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United Way of Long Island recently elected John Guadagno to its Board of Directors. Guadagno is the President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 25. With 36 years of experience in the electrical construction field, John has devoted more than a decade to Business Administration and Development. 
United Way of Long Island recently elected Felix Ruiz to its Board of Directors. Felix has been a member of the Nassau-Suffolk HIV Health Services Planning Council with United Way of Long Island since 2016 and was recently appointed Chair. He is currently a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Specialist at Hudson River HealthCare and is a licensed social worker.
United Way of Long Island has partnered with the Suffolk County Landbank to transform a formerly abandoned structure into a state-of-the-art, healthy Smart Home for sale to the public.
United Way of Long Island is the recipient of a competitive $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding will be used to expand United Way of Long Island’s YouthBuild program into the Village of Hempstead, serving 70 young adults over the course of two years; recruitment will begin in June 2019. The funding was announced in February and awarded to 81 recipients across 32 states.
