QUESTION
What DOP services are underutilized and how many participants attended the Arches program in the last year?
0:33:29
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The Deputy Commissioner agrees to provide details on participation in the Arches program, indicating ongoing analysis of service utilization and participation levels.
- The Arches program was adjusted from operating five days a week to three due to underutilization and lack of participation.
- The Department of Probation is examining the types of services offered and who is delivering the mentorship.
- Details on specific underutilized services and the exact number of participants are deferred to the Deputy Commissioner for adult operations.
- Commissioner Holmes emphasizes the need to review what is being offered in the Arches program and by whom.
Sandy Nurse
0:33:29
So I wanna start questions with the archers program.
0:33:34
And the re estimation.
0:33:36
This plan reflects a savings of 600,000 in FY 24.
0:33:43
And FY 25 due to the re estimation of the arches program.
0:33:47
The DOP stated that these cuts were made due to underutilization of some of these services.
0:33:54
Can you please state which services were underutilized and how many participants attended the archers program in the last year?
Juanita Holmes
0:34:00
So I'll speak about Arches overall.
0:34:02
You know, when I took office and came in, Arches was a program that originally was 5 days a week.
0:34:08
I was briefed about the Auctions program being scaled down to 3 days a week when I went to do some visits at the Neon Center.
0:34:16
And that was a result of Not necessarily referrals, but lack of participation, which led me to say, okay, what is being offered there?
0:34:24
We need to take a look at it or who's delivering the particular mentorship.
0:34:28
Let's take a look at it.
0:34:29
So I will defer to the deputy commission of adult operations in order to get the number of individuals that are in attendance.
0:34:39
Oh, I'm sorry, deputy commissioner Robin Maldonado.
Robert Maldonado
0:34:43
Thank you for the question.
Sandy Nurse
0:34:44
You got to turn it on.
Lincoln Restler
0:34:46
What's that?
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