There has been a surge in the number of homeless students attending Long Island schools in recent years, new state data shows. With nearly 5,000 homeless students, Suffolk County has the second highest homeless student enrollment in the state, behind New...
Written by Gary Simeone, oysterbay@antonnews.com Friday, 21 March 2014 A recent study by Community Housing Innovations, Inc. found that young adults aged 25 to 34 have been fleeing Long Island towns and villages to more economically diverse neighborhoods at...
By Allison Linn — First published March 17th 2014 Tens of millions of American children are among the recipients of food stamps, according to a new report that casts light on who benefits from the program that has been...
CHI has an exciting new dish on its menu of homebuyer education courses: an online program for first-time buyers provided by eHome America. This comprehensive online program is designed for those who need an education certificate to qualify for a...
By LAURA FIGUEROA laura.figueroa@newsday.com The number of homeless schoolchildren has quadrupled in Nassau County and more than doubled in Suffolk since the recession first hit — even as federal funding for homeless student programs has decreased. While Long Island’s...
Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place...