Angela's House Blog

  • January 8th, 2014 by drew

    Fall 2013

    Angela’s House offers programs and supports and will coordinate services to families who need care for their medically frail children at home. For children who cannot be cared for at home, Angela’s House I, II and III are specially designed homes that provide a warm environment with 24-hour nursing care to accommodate the children’s complex medical and physical needs.

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    Summer Party for families at

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    Message from the Executive Director Bob Policastro

    bob-policastroIt took eight years but out new home is open. The children started to move in during August. This new house is the first of its kind offering a home setting for children that were living in hospitals or nursing homes. Angela’s House III care for 8 children and 5 of them are dependent on ventilator support to assist them with breathing. The house was setup similar to our other homes with a comfortable living room, den and dining area off of the kitchen. The bedrooms are in the back of the house with a central nursing area. Each room is colorfully decorated with murals and personal effects giving them a very warm environment for each child. Within the beauty of each room you barely see the oxygen systems on the wall. The home has 24 hour nursing to support the children and their families the opportunity to be in such a beautiful environment. My wife and I understand the heart wrenching feeling of having our medically frail daughter living far away. We are thrilled to reunite families with children that lived as far away as New Jersey and Westchester.
    We had our first summer party for the families this past July hosted by White Post Farms. Everyone had a great time as you can see from the photos.

    Krantz Motorsports (Darren and Arthur Krantz), sponsored us all summer at Riverhead Raceway. We were proud to have our name on their beautiful cars and trailer. They were able to get companies to sponsor them for each lap they did. This was the best fundraiser we have ever seen. I am overwhelmed at the level of support we have received all year. I had shared with everyone the great shortfalls we had in building this new home and the support at all different levels was amazing. Thank you for your help in assisting medically fragile children in our community.

    Come join us on Facebook, Twitter and our website to learn about the exciting events and activities we do all year.

    Thanks to Our Supporters

    Smithtown High School East Boy’s Varsity Soccer and the Leadership Class dedicated a game to Angela’s House. The students wore Angela’s House shirts for the game. They held a raffle and helped with the awareness for medically fragile children.

    Angela’s House Golf Outing

    We had a full house for our 11th annual golf outing, Indian Hills Country Club was a great host for the event. Event sponsors included Empire National Bank and McKesson Medical Surgical. WRCN radio host Bill Powers passionately spoke about his personal experience of having a medically frail child.

    Your Gifts Make a Difference

    Donations can be sent to:
    Angela’s House PO Box 5052
    Hauppauge, NY 11788
    Angela’s House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; your gift is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

    Angela’s House uses public programs, grants and donations to assist families caring for their children with special health care needs that are medically fragile, chronically ill or living with a life threatening illness. Your donations and assistance with fundraising allows us to ease the financial burdens our families experience with the day-to-day care of these children. These funds are very important especially for children who need help right away but often must wait months to get assistance through public programs. These funds are used to purchase medical supplies, medical care, therapeutic equipment, and other items not covered by insurance. Below are a few of the families and children we assist in our programs.

    Donations in Lieu of Flowers

    In a time of grieving, this family displayed great generosity by requesting donations be made to Angela’s House in lieu of flowers
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    Marie Lockwood

    Donations in Memory of

    • Anthony Armao
    • James Bonneville
    • Dominic Capone
    • Zachary Cashin
    • Antonella DiGiovanni
    • Hannah K. Feldman
    • Kelly Anne Ficken
    • Paula Gould
    • Katelyn Hesselbirg
    • Carl Kopf
    • Frances Borsdal Larkin
    • Brandon LeMarie
    • Marie Lockwood
    • Ron Lupo
    • Joan P. Murray
    • Arthur Pace
    • Marian Paestsky
    • Dolly Piowtrowski
    • Paulie Poloskey
    • Angela Policastro
    • Joan Prisco

    Donations in Honor of

    • The Altbacker Family
    • Caroline Caggiano
    • Grace Feeney
    • Joseph Guadagno
    • Caroline Serva

    Fishing Charter Fundraiser

    The prize fish caught at the 7th Annual Angela’s House Fishing Fundraiser held on July 30th. We had three boats full of guests that joined us for this fun event sponsored by Captain Chris from the charter boat Fishtail.

    Pace’s Family Memorial Golf Outing

    Rinaldo and Jimmy Pace, along with Angela’s House, honored the late Ron Lupo and his family. The outing was at Nissequogue Golf Club.

  • January 7th, 2014 by Bob

    Angela’s House Annual Holiday Party a wild success for the children!

    Angela’s House held another successful holiday party for the children this December. Arthur Krantz and Bob Policastro work tirelessly to provide a fun time for the children and families every year.  Read More

  • December 18th, 2013 by Bob

    Angela’s House to host 3rd Annual Live Fundraiser on My Country 96.1 FM!

    Angela’s House will be holding a live fundraising event Friday, December 20th, 2013 from 7 a.m. thru 7 p.m. on My Country 96.1! There is a live auction running on eBay right now that ends Friday at 6 p.m. Get your last minute holiday shopping in and support Angela’s House at the same time! There is also options to pledge money to Angela’s House. Thank you for all of your continued support! Please visit My Country 96.1’s website for a direct link to the auction. Happy Holidays!

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  • November 19th, 2013 by Bob

    Angel of Hope Candle Light Vigil , Dec 7, 2013 at 4pm

    Dec 7, 2013 – Angel of Hope Candle Light Vigil at 4:00 PM

    A candlelight healing ceremony will be held at the base of the Angel monument on December 7, 2013 for all parents and families that have lost their child. This Angel statue is be a symbol of hope, a place to reflect, a place of healing and a special place for people to grieve. There is a great spiritual wonder in this memorial statue. This Angel will be a symbol that will represent and honor our children

    After a few remarks, a moment of silence, the attendees are invited to leave a white flower (flowers and candles will be provided) at the base of the angel statue. The public is welcome.

    The Candle light Memorial Service will held at the base of the Angel of Hope Statue.

    (in case of inclement weather the ceremony will be held inside the Veterans Monument)

  • November 14th, 2013 by Bob

    Angela’s House Comedy Show!

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  • November 2nd, 2013 by Bob

    Eagle Scout helps the children of Angela’s House

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    Eagle Scout candidate Dennis Collins of Troop 343 in Hauppauge recently completed his Eagle Scout project at Angela’s House in Smithtown. His project consisted of the construction of a pondless water fall and a four foot backless bench. Read More

  • October 30th, 2013 by Bob

    St Joseph’s College Holds Special Olympics

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    St. Joseph’s College (SJC) is pleased to announce that the  Long Island Region Adapted Games, sponsored by Special Olympics New York, were recently held on its Long Island Campus in Patchogue, N.Y. On Sunday, October 27, more than 140 athletes and 150 volunteers turned SJC’s John A. Danzi Athletic Center into a celebratory series of Olympic-style sports events for children and adults with disabilities.  Read More

  • October 25th, 2013 by Bob

    Angela’s House III Open House

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    Angela’s House is having an open house to celebrate the opening of the third home, in Stony Brook. Angela’s House is a local non-profit that assists medically fragile children and families. The open house will be on Friday, October 25th from 10am to 2pm. The opening speech will commence at 11 am. Read More

  • October 10th, 2013 by Bob

    Smithtown East High School raises 3,000 dollars for Angela’s House

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    The Smithtown East High School boys varsity soccer team played a charity soccer game last week forAngela’s House, a Hauppauge-based nonprofit organization that assists families caring for children with special health care needs. Read More

  • October 7th, 2013 by Bob

    Angela’s House holds Annual Golf Outing celebrating the opening of third home

    This event has a very special meaning to Angela’s House. Several children and their families have been anxiously waiting for the day that Angela’s House III would open, the day where the long hours of travel to visit their children out of state would be over. Read More