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2008 Inductee
Reverend James Washington
Class of 2008Central Islip, NYCentral Islip Shelter NetworkHomelessness
About Reverend James Washington
Reverend Washington opened his church as an emergency shelter during the 1993 blizzard and never closed it. He built the Central Islip Shelter Network into a year-round facility serving 200 individuals nightly with meals, case management, and job training.