QUESTION
How many families were asked to transfer shelters and from how many different shelters?
1:24:31
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39 sec
The NYC Department of Homeless Services does not have data on the total number of families asked to transfer shelters or the number of different shelters involved in transfers.
- Council Member Diana Ayala asks how many families in total have been asked to transfer shelters
- The administrator from the Department of Homeless Services responds that they do not have that data
- Council Member Ayala also asks from how many different shelters families were asked to transfer
- The administrator agrees to get back with that information, indicating they do not currently have those details
Diana I. Ayala
1:24:31
Do you know, in general, how many families were asked to transfer?
1:24:33
I mean, I'm assuming again that this is not just when, that this is that this extended or beyond.
Joslyn Carter
1:24:38
Because what we we find that, you know, we don't track it like that because I've I've tracked by country of origin we're concerned about privacy.
1:24:49
Right?
1:24:49
Because if I tracked by pounds No.
Diana I. Ayala
1:24:51
But I don't I don't ask that.
1:24:52
I asked how many families in total have been asked to transfer?
1:24:55
I might I don't I
Joslyn Carter
1:24:56
don't I don't have it.
Diana I. Ayala
1:24:59
And I and I would like to know so from how many different shelters.
1:25:05
Yeah.
1:25:05
I don't I
Joslyn Carter
1:25:05
will I will let me get back to you on that one.
Diana I. Ayala
1:25:09
I okay.
1:25:09
I appreciate that according to DHS asylum seekers sent census as of June 2nd, there were 8692 asylum seeking families with children in DHS shelters, inclusive of 10239 school age children.
