Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
\nOn October 27, 2011, Senator Schumer visited Camp Shanks where over 50 new veteran apartments will be built, thanks to federal funding he helped secure for Homes for Heroes. The federal funding will help to secure a key lease extension which allows construction to begin on the first 8 homes. Schumer was joined by Rockland County Legislator and Co-Founder of Homes for Heroes, John Murphy, Director of Veterans Services of Rockland, Gerald Donnellan, Tom Zimmerman CEO of Joseph's Home, other Homes for Heroes volunteers and veterans groups from throughout the Hudson Valley.