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DYCD's anti-discriminatory policies and training for runaway and homeless youth shelters
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens inquires about DYCD's anti-discriminatory policies and training for runaway and homeless youth shelters to ensure they are inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ+ youth. A DYCD representative responds with details on their requirements and monitoring processes.
- Providers are required to complete annual LGBTQ sensitivity training for all staff members
- DYCD conducts audits and reviews of programs to ensure staff competency in LGBTQ issues
- The agency checks that every staff member has completed the required training during their program reviews
Althea V. Stevens
1:05:18
Yeah.
1:05:19
I mean, that's a population that I'm always really worried about as well because those are the ones that we kinda see cycling out of the floss circuit system into the ZHS system, and it becomes like a perpetual cycle.
1:05:30
And so I know that there's things put in place, but sometimes I don't know if we're catching all the ones that we should be catching.
1:05:37
I think some of my colloquial, I think he left already.
1:05:41
Oh.
1:05:42
Isn't it?
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What anti discriminatory policies and training does Z y c do have in place to ensure that runaway and homeless youth shelters are inclusive?
1:05:49
And affirming an LGBTQ youth LGBTQ youth youth.
1:05:53
Additionally, how does the USCD monitor ensure that the shelter providers remain complying with those policies and agency and guidelines?
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1:06:02
The providers are required to complete training annually.
1:06:06
Every person who works for 1 of the provider organizations is required to complete LGBTQ sensitivity training to understand LGBTQ issues.
1:06:16
So our in our audits, in our reviews of the programs, we go out, and we check to make sure that every staff member has competency in that area.