Poverty on Long Island
According to 2010 Newsday, the Eastport South Manor town has 147 students in poverty out of 4,043. The poverty rate is 3.6%. This suburban town is not alone with many others that suffer with homeless and families with financial problems. Suffolk and Nassau county are the second and third counties in New York that have the highest foreclosure rate, with Queens being the first. Not only does Long Island hold this negative standard, Long Island holds the highest level of homeless war veterans.
Suffolk county holds the most homeless war vets, as they proceed through their day, visit food pantries and soup kitchens. But when night time approaches, these veterans who served our own country we live in have no place to sleep. They have no friends or family, and if they do, they are unable to house them. It's bad enough that they're homeless, but they also have horrible heAlth conditions that's are unbearable.
Suffolk county holds the most homeless war vets, as they proceed through their day, visit food pantries and soup kitchens. But when night time approaches, these veterans who served our own country we live in have no place to sleep. They have no friends or family, and if they do, they are unable to house them. It's bad enough that they're homeless, but they also have horrible heAlth conditions that's are unbearable.
- These war vets should have a home to live comfortably in considering they risked their lives to protect ours. The government should provide some sort of aid to help them live worry free.
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