Welcome to Thursday’s Child; our name is taken from the well-known, anonymously written nursery rhyme that begins with ‘Monday’s Child is fair of face’…the rejoinder for Thursday’s Child is hauntingly…’has far to go’.

Our founder, the late Sharon ‘Didi’ Kelley of Westhampton Beach, chose this name wisely in 1989; a name that speaks to the hope and promise of a better tomorrow: not to the daily tragedy caused by the AIDS pandemic.

Didi opened the doors of her beautiful home to People Living with AIDS in the late 1980’s; she also opened her heart. When others feared and shunned – Didi welcomed and made you feel loved.
Didi opened our office doors in the Village of Patchogue in 1995. Since then, hundreds of Persons Living with HIV (the Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) have come through our doors; the office itself is a reflection of Didi’s commitment to care – warm carpeting on the floor, beautiful art on the walls, and publications that reflect the communities we serve.

We enter the fourth decade of the AIDS pandemic with renewed hope for the future! Continuity of Didi’s principles remains in our hearts; two of the original Members of Thursday’s Child still actively run the day to day agency operation, our Board President, and our Program Manager, Gregory L Noone.
Your help is sought to keep our doors open for as long as they need to be – modern medicines have indeed been miraculous; but the crisis is far from over. Thousands become HIV positive each year; thousands more become sick, many disabled, many others can no longer work due to the effects of AIDS on their health.

With your continued support, we will serve our neighbors in need with dignity and respect. Thank you to our donors and supporters who make this work possible.