ICYMI: Furloughed Bus Driver Worked Helping Homeless

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in the Babylon Patch:

BABYLON, NY — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Stephen Yusko, who nominated his wife, Deborah Thorman-Yusko, of Babylon. Thorman-Yusko is a school bus driver of adults with special needs. According to Yusko, when she was furloughed and realized that many soup kitchens and outreach centers closed down, she decided to do something about it.

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