Candidly Speaking: County DSS commissioner discusses homeless, housing assistance, shelter space
MAYVILLE - The Director of Community Mental Hygiene Services for Chautauqua County, Carmelo Hernandez, stated that the situations of homelessness and those being unhoused did not occur suddenly - nor will solutions be found quickly. However, Hernandez shared insights the general public may not know about the homeless situation, which has become a serious point of contention in the county. Hernandez said that because of cutbacks on the NYS side of funding, the county has had to shoulder a larger portion of the cost of housing individuals and families who are facing homelessness, being
