Second Place East

Did You Know?

• EOP/Second Place East is the only homeless shelter in the three counties of Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben, New York

• Chemung County has four animal shelters compared with one shelter for humans.

• One out of every four homeless persons in Chemung County is a child.

• 62% of the homeless children in Chemung County were age five or less.

• Most homeless shelters are set up dormitory style and families are not kept together.

• At other shelters the homeless have to draw lots to see if there is a bed available for them.

• At other shelters the homeless are put out in the morning and are not allowed to return until night.

• The former director of Second Place East, Natsue Kobayashi was honored by New York State as "The Woman of Distinction" for her humanitarian work in Senator John R. Kuhl's district.

• EOP/Second Place East is located in John W. Jones Court, which was named after a former slave who helped 800 other slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.

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