonderland. Families received age-appropriate bags…
Nov. 26, 2024 QNS News Team A Rockaway-based foundation has received a grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation to enhance maternal care for residents of the Rockaways. The St. John’s ICARE Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, led by New York Mets owner Alex Cohen, to support the…
Nov. 1, 2024 QNS News Team Episcopal Health Services (EHS) in Far Rockaway held its annual National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 10, offering free mental health screenings and resources in the parking lot of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital. The event, organized by the Population Health team at EHS, aimed to address the…
Oct. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The St. John’s ICARE Foundation, based in Far Rockaway, is dedicated to supporting St. John’s Episcopal Hospital through fundraising efforts that improve healthcare services for the local community. Recently, the foundation held its 27th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament at North Hills Country Club, raising $500,000 for the hospital’s…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dr. Yating Lee, DO, a family medicine attending physician at Episcopal Health Services (EHS), is making a lasting impact in the Far Rockaway community through her dedication to the local foundation. Dr. Lee not only donates her time to the St. John’s ICARE Foundation, but also provides financial…
Aug. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres As the new school year approaches, families across the Rockaway Peninsula and nearby communities gathered for the 8th annual Community and Back-to-School Wellness event on Aug. 16. The event, held at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 327 Beach 19th St. in the Rockaways, offered a festive atmosphere…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The St. John’s ICARE Foundation in the Rockaways welcomed representatives from M&T Bank Healthcare Commercial Banking for a comprehensive tour of Episcopal Health Services’ (EHS) Clinical Learning Center on Thursday, July 25. Led by Nancy Leghart, Executive Director of St. John’s ICARE Foundation, the tour included David Clarke,…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Women and families across the Rockaway Peninsula received essential supplies at no cost during the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s Care and Comfort Diaper and Menstrual Supplies Giveaway, held on June 18 at the Episcopal Health Services (EHS) Clinical Learning Center. The event, which provided more than 100 diaper…
Jul. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway will soon have a new state-of-the-art Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) unit for expecting mothers, thanks to almost $8.8 million in funding from legislators and private donors. When St. John’s Episcopal broke ground on this new unit on May 17,…