Q&A
LGBTQ+ point persons in foster care agencies
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Council Member Farah Louis inquires about the LGBTQ+ point persons in foster care and juvenile justice placement provider agencies. Commissioner Jess Dannhauser confirms their existence and provides information on their numbers and distribution.
- There are 34 LGBTQ+ point persons across 26+ agencies
- Some agencies have multiple point people due to geographical spread or different programs
- Agencies mentioned include Children's Aid, SCO, Graham Windham, and others
Farah Louis
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Some quick questions for ACS.
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Forest Care and juvenile justice placement provider agencies are required to designate an LGBTQ plus point person.
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This role is responsible for maintaining records of all LGBTQ plus related issues.
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That arise within their agencies, including reports of harassment, bias, and any unmet needs for affirming forced to home or juvenile justice placement.
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Can you confirm that there are LGBT q plus point persons appointed to fill this role, and if so, how many?
Jess Dannhauser
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Yes.
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We have 26 plus agencies, and I believe we have 37 point people because some agencies, 34.
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Some agencies are spread out geographically by different programs, and so they have a lot more than 1.
Farah Louis
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Can you name those agencies?
Jess Dannhauser
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I can name a lot of them.
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They're all the they're all the foster agencies.
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I don't wanna I don't wanna say who's this talking about.
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Children's aide, s c o.
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Grand Wyndham, near
Althea V. Stevens
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the family.
Farah Louis
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S c o we're familiar with.
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Right?
Jess Dannhauser
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
Farah Louis
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Good.
