Q&A
Q&A on the transfer of RISE program clients to other HRA services
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Council Member Cabán inquires about the transfer of RISE program clients to other HRA services following the program's elimination. Administrator Scott French responds, explaining the process and outcomes for affected clients.
- 16 individuals were actively engaged in the RISE program at its end
- All 16 clients were transferred to the HASA Vocational Rehabilitation Program
- 8 of the transferred clients were actively employed and receiving retention services
- The other 8 clients were engaged based on their specific interests
Tiffany Cabán
0:38:15
At the fiscal 2025 exec budget hearing, HRI indicated that the agency was in discussion with GMHC regarding the ramp down of the RISE program indicated that the conversations included, how clients who were still required employment services would be connected with other existing HRA employment programs.
0:38:33
So it's been 4 months since that hearing, obviously, what I'd like to to hear as an update.
0:38:38
Have you identified which other programs will provide those specialized services to those clients that were in the RISE program?
0:38:45
And also for the clients that were enrolled in RISE as of June 30 2024 when that contract ended, which specific programs were they transferred to and when?
0:38:53
How many how many clients were transferred for those who were not transferred?
0:38:57
Why not?
Scott French
0:39:00
Sure.
0:39:00
Thank you for the question.
0:39:02
And as as we discussed as well during the budget hearings, there were some difficult decisions we had to make, and this decision was not a comment on the the benefit and the services that GMHC provided.
0:39:13
But as an agency, we had to make some challenging decisions across all of our programs.
0:39:18
And unfortunately, This was one of those.
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So all of the individuals who were engaged with RISE, right, are current active HASA clients.
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So they remain HASA clients where they have their case managers.
0:39:32
Who are responsible for periodically checking in with individuals to make sure, you know, to check with them on anything that they may need.
0:39:39
For clients actively engaged in rides, they were transferred to the Hasa Vocational Rehabilitation Program that we have which is a small program within HASA facilitated by city workers that offers computer training, assistance with work readiness, and
Katie Masi
0:39:55
training.
Tiffany Cabán
0:39:55
Was that every single client, everything else?
Scott French
0:39:58
They were at the at the end of the at the end of the end of the program based on the data I have.
0:40:04
There were 16 individuals actively engaged for the program.
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All 16 were transferred to the vocational rehab program.
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Of those 16, eight people were actively employed.
0:40:15
So they needed retention services that we are providing them.
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The other 8s were engaged around what their specific interests were.
0:40:23
I don't have specifics on the 8.
0:40:25
We could follow-up on that if you would like.