Steuben County NY

The funding comes after flooding caused by Tropical Storm Fred damaged hundreds of homes in August.

Hundreds of residents and businesses in Steuben and other counties lost property after flooding last summer. The U.S. Small Business Administration is now offering loans to fill in the gaps. But some are saying the help has arrived too late.

While the county can use FEMA public assistance to repair schools and other publicly-funded institutions, its residential neighbors are not eligible.

“These aren’t small repairs. A furnace is anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000.”

“There still is a digital divide, particularly in rural parts of the state, and for lower-income New Yorkers, who don’t have access or can’t afford a home subscription.”

“What’s happening in the watershed in terms of land use and these precipitation patterns means that these boundaries shift.”

“We’re very limited on additional housing solutions in that region, so I’m not sure what the permanent solutions are going to be at this point."

Roughly a quarter of Steuben County residents experiencing poverty are under the age of 18.

“We really hope that we’ll begin receiving additional allotments so that we can become a larger player in that group of vaccinators."

“They know the people in the church, and when you pick a location like that, it helps put more people at ease.”