QUESTION
What roles can non-profit organizations play in helping families access homeless services, and can partnerships between the city and non-profits facilitate consistent access?
1:04:41
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The council member asks if non-profit organizations could partner with the city to help ensure families have consistent access to homeless services, especially for communities that may trust non-profits more.
- The administrator expresses concerns about client privacy and potential logistical issues with such partnerships
- She states a feasibility study would be needed before committing to partnerships with non-profits
- The administrator does not outright reject the idea of non-profit partnerships to improve access
Sandra Ung
1:04:41
Consistency is great, but is there a role, and this is why, you know, I'm asking this question.
1:04:46
Is there a role that you think not for profits can have in helping families access services just because, you know, there are just some communities out there that work more, but they're not for profits, that trust, they're not for profits more.
1:05:01
And those not for profits do speak the language to that community back to going back to, you know, going up to the Bronx.
1:05:07
It might be different code for some communities living some you know, somewhere else.
1:05:11
So is there a path, and I recognize there needs to be some coronation you know, obviously between 2 HS and the not for profits.
1:05:19
But do you see a path of where that could happen, where there can be partnerships or not for profits, making sure that all the families would have as much consistent you know, services as possible.
Joslyn Carter
1:05:35
I mean, I I think I go back to the same thing about, you know, wraparound services.
1:05:38
I think we always wanna make sure that is the wraparound services that we put in place.
1:05:43
I'm concerned about client privacy.
1:05:46
I'm concerned about clients having to wait, I'm concerned about, right, you know, if I went to particular place.
1:05:53
I think, again, I think feasibility study is important for us to really look at.
1:05:56
You know, before we say, yes.
1:05:58
I'll do this, and I will do that.
1:05:59
I would love to be able to do a feasibility study.
Sandra Ung
1:06:02
Okay.
1:06:02
So it will be the same, like, you know, feasibility of see maybe, like, what, you know, not for profits.
1:06:07
Obviously, probably people have experienced in this dot, you know, dot DHS, and these not for profits could work together.
Joslyn Carter
1:06:13
Mean, I think one of the things is to be important to think through how is their feasibility of of
Sandra Ung
1:06:17
Absolutely, gentlemen.
1:06:18
Absolutely.
1:06:19
Okay.
1:06:19
Thank you.
1:06:19
Thank you so much for your testimony.
