REMARKS
Council Member Sandra Ung's remarks on Intro 460-A for improving shelter intake process
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Council Member Sandra Ung expresses gratitude for the committee's support of Intro 460-A, which aims to make the city's shelter system more accessible and compassionate for homeless families and children. She emphasizes the importance of partnering with local community organizations to process shelter intake applications, particularly for immigrant communities.
- Highlights the role of local community organizations as the first point of contact for families in crisis
- Explains that the bill requires the Department of Homeless Services to study the feasibility of partnering with local non-profits for shelter intake applications
- Emphasizes the common-sense approach of serving homeless families where they are, rather than requiring them to travel to a centralized location
Sandra Ung
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I wanna thank you that please speak Ayala and my fellow committee members for supporting intro 460 by sending this legislation to city council for info vote.
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You are taking an important step toward making our city's shelter system more accessible and compassionate for the homeless families and children.
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You know that the first stop for many families in crisis is not the path intake center in Bronx, but local community organization working tirelessly on the front lines, providing cultural component services that immigrant communities rely on.
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By requiring the Department of Homeland Services to study on the feasibility of partnering with these local not for profits to process shelter intake applications You are taking a common sense approach to serving homeless families where they are, rather than making them come to us.
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Thank you again.
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Look forward to a passage of intro 460.