QUESTION
Who manages the shelters for asylum response, and are they transitioning to non-profit organizations?
1:28:54
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Virtually all shelters for asylum response are or will be managed by non-profit organizations, but due to rapid growth, the National Guard currently staffs around 50 sites.
- Non-profit organizations operate or are set to operate virtually all shelters for asylum response.
- The growth has outpaced the non-profit sector's ability to staff these shelters.
- The National Guard is temporarily staffing approximately 50 asylum sites.
- The goal is to eventually transition all sites to being operated by non-profit providers.
Diana I. Ayala
1:28:54
And and regarding the contract that provide us the DHS is working with for asylum response nonprofit.
1:29:00
Are they are they nonprofit organizations?
Molly Wasow Park
1:29:04
Virtually, all of our shelters, there are or will be operated by not for profit organizations.
1:29:11
We have grown much faster than the not for profit sector can staff up.
1:29:15
And so we are very grateful to have National Guard who are staffing still some of our sites.
1:29:21
I think roughly 50 of our asylum sites are still largely staffed by the National Guard.
1:29:27
But our model is to transition to not for profit providers over time.
1:29:33
It includes many of our traditional not for profit providers and many new organizations that have stepped up to work with us in this moment.
Lincoln Restler
1:29:39
And how
Diana I. Ayala
1:29:40
many have run by the National Guard?
Molly Wasow Park
1:29:42
It's approximately 50.
1:29:43
We can circle back with you.
1:29:44
50 number.
1:29:45
Yeah.
