The Sandy Oliva Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sandy Oliva, Former Executive Director of The Safe Center and Coalition Against Domestic Violence of Long Island and Long Time Champion and Advocate For Human Services Passes Away

Sandy Oliva, former Executive Director of The Safe Center and Coalition Against Domestic Violence passed away on December 16, 2024. She was a staunch advocate for victims of domestic violence and in her work helped thousands of women and children escape violence and start new lives.

She began her work with The Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the 1980s and grew the agency so that it became an organization able to serve women, children and families who were victims of domestic violence, providing counseling, a safe house and a 24 hour hotline to anyone who needed it.

During the 1990's, she became Vice President of Community Impact and Agency Relations for United Way of Long Island. She returned to The Coalition in 2014 to lead a merger and combine the strengths of Nassau County Women Against Domestic Violence and The Coalition Against Child Abuse & Neglect resulting in the entity known as The Safe Center of Long Island.

In order to continue her mission and as a way to honor her, a memorial fund has been established in her name, through United Way of Long Island to provide education, housing and living expenses to women who have left abusive relationships.

The Sandy Oliva Memorial Scholarship Fund is a tribute to her legacy and all contributions will go directly to help women and children in need.

She is survived by her daughter Jennifer, her son David, daughter-in-law Michele and grandchildren, Jack, Max and Dylan and her husband Bruno Laspina.

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