Turkey Brigade

Old Bethpage, NY – Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) is proud to announce that they were among those chosen by a panel of judges at Connoisseur Media of Long Island, after a nomination by the listeners of WKJY-FM, as the recipients of turkeys from Stew Leonard’s third annual Turkey Brigade in Farmingdale.  The turkeys received by FREE will be distributed to individuals in FREE’s Scattered Site Supportive Housing.  The supportive housing program provides housing and support services to individuals with mental illness living in the community.
“I thank the listeners of WKJY, Connoisseur Media, and Stew Leonard’s for this generous gift,” said Robert S. Budd, CEO, FREE.  “These turkeys will go a long way towards helping our individuals in supported housing have a wonderful Thanksgiving,” he continued.
A member of the Stew Leonard’s Staff helps Vanessa Kern, Operations Director, FREE, load turkeys into her car.

Stew Leonard’s has a long-standing tradition of giving thanks to the communities it serves.  As part of the event 2,500 turkeys were distributed to more than 100 churches, civic groups, elderly housing and senior nutrition programs, and schools in the Norwalk, Newington & Danbury, Connecticut and East Meadow, Farmingdale & Yonkers, New York communities to help provide Thanksgiving Day meals for families in need.

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE)
FREE collaborates with a variety of diverse 501(c)(3) nonprofit partners on educational, vocational, rehabilitative and a myriad of other creative initiatives to enhance the local communities and the lives of more than 25,000 people that reside within them. Each of the valued partners of the FREE Network has a unique mission, vision and strategic goals that are aligned in purpose, and embody the spirit of the meaningful work we do every day. For more information, please call 516-870-7000 or visit www.familyres.org.