In one of America’s wealthiest counties, why are there 117,000 Long Island seniors still in the workforce?
This report by the Center of Urban Living shows a sharp rise in poverty. From 2013 to 2023, the number of seniors in Long Island living in poverty has grown from 24 to 62%. Poverty rates are even higher among Hispanic seniors at 9.8%. Increasing pressures such as the growing cost of houses and prescription drugs has made life difficult.
With such a crisis mounting, organizations such as the FCA are doing their best to help Long Island seniors face the oncoming storm.
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