Hometown Hero: Furloughed Bus Driver Worked Helping Homeless

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.

She worked making sandwiches and care packages to personally deliver to the homeless in the Bay Shore and Babylon area. Yusko wanted to nominate his wife, who he describes as "a woman of faith in action" for helping the poor and the marginalized in the community.

Thank you for all you do Deborah Thorman-Yusko!

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