Federal shutdown: How will it impact county services on Long Island?
Suffolk Legis. Samuel Gonzalez (D-Brentwood) said he believes there will be a ripple effect from the shutdown at the local level and believes the county can help.
Gonzalez said he’s concerned about federal funding to support seniors in his district. His office partners with Island Harvest, one of the largest food banks on Long Island, to host a monthly program where volunteers deliver 35-pound food boxes to about 6,000 seniors who earn $1,957 per month or less. The Senior Food Boxes are part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Supplemental Food Program. Island Harvest distributes the boxes at 18 Suffolk sites and 13 in Nassau.