The Health and Welfare Council of Long Island is a nonprofit membership organization for health and human service providers dedicated to improving the lives of Long Island's most vulnerable residents by responding to their needs through the promotion and development of public policies and direct services. This is accomplished by convening, representing and supporting the organizations that serve them and through illuminating the issues that critically impact them, organizing community and regional responses to their needs, advocacy, research and policy analysis, and providing services, information and education.