Content Preview
Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here
Social services agencies see more Suffolk homelessness
Quick ReadNearly 1,500 people were counted as homeless in October by the Suffolk Department of Social Services, a 30 percent increase over October 2008.
Photo credit: Newsday/Joel Cairo | Suffolk Legislators along with Suffolk County Police PBA members had out plates of food to homeless at Tequila Jacks in Port Jefferson. (November 23, 2009)
A Thanksgiving for the homeless
Far more Suffolk families are homeless this holiday season compared with last year, an influx that social services officials said Monday is straining the safety net as the economy continues to sputter and state budget cuts loom.
Nearly 1,500 people were counted as homeless in October by the Suffolk Department of Social Services, a 30 percent increase compared with October 2008, a surge driven...
Newsday & ExploreLI are now available at no charge to Newsday 7-day and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.
