Initiative Aims to Reverse the Trend of Young people Leaving the Region
(Long Island, NY) Today, September 28, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be at SJC Long Island to show his support of the Institute for Attainable Homes at St. Joseph’s College.
The Institute for Attainable Homes is a project of the Center for Community Solutions at St. Joseph’s College. The Institute’s purpose is to address the shortage of affordable and sustainable housing throughout Long Island with the goal of reversing the trend of people (young adults, retirees, businesses) leaving Long Island. The Institute supports the growth of sustainable communities through the development and revitalization of homes and neighborhoods, and through economic development, like the County Executive’s plan for the Innovation Zone (I-Zone), as an integral component of any viable affordable housing plan.
At 1:00pm, County Executive Bellone will provide an I-Zone briefing to St. Joseph’s faculty and students.
WHO:
- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
- Dr. Christopher Frost, vice president for academic affairs at St. Joseph’s College
- Jo Anne Durovich, director of the Institute for Attainable Homes at St. Joseph’s College
- Tim Bishop, distinguished professor of civic engagement and public service and director of the Center for
- Community Solutions at St. Joseph’s College and former U.S. Congressman
WHEN:
- Today, September 28, 2015, 12:15pm
WHERE:
- SJC Long Island
Board Room
O’Connor Hall
155 West Roe Boulevard
Patchogue, NY 11772
SJC Long Island is located at 155 West Roe Boulevard in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Avenue).
